Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario students’ math scores on standardized tests across three grades have either fallen or are stagnant at low rates, which the agency that administers the tests is attributing to COVID-19. The Education Quality and Accountability Office released assessment results Thursday for the first round of standardized tests that students have […]
Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring visitors or caregivers to wear them when alone with a resident in their room. Long-term care homes are one of the only places where provincial mask mandates remain, after Ontario lifted most such requirements in June. But […]
Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including the use of unconventional patient spaces and new staffing models, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise. The Ottawa Hospital said recent high patient volumes have been straining its […]
The Canadian Paediatric Society has new advice for clinicians on how to assess and manage anxiety in children and adolescents as the pandemic escalates concerns over mental health. The lead author of two papers released Thursday says this is the first time the CPS has formalized its position, in part […]
The municipal vote is underway! As of end of day Wednesday, 21.1 per cent of eligible voters have cast their ballots, according to the Town of Fort Frances facebook page. A total of 1,110 votes were cast, with 985 coming in online, and 125 votes over the phone. Don’t wait […]
It’s never too young to learn how to cook. The Fort Frances Nursery School had the kids peeling, dicing and stirring up some vegetable soup recently, in the lead-up to Thanksgiving. Sources say, it was tasty! -Submitted photo
Due to a scheduling error, the campaign ad for Ken Perry did not run in this week’s Daily Bulletin and Fort Frances Times. The Times regrets the error, and apologizes for the mistake. We wish Ken and all municipal election candidates the best of luck in the upcoming election this […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets underway. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann said from the International Space Station that she’s received lots […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike. The railroads took the unusual step of issuing a statement late Wednesday rejecting the Brotherhood of […]
LOUISIANA, Mo. (AP) – The police chief in a small Missouri town has been charged with felony drug crimes after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead from an apparent overdose in the police chief’s home. William Jones, 50, was charged Wednesday with second-degree drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance […]
CALGARY – A study suggests lower-income and younger people may be more at risk of developing lung cancer long-term because they can’t afford to remove radon gas from their homes. The study, from a multidisciplinary team of cancer researchers at the University of Calgary and University of British Columbia, was […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team were circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department issued a statement Wednesday saying players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had […]
