Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK–The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in the case of […]
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The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska–The University of Alaska ski team has raised enough money to save the alpine squad from elimination. A $12,000 donation two days before Christmas Day lifted the team’s collections to $628,000 in cash and pledges, enough to save the program, The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. […]
David Bauder The Associated Press NEW YORK–One of television’s hottest shows is also among its oldest. It’s not the first time that’s been said about “60 Minutes” since its 1968 debut. In the frenzied news year of 2020, however, the success is a tribute to both durability and adaptability. CBS’ […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River District Monday afternoon. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. There […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of -24 C (-11 F). Tomorrow will see increasing cloudiness during the day and a chance of flurries overnight with a high of minus-nine (16) and a low of -16 (three). Wednesday will see a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods […]
Corey Williams The Associated Press DETROIT – When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close. Avery, 57, grew up in the Motor City and is aware that homicides and shootings are surging, even though before the pandemic they were dropping in Detroit and elsewhere. […]
Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country’s first cases of the variant had been detected. The strain of the novel coronavirus has now […]
Neil Davidson The Canadian Press Much has happened in the world since Christine Sinclair made soccer history in January en route to helping the Canadian women book their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. The longtime Canada captain added to her remarkable resume by surpassing retired American Abby Wambach’s record of […]
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Over the past two weeks, more than a dozen cases of COVID-19 have been identified across the Rainy River District, prompting Riverside healthcare to tighten restrictions and ramp up testing and sanitation protocols. Starting on December 21, Riverside Healthcare tested all residents and staff of our long term care facilities […]
Staff from Fort Frances GM, Out of the Cold Warming Centre, homelessness committee and Rainy River District social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) help to unload a vehicle full of donations to the warming centre that were collected during the dealership’s Out of the Cold Donation Drive on December 17. – […]
Emma Tranter The Canadian Press IQALUIT – There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut’s hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond Inlet, on northern Baffin Island, Andrew Arreak spends a lot […]
Barry Wilner The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens were fined $250,000 by the NFL for violating COVID-19 protocols, a person with direct knowledge of the punishment told The Associated Press on Monday. The team was not docked draft picks for the violations, which led to a coronavirus outbreak and the […]
