Local News from Across the Rainy River District
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will spend two days in Canada beginning Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament, his first visit north of the border since taking the oath of office in 2021. Visits to Canada have historically been […]
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week are each to receive $100,000 from the province’s Heroes’ Fund. Smith made the announcement Saturday during her weekly provincewide radio program while addressing the deaths of Const. Brett Ryan and […]
Crown Lands brought incredible skill to the Fort Frances Legion on Saturday night as they played to a crowd of over 100 people. The haunting guitar playing of Kevin Comeau and the skilled voice of Cody Bowles wowed the audience. One highlight in particular was a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s […]
OTTAWA – Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users. The test was meant to assess […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Most of Wall Street is holding steady Monday after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend to build confidence in the struggling industry. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 335 points, or 1.1%, at […]
Fort Frances Lakers goalie Brenden Stroble makes one of his 44 saves on Tuesday night as the Lakers dropped the contest 8-0 to the league-leading Kam River Walleye. One night later the Lakers lost again 2-1 out of town to the Wisconsin Lumberjacks. The Lakers have a 9-40-1 record and […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the driver of a snowmobile whose machine went through the ice on Rainy Lake near 5 Mile Dock Road to contact police so officers can conduct a wellness check. On March 15, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Fort Frances […]
MADD Canada is asking St. Patrick’s Day revellers to rely on responsible planning, not luck, to get home safely this weekend. “When you’re out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow or throughout the weekend, please don’t rely on luck to get home safely,” said MADD Canada National President Jaymie-Lyne Hancock. “Take […]
Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation. The results, released Saturday, are encouraging for men who want to avoid treatment-related sexual and incontinence problems, said Dr. Stacy Loeb, a prostate cancer specialist at NYU Langone Health who […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks of smaller U.S. banks are continuing to tumble Thursday, as Wall Street hunts for what may be next to crack in the struggling industry, but losses for the overall market were more modest. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in morning trading following a whirlwind […]
Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province. Ontario Environment Minister David Piccini is announcing Wednesday that the province will spend $29 million over four years to support boreal caribou habitat restoration, […]
