Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — Anxiety about tariffs still looms over the forest industry, despite the Canada-U.S. trade war being delayed 30 days. “There’s a great deal of concern. The 30-day reprieve is welcome, but effectively, it means nothing until it’s been resolved,” said Ian Dunn, chief executive officer of Ontario Forest […]
Shopping has become a political act for many consumers worried and angry about the looming trade war between Canada and the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump gave Canada a one-month reprieve from his proposed 25 per cent tariffs on Monday, but the threat is still a very real possibility. Armed […]
Like many Canadians mystified by the prospect of a trade war with their formerly friendly American neighbours, area farmers are taking a wait-and-see approach. “I don’t think we fully understand yet what the impact of (U.S.) tariffs will be,” Ryan Jaspers, who grows canola and other crops at his Oliver […]
Canada cracked the top ten in energy transition investment and GDP share in 2024 after a $35.2 billion investment on the road to meeting its net-zero emissions target. Investing grew 19 per cent in 2024 and jumped into the top ten globally for the first time. Mainland China led the […]
The rapid disappearance of prime Ontario farmland isn’t just a political gambit in the current provincial election campaign, local farmers say. It’s really happening. Peggy Brekveld, a Murillo dairy farmer and an Ontario Federation of Agriculture past-president, said she and other agriculture advocates have been sounding the alarm for several […]
KILLARNEY – Curt Struth’s palms are covered in ink as he pushes a 900-pound roll of newspaper. Struth lifts the paper into a printing press with the help of his brother, measures a straight line across, and steps away. The printing press is restocked at the Killarney Guide. In a […]
According to a new publication in the Journal of Paleontology, a juvenile pterosaur vertebrae fossil, commonly known as a pterodactyl, has been found to have bite marks that suggest “the most likely candidate is a crocodilian.” While the bite most likely came from a crocodilian, whether this was because of […]
SOURIS — Matt Fehr enters a farm pen while carrying a measuring tape. He corners a newborn calf, wraps the calf with tape around its belly, and takes a look at the measurement. “He’s about 80 pounds,” says Fehr. The farmer stands and watches his calf walk away, as it […]
Beyond infrastructure such as roads and buildings, government accounting should also include natural assets, says the author of a new study from the University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. “Things like our schools and our roads are managed rigorously and are reported on and valued financially, but we […]
RCMP have released aerial footage of a recent apprehension of migrants trying to cross from the U.S. into Manitoba illegally, which they say shows migrants trying to evade police in frigid Manitoba temperatures. RCMP confirmed earlier this month that on Jan. 14, an RCMP aircraft, using thermal technology, detected a […]
INGERSOLL– What’s now the name of a bar set to open downtown here next week is rooted in a virtual meeting between friends trying to stay connected during a COVID-19 lockdown. Five years ago when the virus was circulating and Simon Savard, 33, and Scott Van Schyndel, 34, were unable […]
Admirers of a new metal sculpture at the entrance to Cascades Conservation Area on Thunder Bay’s outskirts can now learn more about the work in a video posted to Facebook this week. “The video tells a great story about the project,” Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) spokesman Ryan Mackett said […]
