Local News from Across the Rainy River District
KENORA — The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for the province to increase funding to help the mental health and addictions sector. Sara Dias, the executive director of the CHMA Kenora branch, gave a presentation virtually at the provincial pre-budget consultation hearing held in Kenora […]
A man and woman who are facing murder charges in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police constable are set to appear in court today. Const. Greg Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27 – the […]
Alan Poelman has been selected as Canadian Geographic magazine’s photographer of the year for 2022. The Atikokan photographer said he found out he won the award on Thursday morning, “I was pretty shocked. It was the first photo contest I’ve ever entered,” he said. “It was a huge honour to […]
The time window for essential winter roads to stay open for First Nations in the Northwest is getting shorter. The higher than normal winter temperatures in the region are creating challenges in building winter ice roads, said Roy Fiddler, the project manager in charge of building winter roads for Muskrat […]
One of Canada’s biggest financial institutions has expanded a program aimed at targeting potential Olympic athletes to Indigenous athletes as they prepare for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). The RBC Training Ground program will work with provincial delegations to host custom testing events with a number of provincial […]
OTTAWA – At a three-day retreat in Ottawa this week, New Democrat members of Parliament are expected to focus discussions on getting more wins out of their confidence-and-supply agreement with the federal Liberals. Under the deal reached last March, the NDP agreed to support the minority government on key votes […]
NEW DELHI (AP) – Airplane passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s 90-second smartphone video began with the aircraft approaching the runway by flying over buildings and green fields over Pokhara, a Nepalese city on the foothills of the Himalayas. Everything looked normal as Jaiswal’s livestream on Facebook shifted from the picturesque views seen […]
The U13 A Boston Pizza Royals from the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association traveled to Dryden to compete in their annual hockey tournament. After losing their opening game 3-1 the Royals rallied with six wins and were successful in capturing gold with an exciting 2-1 victory in the final game […]
STRASBOURG, France (AP) – Senior members of the European Union’s parliament conceded Tuesday that a corruption scandal ravaging the assembly’s reputation could have happened to any political group, as Belgian prosecutors focus on lawmakers and an assistant from the main center-left bloc. The leaders of a number of political groups […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas coach Bill Self proclaimed it a “great week” after tough wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State last week. It would be a spectacular week if the second-ranked Jayhawks get through this one unscathed. First up is a rivalry game with No. 13 Kansas State that […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The supportive signs and dozens of Serbian flags and loud chants of Novak Djokovic’s nickname filled Rod Laver Arena, providing a warm welcome marking his return to the Australian Open – a tournament he has dominated in the past but one he could not enter a […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 164 occurrences between Monday January 9, 2023, and Sunday, January 15, 2023, including: OPP laid 12 charges under the Criminal Code and 24 under the Highway Traffic Act.
