Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Black Friday and U.S. Thanksgiving weekend is a busy time at the border. The Canada Border Services (CBSA) has a few tips you should know before you go. Across the country, CBSA front line employees are keeping harmful goods out of Canada, while ensuring travel and trade can continue […]
Troy Moutsatsos doesn’t mind being the poster boy for testicular cancer. As long as it gets men talking about their health, it’s worth it, he says. “People don’t feel comfortable talking about it, especially guys, because it’s built into our system, especially as young boys,” said the 29-year-old Sudbury man. […]
Brenda Barrett has played an important if less-known role in helping train and shape Northern Ontario’s future doctors and other health-care professionals. For the past seven years, Barrett, of Sudbury, has been a so-called standardized patient for NOSM University – Northern Ontario’s school of medicine based in Sudbury and Thunder […]
Paving the way to an Indigenous electric highway in Canada offers opportunities, but also includes navigating communities’ unique needs and potential obstacles, especially in rural and remote areas, experts say. Indigenous communities are well aware of the economic development and revenue opportunities tied to electric charging infrastructure, like boosting […]
The residential school system as an institution was a crime against humanity and should be investigated as such, a Manitoba grand chief says. Last week, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee said MKO was reiterating calls for the government of Canada to commence an investigation into the Indian Residential […]
A $9-million investment in Canada’s canola industry from the federal government will help to make the industry more sustainable, says Charles Fossay, the president of Manitoba Canola Growers. “It’s very nice to hear that the government recognizes the value of the canola industry and is prepared to invest in it,” […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of -8 C (18 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of 2 (36) with a low of -13 (9). Thursday will be sunny during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a […]
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Frances Town Council, Mayor Andrew Hallikas proclaimed that Duane and Grace Cridland are the 2023 Fort Frances Citizens of the year. “It is a great pleasure to announce that Duane and Grace have been nominated by their peers and selected as this year’s […]
Recommendation: WHEREAS the International bridge between Fort Frances and International Falls is a strategic and essential asset to both The Town of Fort Frances and the City of International Falls; and WHEREAS this international bridge is a strategic and essential asset between the Province of Ontario and the State of […]
Bridge stakeholders have begun a dialogue about the International Bridge in Fort Frances, and there’s much to feel hopeful about, said Fort Frances Mayor Andrew Hallikas. Last week, a meeting of nearly two dozen stakeholders, including First Nations, corporate interests, municipal, provincial and federal governments and stakeholders from the U.S. […]
Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs released the following statement on Louis Riel Day: “On this day in 1885, Louis Riel, an elected Métis leader and founder of Manitoba, was executed for treason. Looking back, we now recognize him as a highly skilled and visionary politician, a capable negotiator, […]
More than half of Canada’s new immigrants say they have been victims of fraud, according to a survey by Interac released to coincide with Financial Literacy Month in November. The survey, which also found that most newcomers believe they are more susceptible to scams than the general population, led the […]
