Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Annual imagineNATIVE ready to present virtual festival experience The 21st annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival is about to kick off. Starting on Oct. 20 and ending Oct. 25, the six-day line up is ready for launch, with adjustments made this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “So ImagineNATIVE […]
Amazon Prime VideoThe Rhythm Section – R – Action, Drama, Mystery –Oct 15Stephanie goes down a path of self-destruction after a plane crash leaves her family dead. Upon learning the crash wasn’t an accident she turns to a former CIA operative to help her find the culprits. Her quest for […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -4 C (25 F). Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of one (34) and a low of minus-six (21). Saturday […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – The trial for a man accused of using a van to kill 10 people on a busy Toronto sidewalk may be held by videoconference due to COVID-19. Alek Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in connection with the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Unifor says it has reached a tentative agreement for 9,000 workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Canada, averting a strike at six plants across the country. The deal must now be voted on and approved by the workers. Unifor national president Jerry Dias calls it […]
By Mark Kennedy The Associated Press NEW YORK – The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as the Broadway community took the first steps […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – On October 7, 2020 at approximately 1:07 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to an incident where a male was located with vital signs absent at a residence in Nipigon. The male was transported to the hospital for medical treatment, but he was […]
Merna Emara photo People line up in front of the Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch 29 to get their frozen pierogies and cabbage rolls before Thanksgiving weekend. The sale happened on first come first serve basis. Pierogies were $6 per dozen and cabbage rolls were for $7 per dozen.
The Canadian PressHolly McKenzie-Sutter TORONTO – Eli Shimonov’s lunch spot reopened after the first COVID-19 shutdown in July, but without the usual hordes of office workers making their way through Toronto’s underground pedestrian network each day, business is “very, very, very, very slow.” “We’re down probably about 95 per cent,” […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Three per cent of COVID-19 tests performed in Ontario over the last day came back positive, the province’s associate chief medical officer said Wednesday, calling the rate a “worrisome” one. The per cent positivity rate increased from the previous day’s 2.6 per cent, according to […]
The Canadian Press DIGBY, N.S. – A First Nations chief in Nova Scotia says his band’s self-regulated lobster fishery will press ahead despite opposition from non-Indigenous commercial fishers that erupted in threats and violence this week. Chief Mike Sack of the Sipekne’katik First Nation is expected to hold a news […]
This morning, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, revoked seniority based hiring of Ontario teachers, in favour of a merit-based model. The change will come into effect October 29, and will be a one-year policy, until the government and school boards can agree on a permanent solution, which address concerns of […]
