Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) will spend $15.8 million in Northern Ontario over three years to strengthen defence supply chains and increase their industrial and innovation capacity. The funding is part of the federal government’s national $357.7-million Regional Defence Investment Initiative that extends from Canada’s $6.6 […]
Canadians continue to face lengthy delays for medically necessary health care, with patients waiting more than six months on average from a family doctor referral to treatment, according to a new national study, a reality experts say has become the defining feature of the country’s health-care system. The Fraser Institute’s Waiting […]
The Ford government’s plan to merge Ontario’s conservation authorities into much larger entities is not sitting well with two members of The Blue Mountains council. Collingwood council isn’t on board either. If the change were approved, both Collingwood and the Town of the Blue Mountains, alongside 78+ other municipalities, would […]
After a decade-and-a-half of recording music and writing songs, his new book The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World is the first time Juno-nominated Cree singer Adrian Sutherland has put pen to paper in this manner. And, he admits, it was more difficult than he […]
One man is in police custody following a break and enter in Atikokan. According to a press release from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a break and enter incident on Male Crescent in Atikokan. As police arrived on […]
Though fewer Canadians are choosing to travel to the U.S. while Donald Trump is that country’s president, a complete overhaul of Minnesota’s Grand Portage border facility on Highway 61 aims to “decrease congestion and long wait times” during peak travel periods. The US$105-million project announced on Monday by the U.S. […]
Trevor Stratton recalls the day he wandered out of a pharmacy without paying last summer. The pharmacist chased him down and scolded him — only to later confirm there had been no charge at all. Stratton, who was recovering from a seizure and unclear on his medication coverage, describes the […]
Canada’s food safety agency doubts it could adequately protect the food supply in the next two years if the country is hit with several concurrent emergencies, such as animal disease outbreaks or food safety recalls. The problem is exacerbated by climate change, with the agency warning the crisis could impact […]
KINGFISHER LAKE — Squeals of delight greeted jolly old Saint Nick as he entered each First Nation school gymnasium on his recent tour of the far north. Santa and his trusted elf, Jibjab-alooba Oopa (Nicole Orr), wrapped up their four-day trek through the 12 remote communities that own Wasaya Airways. […]
Manitoba’s largest school division only has one fixed rule for its staff and students when it comes to using artificial intelligence. “Don’t put personal or confidential or sensitive information into one of these robots,” said Matt Henderson, superintendent of the Winnipeg School Division. Given how rapidly this technology is evolving, […]
The “uncertainty” surrounding the future of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) has caused it to “pause” about $590,000 worth of municipal funds that would otherwise have gone into reserves for future projects as part of the agency’s 2026 budget. “The 2026 budget has paused all reserve appropriations until the […]
TERRACE BAY — If the mill building in Terrace Bay isn’t heated this winter, “it’s pretty well done.” That’s according to Stephen Downey, who worked as a millwright at the AV Terrace Bay-owned pulp mill until the company halted production in early 2024. Downey was also the union local president for the […]
