Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Ontario restaurants, gyms and theatres welcomed patrons back as restrictions from the latest pandemic shutdown eased on Monday, with customers happy to return and businesses anxious but hopeful about recouping losses. The reopening marked the first step in Ontario’s plan to gradually roll back public health measures imposed […]
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that a new federal tax on vacant, foreign-owned properties may not bring in as much as the Liberals hope. The one-per-cent tax was to take effect at the start of the year, and the Finance Department estimates it will bring in $200 […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. In a post Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform […]
TORONTO – Canadian pop-rock band the Elwins say they’ve decided to break up as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the future of touring life. The Newmarket, Ont.-founded quartet announced the news on social media saying it “feels like the right way forward” after more than a decade of making […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider’s dazzling streak is over, snapped Wednesday by a Chicago librarian after 40 consecutive wins and nearly $1.4 million in prize money. Schneider’s success put her in the ranks of Ken Jennings, who’s serving as guest host, and the quiz show’s other all-time […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Jobless claims fell by 30,000 to 260,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, fewer than the 265,000 analysts were expecting. The four-week average […]
HQ Fine Foods is recalling certain Quality fast foods brand and Hygaard Fine Foods Ltd. brand sandwiches because of a possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall covers a range of sandwiches, burgers and donairs. All have best before dates up to and including Feb. 11. […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Walmart said Tuesday it has taken a stake in agriculture startup Plenty, becoming the first large U.S. retailer to significantly invest in indoor vertical farming as a way to deliver fresher produce to its stores. Vertical farmers tout their high-quality produce that brings higher yields while […]
OTTAWA – A Chinese state-owned telecom firm is pressing for disclosure of federal information to help the company fight Ottawa’s order that its Canadian subsidiary be sold or shut down on national security grounds. During a Federal Court hearing Wednesday, a government lawyer defended the move to shield the records […]
NEW YORK (AP) – An imprint launched last week by Barnes & Noble Inc. has signed up one of the country’s top children’s author-illustrators, Mo Willems, best known for his “Pigeon” picture books. Willems has a five-book deal with Union Square Kids, including for “The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller […]
LOS ANGELES – “What is Prince Edward Island?” Apparently, the brainiac competitors on Wednesday’s airing of “Jeopardy!” and its all-time winningest champion host have no idea. The American TV quiz show’s current long-running champ Amy Schneider chose a category within the Double Jeopardy round entitled Local Nicknames. With $2,000 up […]
WASHINGTON – Canada is joining forces with Mexico to challenge how the United States is interpreting the new rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Mexico last week asked for a dispute resolution panel to challenge the stringent U.S. interpretation of the auto rules of origin enshrined in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada […]
