Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Several public health units in southwestern Ontario say they’ve seen a spike in cases of whooping cough and are urging residents to get vaccinated against the respiratory illness that can be particularly severe in young children. Southwestern Public Health – which serves Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ont. […]
Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and […]
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – The shutdown of a Minnesota nuclear power plant caused a water temperature change that killed at least 230 fish in the Mississippi River, state officials said. The fish didn’t die because of any tritium leaking into the river and there is no danger to the public, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre. Metropolitan […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players – from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson – into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers are now […]
