Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Viktoria Sotnyk landed in Canada with her daughter on May 1, 2022, after fleeing the war in Ukraine. It was a move she never planned to make, and she arrived with little knowledge of her new country and a worry about her language skills. “I was a journalist back in […]
MARATHON — Experts on aquatic ecosystems say confirmed reports of blue-green algae blooms on Lake Superior are a cause for concern, but the degree to which they’re tracked nowadays is much more robust than in the past. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Parks Canada announced a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom at […]
Everything’s Going to Be Great is coming to the Capitol Centre for a free screening on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m. Parts of the film, which stars Bryan Cranston, were filmed inside North Bay’s historic Capitol Centre, and the film’s producers are bringing it back to where it began. The […]
For many Canadians, starting a family is more challenging than ever. With fertility rates at such lows and access to care uneven across the country, World Fertility Day on Nov. 2 is a reminder of both the obstacles and the solutions that exist for those pursuing parenthood. After generally declining […]
Newfoundland business owner Jerry Joy is taking it upon himself to help out evacuees and first responders in the ongoing wildfires in the only way he knows how: by feeding them. Joy has run The Indian Express for seven years now, a quaint pair of stores in St. John’s and […]
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and Confederation College are announcing their joint attendance at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) annual conference to promote a “united regional approach to advocacy and sustainable public post-secondary funding.” The College and Municipal Association made the announcement late last week ahead of […]
On Saturday morning of the 125th annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair, board president Sheri Hay formally announced that Alexis Latter had won the Fair’s first ever Fair Ambassador competition. Latter is a student heading into Grade 12 at Fort Frances High School. She says she found out she […]
Funday was held on July 30, 2025, and began at 6:00 p.m. at the Miller’s Farm. First, everybody unloaded their animals and got them settled in the barn and then proceeded to eat dinner and visit. At 7:04 p.m. Henry called the meeting to order and we began with the […]
As part of the Ontario Government’s Winter Roads Program and its Connecting the North draft transportation plan from 2020, it has earmarked $13 million in funding to build and maintain winter roads in Northern Ontario. While this was criticized by the Ontario NDP, the Ford government has yet to respond […]
(ETON TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 15th, 2025 at approximately 08:45 p.m., the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle that was travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 17. The officers conducted a traffic stop and it was determined that the driver was […]
Red Lake – An infection prevention and control lapse investigation by Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has identified that patients who underwent dental care at this clinic between September 1, 2022, and May 16, 2025, may have been exposed to improperly sterilized, reusable dental equipment. Although the risk is low, as […]
While there’s no guarantee wildfire smoke won’t drift into Thunder Bay this weekend, those who live in the city or nearby might still take some comfort in knowing that the nearest active fire is burning a fair distance away. According to Friday’s update from the province’s Aviation, Forest Fire and […]
