Local News from Across the Rainy River District
In conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, we have declared a Gastrointestinal Outbreak on the West Wing in addition to the existing outbreak on the East Wing. Enhanced visitor restrictions include visitation, with only two (2) visitors or caregivers permitted to visit at a time. Visitors should only meet with […]
The Conservative Party of Canada would be leading a minority government today, if Canada’s youngest “voters” had their say. CIVIX Canada is a non-partisan Canadian Charity dedicated to strengthening democracy through civic education. The group partnered with Elections Canada to once again hold Student Vote Canada, a program that brings […]
KENORA – Eric Melillo has been re-elected for a third term in Kenora-Kiiwetinoong. With 132 out of 157 polls reporting late Monday night, the Conservative had just over 50 per cent of the 22,605 votes counted, well ahead of Liberal Charles Fox’s 34 per cent and New Democrat Tania Cameron’s […]
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is using artificial intelligence to introduce visitors to lifelike avatars of aging survivors of the Holocaust who can hold real-time conversations with them. Grades 7 to 12 students from École Héritage Immersion School were the first to experience the immersive technology Friday. The group […]
As Ontario moves to fast-track mining in the Ring of Fire, legal experts and Indigenous leaders warn that the province’s rush to cut red tape could cause environmental destruction and a wave of lawsuits — potentially slowing the very development it seeks to speed up. The Ford government’s newly-tabled […]
Aperol spritzes weren’t on the agenda when four Catholic trustees visited Italy over the summer — but they did indulge in mojitos, beer, Baileys and whisky, albeit not on the taxpayer’s dime. The elected representatives of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) racked up $127,000 in travel and art […]
In addition to major road work being undertaken on Third St. West and the eastern side of Scott Street near the Memorial Sports Complex, the Town of Fort Frances is undertaking several additional projects as the weather warms. Town of Fort Frances Manager of Operations and Facilities Travis Rob says […]
FORT FRANCES, ON – The Fort Frances Lakers are excited to announce Luke Judson as the new Head Coach of the hockey club. Judson will take on head coaching duties in addition to his role the Lakers’ General Manager for the 2025-26 season. “I’m looking forward to stepping into the […]
Construction on a new veterinary training centre at Lakehead University’s Thunder Bay campus is to begin this summer under a plan to boost the number of vets willing to practise in Northern Ontario, particularly in regard to care of farm animals. Under a plan announced on Tuesday between LU and […]
THUNDER BAY — The new Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) president has, by his reckoning, “had a long apprenticeship” for the top job. Outgoing eight-year president Wendy Landry announced to the 2025 NOMA conference on Wednesday that Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas will take the helm. “I’m somewhat excited,” Dumas told Newswatch after […]
THUNDER BAY – The NDP, Liberal and Conservative candidates in Thunder Bay–Superior North all say they want to see the rich Ring of Fire deposits mined in partnerships that include First Nations. The Ring of Fire is a crescent-shaped area 400-plus kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, in the James Bay […]
Students and tigers and polar bears, oh my! Assiniboine Park Zoo is winding down its free classroom residency programs for 2024-25 as staff prepare to accept applications for the upcoming school year. A 21st century zoo is as much an educational facility as it is a place for animal caretaking, […]
