Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting Canadian culture and identity by providing more than $10 million to support 226 arts organizations and artists across the province. This funding, provided through the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), will help deliver arts and culture programs that enrich people’s lives, promote local artists […]
THUNDER BAY — Anna Betty Achneepineskum came to Wednesday’s International Overdose Awareness Day commemoration carrying a framed photo of Dave Beardy. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief explained that an overdose claimed the life of her son-in-law Beardy, from Muskrat Lake Dam First Nation, six years ago. “My daughter […]
NIPIGON — Officials in Nipigon and Thunder Bay say a partnership between the communities’ two museums is helping the facility in the North Shore township modernize its operations. The Nipigon Historical Museum has entered into an agreement with the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for assistance with a number of […]
Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. For many, this provokes fear and dread. Others feel cautious optimism over the powerful ways in which AI will, and is already, altering our lives. What is AI? To start, we can address this complex question with a basic […]
A new study looks at a new way of producing food in hopes of making it more nutritious, affordable, and sustainable. Alejandro Marangoni, a food scientist at the University of Guelph, and his new study looked at a model that designs food based “from field to colon.” The process would […]
University of Manitoba instructors are warning there’s a high level of unpreparedness among first-year students despite more of them entering with grade averages of 95 per cent or higher. A new report shows 40 per cent of local high school students who met U of M standard admission requirements in […]
The increasing threat of wildfires in southeastern Manitoba is driving Indigenous and rural communities to build stronger firefighting capabilities, using new federal funding to prepare for harsher fire seasons ahead. The Rural Municipality of Piney and Buffalo Point First Nation sit near the US border amid jack pine forests that, […]
As parents and students were notified at the end of the 2024-25 school year, the new Rainy River K-12 school will not be ready for students to begin next week when school resumes. Heather Campbell, the Director of Education for the Rainy River District School Board, says the delays in […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention program to include all individuals aged 75 years and older, helping to protect those most vulnerable during the upcoming respiratory illness season. “Our government is ensuring the most vulnerable have access to the tools they need to […]
Fort Frances, Ontario – Representatives from the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) recently returned from the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference, following a productive series of meetings with provincial officials and partners. Rainy River Mayor and DRRSB Board Chair Deb Ewald, along with Lake of […]
A sample of the Bennu asteroid is making headlines two years after the sample was delivered. Bennu is rich in carbon, nitrogen, and some organic compounds that are essential to life as we know it on Earth. New insights from three scientific papers on Bennu’s sample describe what could be […]
(KENORA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17 in Kenora, which led to a temporary closure of the highway in both directions from Kimberley Road to Longbow Lake Road. The highway has now reopened. On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at approximately 12:15 […]
