Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Copper Kettle Coffee House is opening soon in the Bay and Algoma business district and will take the place of the former Bean Fiend, which closed in March. Thunder Bay’s Therin Watson, owner of the new coffee house, dreamed of owning his own business. His culinary skills were becoming more refined as […]
Plans to close Atikokan’s only Beer Store location will have a big impact, says the town’s mayor. “Well, it’s on the list to be closed. I’m not saying right now that it’s going to close, because we are working tooth and nail to keep this going,” said Rob Ferguson, Mayor […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 is now law after the Senate passed the bill without any changes. Along with removing federal barriers to internal trade, the legislation allows the federal cabinet to conditionally approve projects it deems “in the national interest” before regulatory processes take place and enable cabinet […]
At Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, the decision to stop using the common anesthetic gas desflurane during surgeries made a big difference. The hospital reduced carbon emissions from anesthetic gases by more than 90 per cent — going from 860 tonnes of CO2 per year to just 80. Anita Rao, […]
RUSSELL – A group of Westman mayors, reeves and councillors say their concerns have been overlooked along the border with Saskatchewan as massive amounts of water rolls through to Manitoba every spring and destroys infrastructure. Representatives from the Rural Municipality of Sifton, Municipality of Russell Binscarth, and the RM of […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government is celebrating Canada Day by offering all Canadian residents the opportunity to fish for free in Ontario from June 28 to July 6, 2025. During these dates, people across Ontario are invited to experience the joys of fishing – whether for the first time or […]
Indigenous elder Gene Nowegejick says it’s all about the “four-legged, the winged, the swimmers and the crawlers,” when building a veterinary school. “You have to acknowledge these other (forms of) life,” Nowegejick said. “When we talk holistic, we’re asking the animal spirit to join us in the celebration, just as […]
While living in one of the driest parts of the United State, Carol Adduono has seen her share of desert. In Arizona, where she sometimes spends the winter, sightings of natural water bodies can be so rare “everyone gets excited when they see a puddle,” Adduono recalled on Monday. It’s […]
A heat wave gripping southern Ontario has ushered in a wave of ripe strawberries in Haldimand and Norfolk. “The crop, with this heat, is progressing really fast,” said James Richardson from Richardson’s Farm and Market in Dunnville. “So we’ve abandoned our early varieties, and our later varieties are starting to come on heavy, with good size to the fruit.” […]
Early summer is peak tick season in Eastern Ontario and Western Québec. Numerous agencies continue to remind citizens that ticks can carry and transmit Lyme disease, and that proper protective measures should be taken to prevent infection. Public Health Ontario (PHO) defines Lyme disease as an infection transmitted through the […]
THUNDER BAY — In a 12-1 vote, council has decided Kam River Heritage Park will not be the site of a temporary shelter village. Coun. Michael Zussino was the lone vote against the motion to rescind council’s site decision, which was finally ratified on May 5 after months of back and forth on a […]
THUNDER BAY – Starting this September, residents of Thunder Bay will see changes to how city council operates. In a 9-4 vote, council approved a set of governance changes that will replace the committee of the whole structure with standing committees. Councillors Albert Aiello, Dominic Pasqualino, Shelby Ch’ng, Michael Zussino, […]
