Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – City council will release its already approved $5 million to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. In a unanimous decision, council on Monday decided the city will release the money to help the cash-strapped waterfront project avoid a construction shutdown. The first $2.5 million will be delivered upon […]
This summer, the Ontario Ministry of Education took swift actions to take control of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) over its $136-million projected deficit. The province framed the move as a necessary step to “restore stability” and “protect students.” But many parents see the intervention less as a […]
Communities from Hudson Bay to Norway are mourning the loss of Steffen Skjøttelvik, the 29-year-old Norwegian adventurer whose body was recovered on the banks of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba on Sunday. Across the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, as well as in communities like Timmins, Kingston, Kasabonika […]
Climate critics are accusing the BC government of continuing to subsidize fossil fuel companies after announcing more funding to help heavy industry clean up carbon pollution. The province announced $35 million in the coming year for industries adopting cleaner technology or the electrification of their operations to reduce green house gas emissions […]
Sylvia Plain is a firm believer in mixing things up a bit. Besides being a veteran policy analyst, who has worked for First Nations throughout Ontario, Plain has another gig she’s proud of. Since 2014, the member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, has owned and operated the Great Lakes Canoe Journey […]
MATTAGAMI FIRST NATION – Sacred sites across Mattagami First Nation territory are being documented and protected through a new community-led project. The First Nation received a $51,300 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. Resident Natasha Naveau, who spearheaded the initiative, said the project arose from both inspiration and urgency. Last summer, while […]
Investments will support five Indigenous businesses, communities and organizations build economic partnerships, capital projects and employment opportunities in the Treaty #3 region. KENORA — The Ontario government is investing $1,330,000 through the Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program (ICCGP) and the Indigenous Economic Development Fund (IEDF) to support five strategic economic […]
(Red Lake, ON) Members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual after an impaired by Drug traffic investigation in Red Lake, Ontario. On Sunday, August 17, 2025 at approximately 10:20 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act violation. After […]
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) delegates have returned from a productive showing at the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual meeting and conference in Ottawa this week. NOMA president Rick Dumas and his team met with government and opposition leaders to set priorities of Northwestern Ontario’s 37 municipalities. […]
As wildfires scorch Canada amid its second-worst wildfire season on record, Indigenous leaders and experts say the country’s approach remains reactive — leaving Indigenous communities disproportionately vulnerable. At a Monday press conference, federal officials reported that 707 wildfires are currently active nationwide. The extreme fire activity has strained firefighting resources, […]
The Canadian beef industry will now have access to a market that has been closed to Canadian farmers for the last 22 years. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced July 29 the reopening of the Australian market, which has been closed since a case of mad cow disease was […]
If you drive the back roads of Manitoba long enough, you’ll see them. Weather-bleached homes eroded by the prairie wind. Windows blank, doors sagging, roofs open to the sky. Once they were the centers of someone’s life. Now, more often than not, they are collapsing quietly into the field or […]
