Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing to lower the minimum age for lifeguards to 15, in part to address staff shortages many municipalities experienced last summer. Regulations in the province’s Health Protection and Promotion Act currently say all lifeguards, assistant lifeguards, aquatic instructors and coaches must be at least 16 years […]
OTTAWA – The country’s largest federal public service union says if a deal isn’t reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says some 155,000 employees are prepared to walk off the job, including […]
One of Canada’s most prominent conservation groups has reached a deal to buy the largest privately owned island in Lake Superior, a move that will protect it from development. Batchawana Island, located 45 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is set to be acquired by the Nature Conservancy of […]
OTTAWA – The prime minister’s chief of staff offered up few details to a House of Commons committee studying foreign interference in the last two elections, frustrating Conservatives and New Democrats who say her lack of answers Friday will erode trust. Katie Telford said she should not be at the […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging caution in the face of growing calls for Canada to adopt a registry to track foreign influence efforts. The prime minister says the government needs to find better ways to protect Canadians from foreign interference. But he says a balance must be […]
Members of the Muskie Boys Hockey team perused the donut wall at the team’s annual awards banquet last week. The donuts were provided locally by Woods Quality Bakery in Rainy River. To see the full list of award recipients, see the Wednesday edition of the Times.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether it was racially motivated, authorities in Kansas City said. Police are quickly preparing evidence for […]
TORONTO – Alek Manoah wants to start throwing punches instead of wearing them. Manoah took the loss as the Toronto Blue Jays dropped an 8-1 decision to Tampa Bay on Sunday as the Rays avoided a three-game sweep. Manoah gave up seven over those runs on nine hits over 4 […]
BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday – and Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official – before the Canada-United States gold medal game at the world women’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by […]
WASHINGTON – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned a U.S. audience Wednesday about the potential dangers of a global subsidy “race to the bottom” as government largesse fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland, in the U.S. capital for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International […]
OTTAWA – Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday. The Liberals have dedicated $13 billion over the next five years to phase in a new dental insurance program for […]
There may have been some concern amongst flood-weary residents, watching the high snow levels from last week’s storm, mixed with this week’s balmy forecast. But Operations and Facilities Manager Travis Rob– who is also serving as interim CAO– was confident that the town’s drainage systems would handle the melt. Rob […]
