Patrick Langevin Seems even the birds understand the importance of social distancing these days, as this goose demands a little more space. Our readers have been submitting fantastic pictures these past few weeks. Keep up the good work! Keep your camera with you while you’re out enjoying some social distance. […]
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Staff It was a long, chilly wait for shoppers this weekend. Long lines were spotted Saturday morning at Safeway and Walmart in Fort Frances and Cloverleaf in Emo. This line had formed just 15 minutes into Safeway’s day. Several stores are attempting to encourage social distancing by limiting the number […]
Submitted Ed Gackley and Duane Cridland of Cantilever Distillery delivered a gift of 80 gallons of hand sanitizer to Leo Arrigo, Supply Chain Supervisor of Riverside Healthcare. The sanitizer was made in International Falls, for Minnesota hospitals, but the distiller made extra to benefit the Rainy River District, as a […]
Salmaan FarooquiCANDADIAN PRESS A refugee shelter in downtown Toronto is reporting four cases of COVID-19, a problem the organization managing the facility said extends to other shelters in the city. Homes First Society said it was first notified about the cases at Willowdale Welcome Centre on Thursday and the organization […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO — Doug Ford extended emergency orders meant to stop the spread of COVID-19, but the Ontario premier is unsure whether schools will shut for the year. The emergency orders will be extended until Apr. 23, Ford said on Saturday, as he revealed the province’s death […]
The Associated PressMike Fitzpatrick NEW YORK–Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city’s teams for 25 years, died yesterday from the new coronavirus. He was 48. The newspaper reported Causi’s death on its website last night and included an […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C.–NASCAR star Kyle Larson used a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race–the second driver in a week to draw scrutiny while using the online racing platform to fill time during the coronavirus pandemic. Larson was competing in an iRacing event last […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries overnight and a high of minus-four (25) with a low of -12 (10). Wednesday will see a mix of sun and cloud throughout […]
The Associated PressKen Maguire BRUSSELS–Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effect of the coronavirus pandemic that has some crying foul. Turkish runner Gamze Bulut, for example, will now have plenty of time to qualify for a […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford vowed Wednesday to immediately and vastly increase the number of COVID-19 tests Ontario performs after the province faced criticism for allowing most of its lab capacity to sit idle for days. The province has been conducting fewer than 4,000 tests per […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Health care workers should immediately be restricted to working for only one long-term care or retirement home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the head of an association representing Ontario’s registered nurses said. Doris Grinspun, the CEO of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, said she […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association have ratified an agreement for a new contract following months of contentious negotiations and four one-day strikes. Association president Liz Stuart says it was a particularly difficult round of negotiations as the Ontario government sought to implement what she […]
