Local News from Across the Rainy River District
KENORA — A small group of protesters with signs reading “Justice for Mekhi” gathered outside the Kenora courthouse on Friday. Inside, a hearing took place to decide whether the woman charged with accessory after the fact to the murder of Mekhi Pelly should be released on bail. That afternoon, the […]
The Salvation Army has unveiled a new Emergency Disaster Services truck in Kenora, providing Northwestern Ontario with a mobile emergency response unit capable of delivering meals, supplies and support during disasters. The vehicle, which will be permanently stationed in Kenora, is designed to respond to emergencies ranging from wildfires and […]
Qillaniq, the largest contemporary circumpolar Indigenous exhibition in the world, launched in Ottawa June 12 and will long be remembered through a book of the same name. “A book lives well beyond the exhibition,” said Taqralik Partridge, one of six members of the all-circumpolar curatorial team for Qillaniq at the […]
The morning had unfolded like any other. Less than two weeks before the start of winter, after starting her day, the 74-year-old woman went on an early walk near her Scarborough home. She began to cross an intersection, when a driver struck her. She later died from the injuries caused by […]
Selfies are now standard protocol for all visitors to public schools in St. Vital. The Louis Riel School Division is doing away with physical sign-in binders and installing intercoms, among sweeping security upgrades that began after a registered sex offender snuck into two of its facilities in the fall. The […]
A request to change a municipal bylaw and allow local breeding and keeping of ball pythons as pets was denied during Monday’s town council meeting. The discussion was first prompted during the April 13 council meeting when lifelong Fort Frances resident Kaya Hammond submitted a letter requesting the bylaw amendment. […]
Ten Junior Lakers AAA teams took part in the Summer Showdown in Minneapolis last weekend, bringing home several top finishes. In the girls 14 U division, the U14 Junior Lakers AAA won the championship. Lakers forward Gianna Gushulak led the division in points, goals and assists. Goaltender Ava Burns led […]
Residents of Canada’s north are no strangers to the threat of wildfires breaking out near their communities and the danger that they represent to life and property. But those who have never met a blaze face-to-face might be less familiar with the steps taken to control fires in the bush. […]
If you live in a small town and wonder why your municipality doesn’t post the names of municipal election candidates on its website once they’ve been filed, the answer is simple: it doesn’t have to. While Ontario’s Municipal Act “generally requires that municipal clerks provide electors and candidates with information […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Eve Parry says the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s motto, “to hear the other side,” is “a really important message in today’s world.” The 23-year-old is one of ten people from across Canada selected this year for the highly competitive Ontario Legislature Internship Program, which allows interns to […]
THUNDER BAY — Pritam Singh gave evidence in an honest, non-combative and non-evasive manner and should be found not guilty of dangerous operation causing death, argued his defence lawyer. Closing submissions in the case against Singh, who was charged in February 2024 in relation to a 2022 collision involving two […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – “Health care for our people is not a health-care benefit, it is a treaty, an inherent right (…) It is a treaty obligation that must be fulfilled,” said the former chief of Neskantaga First Nation, Christopher Moonias. About 400 people gathered outside the Indigenous Services Canada office […]
