The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) declares the Smooth Rock Falls Hospital Foundation and community member Trista Breton the official winners of The NOSM Trivia Challenge. The trivia contest ran from November 10, 2020 to January 12, 2021. Individuals across the country were invited to pick any Northern Ontario […]
District News
Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new research project at Lakehead University announced on Feb. 4, could impact the mining industry in northern Ontario and globally. Greg Rickford, MPP for Rainy River, minister of energy northern development mines and minister of Indigenous affairs, Tim Hill, president and CEO of Impala Canada and Dr. Moira MacPherson, […]
Press Release
Ready for a little competition next weekend? The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club is hosting a Chocolate Loppet with some sweet prizes. Due to COVID restrictions it will be a virtual Loppet – skiers will be able to complete the race distance of their choosing at any time of their […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Paramedics in the Rainy River District have found themselves on the cutting edge of COVID-19 testing with a new pilot program. The trial, said Rainy River District Paramedic Services deputy chief Chad Buist, began in December of 2020 and will help the province determine its long term COVID-19 strategy. The […]
Merna Emara
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Enrolment numbers at the Confederation College for the years 2020/2021 are lower compared to 2019. Kathleen Lynch, president of Confederation College, said because of COVID-19 inconveniences, they saw a tad lower domestic enrolment, but an even more significant decrease in first year international enrolment compared to last year. Last year, […]
Hayley Michaud
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Apple TV+ The Snoopy Show – TV-G – Animated, Family – Feb 5th Snoopy is ready for the spotlight! New adventures starring the beloved beagle, Woodstock and the rest of the ‘Peanuts’ gang are here. Amazon Prime Video Bliss – R – Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi – Feb 5th Recently divorced, […]
Dariya Baiguzhiyeva
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is hosting three virtual forums to discuss issues and challenges that First Nation students are facing in urban centres. The first virtual meeting will be held for students in Sioux Lookout on Tuesday, Feb. 16. For Thunder Bay, the event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 23. […]
Karen Edwards
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
THUNDER BAY – The city’s mayor said the decision to declare a second state of emergency in Thunder Bay stems from two ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 at the city’s correctional facilities. On Tuesday, the city announced they had submitted an urgent request to the province for additional support for health […]
Police briefs
(Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Thre WINDEGO, age 14, of Seine River First Nation Ontario. Windego was last seen 3rd of February 2021 in the Town of Fort Frances, On. His direction of travel is unknown at this time. If […]
Colleen Romaniuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The name of Manitoulin Island’s first clinic dedicated exclusively to sexual and domestic violence survivors is Ka Naad Ma Go which means “we will help you” in the Ojibway language. “To us, helping means that we will hear you, we will believe you, and we will support you,” said Noojmowin-Teg, […]
Karen Edwards
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
THUNDER BAY — A sentencing hearing on submissions for a Thunder Bay man convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of an Indigenous woman has been pushed back to Feb. 17. Brayden Bushby, 21, of Thunder Bay was found guilty on one count of manslaughter in connection with Barbara Kentner’s […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
They say robots can do almost anything these days, and a pair of students at St. Mary School are learning how to put them to work to help make the world a better place. Ava Olson and Madeleine Bottomley are students in Nathan Cousineau’s Grade 4 class and have been […]
