Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – The NDP is watching to see that spending pledges made in a deal with the Liberals are honoured by the government in this week’s federal budget, says a finance spokesman. Daniel Blaikie said the budget is “the first important moment” for its confidence deal with the Liberals, which […]
TORONTO – After going unclaimed for weeks, the whopping $70 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw has been won by a lottery player in the Prairies. The exact location of where the ticket to riches was sold has yet to be revealed. The draw also included 40 Maxmillions of […]
A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada’s illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario. The animal tranquillizer xylazine is already causing concern in the United States and results from a drug-testing site in […]
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) – The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government’s sanctions initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites. Spain’s Civil […]
LONDON (AP) – June Brown, who played the chain-smoking Cockney matriarch Dot Cotton on the British soap opera “EastEnders” for 35 years, has died. She was 95. The BBC, which produces the show, announced Brown’s death on Monday. It said she died at her home outside London on Sunday with […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Olivia Rodrigo made an impressive Grammy debut, Silk Sonic claimed two major awards and Jon Batiste had the most stunning victory of the night winning the top prize at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Batiste won five Grammys Sunday including album of the year for “We Are” pulling […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Estelle Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza’s short-fused mother on “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, has died. She was 93. As middle-class matron Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role in […]
There’s a lot to know if you want to run for town office Fort Frances town Clerk Gabrielle Lecuyer is hosting an information session for people interested in running for town council in Fort Frances. On Friday April 8, at 6:30 p.m. Lecuyer will host a virtual information session for […]
Town of Fort Frances Councillor Douglas Judson resigned from all municipal committee meetings over time constraint concerns. Judson said his decision comes after being appointed chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Association (FOLA) on March 25. FOLA is a provincial organization that represents 46 local law associations. He was […]
Prices at the pump are expected to jump again on April 1, due to a previously scheduled 25 per cent increase in the federal carbon tax. According to Global News, that is expected to translate to an extra 2.2 cents per litre at the pump. – Staff photo
Effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. The use of the ArriveCAN app will continue as a requirement for entry to Canada. Canadians hoping to cross the U.S. border […]
Indigenous leaders demanded the dismantling of the Thunder Bay Police Service on Wednesday and said it should immediately be barred from carrying out major crime investigations due to what they called “repeated failures.” Earlier this month, a group of independent investigators shared a report with the Office of the Independent […]
