Local News from Across the Rainy River District
BEIJING (AP) – Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai. People lined […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – A Jewish civil rights organization’s annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Ha- mas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. The Anti-Defamation League […]
Reagan Carey is bringing her Olympic gold medal-winning resume to lead the Premier Hockey Federation through a critical offseason of expansion and the looming threat of competing for talent with a second North American pro women’s hockey league. The PHF announced Tuesday that the former head of USA Hockey’s women’s […]
The Town of Fort Frances Municipal Emergency Control Group has met the morning of April 24, and wants to thank the residents for their continued support in minimizing their water usage. This in coordination with operations staff’s efforts has allowed the sanitary system to catch up. The storm system is […]
The town’s Integrity Commissioner will be back in front of council tonight for a report on a potential conflict of interest by the town’s Mayor. Paul S. Heayn will be presenting his report on a potential infringement of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) by mayor June Caul stemming […]
Town employees and a variety of contractors were out in full force on Saturday, working to keep up with the weekend storm. The town declared a State of Emergency, which remains in effect, due to a “critical infrastructure failure.” Crews were pumping out the sewer lines to help the system […]
The Ontario government’s decision to extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until at least June 11 was met with mixed reactions over the weekend, with some saying the move doesn’t go far enough to blunt the effects of COVID-19. The rule requiring masks in health-care settings, long-term care […]
Ontario is reporting 1,362 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a decrease from 1,684 the previous day. The province has previously said not all hospitals report their data on weekends. The province is also reporting 212 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, unchanged from Saturday. The province recorded three new deaths […]
The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia released more details Monday about missteps the RCMP made as investigators tried to identify the killer’s vehicle early in his 13-hour rampage. The inquiry has heard that during a chaotic 40-minute span on the night of April 18, 2020, the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army’s founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South […]
PARIS (AP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gathered her party’s troops on Monday, not to mourn her loss a day earlier in the French presidential election but to plot out how to orchestrate a victory in June’s parliamentary vote and capture a majority of seats in the National […]
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant fell to Scotland’s Eve Muirhead and Bobby Lammie 8-4 on Monday in a clash of two of the top teams at the world mixed doubles curling championship. The win elevates Scotland to 4-0, tied with the United States atop Group B. Canada sits third […]
