Ashley Siemens and her daughter Olivia stopped for a snack break during a winter hike on Sunday. Olivia chose the bush trails and packed water and snacks for the outing. What has your family been doing to stay busy and active with your bubble during COVID-19? Take a picture and […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received reports of six new positive COVID-19 test results in the Rainy River District and two new positive test result in the Kenora region over the weekend. Four of Rainy River’s cases were announced on Friday, with the remaining two announced yesterday. There was also one […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 2,578 new cases of COVID-19 today and 24 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 815 new cases in Toronto and 507 in Peel Region. She also says there were 151 more cases in York Region […]
Dirk Meissner The Canadian Press VICTORIA – Using a jackhammer and other home repair tools to save a cat stuck in a tiny drainpipe ranks as the strangest rescue call one Victoria firefighter can recall responding to in his 20-year career. Capt. Tim Hanley said Sunday he and three other […]
The Associated Press The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Cape Verde has become the third team to withdraw from the men’s world handball championships because of coronavirus cases. The International Handball Federation says the African island nation was unable to field the […]
Aamer Madhani The Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term by assuring a nation scarred by the Great Depression that “we have nothing to fear but fear […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A 30 year old Fort Frances man is facing multiple charges for three break and enters which took place between January 11 and 13. On Jan 11, 2021 shortly after 8:00 am officers from the rainy river district detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to […]
Amazon Prime Landline – R – Comedy, Drama – Jan 10 It’s 1995 and one night after a party teenaged Dana (Jenny Slate), discovers her father is having an affair. The film follows the family as they navigate the relationship issues and family drama that unfold that summer. Crave The […]
There is a special weather statement in effect for the Rainy River District. A band of snow is expected to move over the region this morning, and Environment Canada is expecting ice pellets or freezing rain at times. There could be between four to eight centimetres of accumulated snowfall by […]
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Following yesterday’s announcement by the Town of Fort Frances that the Christmas tree drop off organized by the Fort Frances Fire Brigade would have to be cancelled, a business owner in town has stepped up to offer a safe way to get rid of your flammable tree. Due to the […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit has declared an outbreak at the Pathways Atelier Day Care in Fort Frances, located in St Mary School, and has issued a closure order. The facility has been closed. An outbreak in a day care is declared when there is one or more confirmed cases of […]
Merna Emara
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Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, said in a media scrum held on Tuesday afternoon that the decision to declare a state of emergency and issue a stay-at-home order was difficult but a necessary one to make. Under this order, all Ontarians are to stay at home expect for […]
