The LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteers for its lobby gift shop to work a few hours a month. If interested call Jan Beazley at 276-1360. They are also looking for people to work on other projects such as Strawberry Social, Rocking for a Reason, fall tea and Spirit […]
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By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Elementary students in the Seven Oaks School Division are learning what it means to be allies in an era of truth and reconciliation — one fire log at a time. As the Migiziiwazison Sacred Fire Camp marks its nine-month anniversary on the east lawn of the Manitoba legislature, Grade 7 […]
By Jeff Lowenfels
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gardeners are made, not born. If you want your children to become enthusiastic gardeners, take steps early to get them going down the proverbial path. It isn’t difficult, but it might require an adjustment to your attitude about children in the garden. The first step is to pique your child’s […]
Players on the Kenora Senators and Dryden Stingers chase down the puck in the U-11 hockey tournament last weekend at Ice For Kids Arena. Other teams included two from Fort Frances, two from Emo and another from Rainy Lake. -Allan Bradbury photo
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is seeking to recruit more nurses in underserved communities, permanently boost the pay of personal support workers, and maintain a stockpile of personal protective equipment. The measures are some of the items in what the province is calling a Plan to Stay Open, which aims to ensure Ontario is […]
Press release
Panel will provide advice on the design of a benefits plan tied to workers instead of employers The Ontario government is working for workers by appointing five experts to provide advice on expanding benefits like health, dental and vision care to more workers, even if they change jobs. Members of […]
By Jordan Press
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal families minister says coming child-care legislation will enshrine a long-term role for Ottawa in the daycare system – and the new deal with the New Democrats gives them some time to get it right. Karina Gould says the legislation would also put into law the principles […]
By Sarah Ritchie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Including striking workers in a proposed anti-scab bill was a “major component” of negotiations while hashing out a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal government, according to the NDP. The deal promises to introduce a new law by the end of next year that would ban the […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Mounties have laid a new charge against a Roman Catholic priest who has previously avoided trial for multiple allegations of sexual abuse linked to his time in Nunavut. RCMP said a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Johannes Rivoire, who is in his 90s and lives in Lyon, France. […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been charged in Quebec with sexual assault and forcible confinement. Nygard, who is also facing sex-related charges in Toronto and the United States, is scheduled to appear in court in Montreal on Tuesday, according to the Quebec prosecutor’s office. An arrest warrant issued in […]
By Hyung-jin Kim
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week, accusing the country of firing a less-powerful existing weapon and fabricating data following an earlier failed launch. North Korea said it launched a Hwasong-17 missile, its […]
By Frank Jordans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN (AP) — The world must take “radical action” to shift away from fossil fuels, including investing $5.7 trillion annually in solar, wind and other forms of clean power this decade to ensure that global warming doesn’t pass dangerous thresholds, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday. […]
