Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker calls the proposed U.S. steel tariffs “unwarranted aggression towards a friendly neighbor,” and supports the federal government to respond with retaliatory tariffs that were effective in mitigating previous threats of tariffs in 2018. Late Sunday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump unofficially announced a 25 […]
Two pilot projects will look to attract more newly arrived immigrants to work and live in smaller Canadian centres, including some here in Manitoba, as the federal government looks to tackle worker shortages in rural and French communities. On Thursday, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced the […]
KENORA — By Cheryl O’Flaherty’s reckoning, construction of a new Kenora hospital could begin in about three years. “We’re waiting for approval from the government to move to the next phase, which is Stage 2 in detailed design as well as the tendering of the construction documents,” O’Flaherty, president and […]
The challenges of creating housing in remote Northern communities is at the centre of a housing conference in Thunder Bay this week. The 22nd annual First Nations Housing Conference is underway at the Valhalla Inn, where more than 300 delegates and 70 exhibitors are sharing information and technology on how […]
THUNDER BAY — Anxiety about tariffs still looms over the forest industry, despite the Canada-U.S. trade war being delayed 30 days. “There’s a great deal of concern. The 30-day reprieve is welcome, but effectively, it means nothing until it’s been resolved,” said Ian Dunn, chief executive officer of Ontario Forest […]
Shopping has become a political act for many consumers worried and angry about the looming trade war between Canada and the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump gave Canada a one-month reprieve from his proposed 25 per cent tariffs on Monday, but the threat is still a very real possibility. Armed […]
Like many Canadians mystified by the prospect of a trade war with their formerly friendly American neighbours, area farmers are taking a wait-and-see approach. “I don’t think we fully understand yet what the impact of (U.S.) tariffs will be,” Ryan Jaspers, who grows canola and other crops at his Oliver […]
Canada cracked the top ten in energy transition investment and GDP share in 2024 after a $35.2 billion investment on the road to meeting its net-zero emissions target. Investing grew 19 per cent in 2024 and jumped into the top ten globally for the first time. Mainland China led the […]
The rapid disappearance of prime Ontario farmland isn’t just a political gambit in the current provincial election campaign, local farmers say. It’s really happening. Peggy Brekveld, a Murillo dairy farmer and an Ontario Federation of Agriculture past-president, said she and other agriculture advocates have been sounding the alarm for several […]
KILLARNEY – Curt Struth’s palms are covered in ink as he pushes a 900-pound roll of newspaper. Struth lifts the paper into a printing press with the help of his brother, measures a straight line across, and steps away. The printing press is restocked at the Killarney Guide. In a […]
In a press release Tuesday, federal Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty highlighted the measures the government is taking to further strengthen security at the Canada-United States border. The new measures expand on the $1.3 billion Border Plan the Canadian Government announced in December. Which were agreed upon by Prime […]
CN crews are responding to a train derailment that occurred this morning at approximately 7:32 a.m. on the west end of Emo. This incident involved 14 train cars transporting potash. CN, local first responders, Public Works Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent are attending the scene. There is no danger to the […]
