Local News from Across the Rainy River District
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., are still coming to grips with what happened after a man allegedly wielding an axe and bear spray attacked congregants during an early-morning prayer, a volunteer at the mosque who witnessed the incident said Sunday. “We’re all trying to shake […]
OTTAWA – The work stoppage at CP Rail could not have come at a worse time for Canadians and the government wants a deal to end the impasse immediately, said federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan. But O’Regan was not ready to discuss the possibility of back to work legislation being […]
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut Legal Aid is to have a say at the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time in a case that could affect the way Inuit are sentenced. About 40,000 people, mostly Inuit, live in the territory, which has the highest incarceration rate in the country. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official from New Mexico heads to trial Monday with a judge — not a jury — set to decide if he is guilty of charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol grounds on the day a pro-Trump mob disrupted the certification of Joe Biden’s […]
Stocks are posting modest gains in early trading on Wall Street Monday, led by energy companies as crude oil prices take another turn higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%. The benchmark index is coming off its biggest weekly gain since 2020. The Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were […]
VANCOUVER – Rasmus Dahlin scored 48 seconds into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres handed the slumping Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 loss on Sunday. Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist and Jeff Skinner scored in regulation for the Sabres (22-33-8), who have won four of their last five outings. […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The 76ers acquired James Harden to score big baskets when the game is on the line. He had the ball and tried, tried and tried again over the final 2:25 – and a Raptors team fighting for an Eastern Conference playoff spot kept Harden in check. “He’s […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins shored up their depth at defense by acquiring Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets to open the NHL’s final day of trading on Monday. The Jets acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in this year’s draft for Beaulieu, who is in the final year of his contract. The […]
LONDON (AP) – Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years for doping and will be stripped of her Olympic gold medal, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Monday. Lashmanova won gold in the 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics and also at the world championships […]
After a week-long battle, a fire at the Fort Frances Landfill site has finally been extinguished thanks to a multi-organization community effort. The fire began at the landfill site on Saturday, March 5 and burned through to Sunday, March 13, according to Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service chief Tyler Moffitt. […]
Ontario’s colleges and the union representing faculty are set to meet virtually Thursday ahead of a threatened strike by professors and other academic staff on Friday. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s college faculty bargaining team says if real progress is being made, they are willing to extend the strike […]
It was all about building towers at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Tuesday afternoon. As part of the library’s suite of March Break activities for children and students, participants were tasked with building towers from wooden blocks. Prizes were available for those who achieved specific goals like […]
