Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Council and administration will see the first official plans for the redevelopment of the former Resolute Mill site at tonight’s council meeting. In a deputation presented by Tom Janzen and Wes Paetkau on behalf of BMI Group, Ziibi Investments and Aazhogan Renewal, the first official concept plans for what is […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet Friday. Greg Rickford is minister of northern development and minister of Indigenous affairs. He was also previously responsible for mining and natural resources and forestry. New additions: Michael Ford, the premier’s nephew and a former Toronto city councillor, becomes minister of citizenship […]
The Ontario government must provide adequate funding for support services and create an independent commission dedicated to ending intimate partner violence to prevent tragedies like the triple homicide that unfolded in the Ottawa Valley in 2015, lawyers told a coroner’s inquest Friday. Carol Culleton, Nathalie Warmerdam and Anastasia Kuzyk were […]
Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city’s mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say security plans have been drawn up to allow for safe celebrations on […]
A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing economic growth and unleashing more civil unrest. Dr. Bruce Aylward says in an interview that if getting […]
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Some countries has been holding up a global agreement on protecting the world’s oceans because of their “egoism,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. Some countries – which he did not identify – won’t accept that the world’s oceans belong to everyone, he said. “International waters […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an “era of strategic competition,” the military alliance’s secretary-general said Monday. The NATO reaction force currently numbers around 40,000 soldiers which can deploy quickly when needed. […]
Playing hockey on fast forward, the Colorado Avalanche blazed their way to the Stanley Cup championship with a mix of speed and high-end skill that needed only a defined focus to get over the top. There was never any denying a team featuring Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog and […]
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 for the coach with the court’s conservative justices in the majority and its liberals in dissent. The justices said the coach’s prayer […]
Ticket sales for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame 4th Induction Ceremony and banquet have surpassed the most recent event held in 2019. The inaugural induction ceremony in 2015 was a sell out and organizers expect this year’s event to sell out early. Tickets are $50 per person and […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School headed to Legion Park last week, for a year-end celebration. the afternoon was a busy one, with presentations, play and even train rides! Graduates from the program will be heading to Kindergarten next year. If you have a preschooler, the nursery school is accepting new […]
Indigenous community members have spoken out strongly against plans for a “sacred fire” in the Kingston area being shared online by far right movements. With expectations of yet another freedom convoy rolling towards Ottawa, the Facebook page “Ron Clarke Freedom Advocate” advertised plans for the lighting of a sacred fire […]
