Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A Winnipeg church is taking a bold step towards reconciliation with Indigenous people by including reparations in their annual budget. “The Christian church has emerged out of the settler-colonial mindset and taken property and land. It has grown society and grown intergenerational wealth off of the land that was taken,” […]
THUNDER BAY – The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is hoping to get more specifics from the province when it comes to annual funding. The provincial government released the 2024 budget on March 26, which included a promise to increase the investment in the Ontario autism program by $120 million in […]
Darrell Beaulieu believes it’s a balancing act for Indigenous communities to prosper in the mining industry. Beaulieu is the president and CEO of Denendeh Investments Incorporated, an Indigenous- owned corporation representing the 27 First Nations in the Northwest Territories. He’s also president of the Denendeh Mining and Exploration Company (DEMCo). […]
KIRKLAND LAKE – An incident involving a one-armed baboon escaping a Northern Ontario home has one municipality pushing the province to add more teeth to the rules for exotic animals. In November, a monkey named Mark escaped from a Latchford residence for roughly an hour, crossed Highway 11 and bit […]
KENORA – Lake of the Woods District Hospital and Kenora Chiefs Advisory issued a joint statement Monday in response to Ontario’s premier confirming that a new hospital will be built in the province’s westernmost city. “We are so happy to see that the provincial government is taking positive steps to […]
Legal challenges against a nuclear waste facility slated for construction near the Ottawa River continue to rise. On Wednesday, a coalition made up of a First Nation and environmental groups launched a legal challenge against the federal government and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) over the issuing of Species at Risk […]
In recent weeks, the testing of anti-theft scanners at Canadian retail outlets has many people feeling like these new security measures are taking things a step too far. Introduced at four Loblaws-owned stores across neighbouring Ontario, the scanners have been developed to curb theft from self-checkout users. Since Loblaws operates […]
Household food insecurity is a growing reality for northwestern Ontario residents, now affecting more than 1 in 5 households across the region. According to a food costing survey conducted by the Northwestern Health Unit in 2023, the average cost to feed a family of four is $326.17 per week or […]
KENORA – Children in most northwestern Ontario schools will view Monday’s solar eclipse under supervision. Schools will be taking “safety precautions provided by the Northwestern Health Unit” during the afternoon partial eclipse, said Christy Radbourne, Keewatin-Patricia District School Board’s director of education. “Many of our schools have taken advantage of […]
Employers across Canada are being urged to take necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their outdoor workers during the solar eclipse, which is scheduled to occur on April 8th, 2024. While the event is highly anticipated, it poses a significant risk to those who must be outside during the […]
MONTRÉAL, QC – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have recovered 598 vehicles before they were illegally exported as part of Project Vector. The CBSA regularly works with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Service de police de […]
(DRYDEN) On the April 1, 2024, Dryden OPP responded to a call for service on Kellar Road, for reports of a male that had fallen through the ice of the Wabigoon River while attempting to rescue their dog. Officers attended with water rescue equipment, as well as remotely piloted aircraft […]
