Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A new study finds promise in a drug associated with significantly reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients who received an injection in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Edward Mills, one of the authors, said peginterferon lambda stands out as a potential “one-and-done” treatment for older patients, noting current options include […]
Arts and crafts and a fire teaching were just two activities at the PA Day Winter Carnival last Friday at Manitou Mounds. Other activities included a Lynx dressing, tug of war, and more. Kids who completed four stations had their names entered into a draw for a Nintendo Switch Lite […]
Tonight will see some clouds before becoming clear with a low of -19 C (-2 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and clear with a high of -4 (25) and a low of -8 (18). Saturday will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming cloudy overnight […]
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy passes along protection against infection and hospitalization to newborns, a Canadian study says. The research, published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) on Wednesday evening, found that protection against COVID-19 for infants was most effective when mothers got their second or third dose of […]
CALGARY – A new innovative miniaturized pacemaker, developed in part by a Calgary cardiologist, has been given approval for use on patients beyond the clinical research stage. The Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary is also to become a training centre for physicians to provide the technology to future patients. A […]
She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. She vanished from […]
NEW YORK (AP) – A magazine and website that has served Bruce Springsteen’s fans for 43 years is shutting down, with its publisher writing that he’s been disillusioned by the debate over ticket prices for their hero’s current tour. Backstreets had been an unusually robust publication that imposed journalistic rigor […]
Jim Nagy can see a record number of Canadians being taken in this year’s NFL draft. Nagy, the executive director of the Reese’s Senior Bowl, feels as many as five could hear their name called between April 27-29. That would break the previous high of four taken in 2014 and […]
There is still plenty of upset in the community surrounding programming at the Memorial Sports Centre, but Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas says that while disagreement with council and administration is fine, he draws the line at members of the public harassing those who have nothing to do with the […]
Fort Frances is one step closer to realizing the dream of a summer full of splash, thanks to an announcement from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). At an announcement on Tuesday morning members of the public, town administration and council joined to hear Kenora-Rainy River MPP announce funding […]
As part of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s annual Public Education Symposium (Jan 26-28) retired trustee and past chair Raymond Roy was honored with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) Bernardine Yackman Memorial Award on January 27 in Toronto. Only two other members from the Rainy River District […]
In recent months, Northridge Funeral Home Ltd has seen their workload triple, leading to the last remaining funeral home directors in northwestern Ontario to sound the alarm to provincial leaders and voice concerns to their licensing body. Jason Lilley, founder and funeral director at Northridge Funeral Home, said they typically […]
