Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is hosting three virtual forums to discuss issues and challenges that First Nation students are facing in urban centres. The first virtual meeting will be held for students in Sioux Lookout on Tuesday, Feb. 16. For Thunder Bay, the event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 23. […]
THUNDER BAY – The city’s mayor said the decision to declare a second state of emergency in Thunder Bay stems from two ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 at the city’s correctional facilities. On Tuesday, the city announced they had submitted an urgent request to the province for additional support for health […]
The Canadian Press Marc Horton’s annual Super Bowl parties are usually epic, day-long events, garnering so much attention, the host says, that he had to create a waitlist for those eager to enjoy the festivities in the future. This year’s soiree in Keswick, Ont., will be exclusive to Horton and […]
The dawn of a new year (even a year like 2020) is a great time to take stock of the year that just passed and set goals for the new one. Resolutions focused on improving personal health are always popular, and for good reason. Improving one’s overall health can have positive […]
Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario will reopen the majority of its shuttered schools on Monday, while those in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will resume in-person learning the following week. Students in 13 public health units, including Hamilton and Windsor, will return to physical classrooms on […]
(Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Thre WINDEGO, age 14, of Seine River First Nation Ontario. Windego was last seen 3rd of February 2021 in the Town of Fort Frances, On. His direction of travel is unknown at this time. If […]
Stephen Whyno The Associated Press The NHL has followed the NBA in revising its virus protocols early in the season as a response to COVID-19 problems cropping up around the league. Glass panels have been removed from behind benches for better air flow, players and coaches are not allowed at […]
The Town of Fort Frances and Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a pair of recent dog attacks in town. The incidents occurred last week, when an off leash dog allegedly attacked and killed a smaller dog from where it was leashed on a front porch. The same dog was then […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,563 new cases of COVID-19 today and 88 more deaths linked to the virus. Public health officials have noted, however, that updates to a provincial database are causing data fluctuations in this week’s case counts. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are […]
The name of Manitoulin Island’s first clinic dedicated exclusively to sexual and domestic violence survivors is Ka Naad Ma Go which means “we will help you” in the Ojibway language. “To us, helping means that we will hear you, we will believe you, and we will support you,” said Noojmowin-Teg, […]
THUNDER BAY — A sentencing hearing on submissions for a Thunder Bay man convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of an Indigenous woman has been pushed back to Feb. 17. Brayden Bushby, 21, of Thunder Bay was found guilty on one count of manslaughter in connection with Barbara Kentner’s […]
Emo council voted unanimously to rename it’s Colonization Street. The search is underway for a new name.
