Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As Transgender Awareness week draws to a close, some advocates say they are filled with a mixture of hope and fatigue after seeing politicians making social media statements with little action to back them. “A company, or politicians, will post something about trans awareness and they’ll have a picture of […]
Health-care advocates say they are preparing a possible constitutional challenge to an Ontario law that allows some discharged elderly hospital patients to be forced into a nursing home they did not choose. Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, describes the More Beds Better Care Act as “fundamentally […]
DJERBA, Tunisia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Africa for a gathering of French-speaking countries grappling with chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices and anxiety over the language’s role in the digital age. Members of the International Organization of the Francophonie are gathering this weekend in Tunisia to […]
OTTAWA – After a disappointing federal election result, internal conflicts spilling into the open and a downward trend in fundraising, the federal Green Party named a familiar face as its leader Saturday night, although she will not be doing it alone. Elizabeth May, the longtime member of Parliament from B.C. […]
As angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, smashing through windows and beating police officers, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes extolled them as patriots and harkened back to the battle that kicked off the American Revolutionary War. “Next comes our ‘Lexington,’” Rhodes told his fellow far-right extremists […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Ivey’s office issued a statement saying she had both asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking […]
Kyla Rose was still a few months away from being born the last time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup in 1986. On Wednesday, when the men’s national team makes its first appearance at the tournament in 36 years, facing off against second-ranked Belgium, she’s taking the day off […]
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Problems with FIFA’s mobile application for World Cup tickets caused hundreds of fans to miss the start of England’s match against Iran on Monday. Fans said their tickets had disappeared from their phone apps and lines began to form outside the Khalifa International Stadium about an […]
More than 50,000 education workers in Ontario are set to go on strike Monday – two weeks after their last walkout ended – saying that while they’ve reached an agreement with the government on wages, they still want certain staffing levels to be guaranteed. The Canadian Union of Public Employees […]
Members of the Sunset Country Métis Community gathered at the Fort Frances Civic Centre with outgoing Fort Frances mayor June Caul to raise the Métis flag in recognition of Louis Riel Day on Thursday, November 16, 2022. The day marks the anniversary of Riel’s execution in 1885 and celebrates Métis […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a Gastrointestinal Outbreak at on the First Floor Inpatient Unit at La Verendrye General Hospital. We remind the public that this is not a COVID-19 outbreak at this time. Visitor restrictions have been added to permit ONLY […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Highway 17 between Dryden and Ignace has re-opened, following a fatal collision. The investigation into the collision is continuing. On November 16, 2022 at approximately 11:57 p.m., members of the Ignace and Dryden Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Northwest EMS and Ignace Fire responded to […]
