Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – The police presence in downtown Ottawa is growing as efforts to begin clearing a three-week long occupation around Parliament Hill appear imminent but the antigovernment demonstrators aren’t buckling. With rain and sleet falling on the nation’s capital, workers began erecting fencing around Parliament Hill and several other buildings […]
OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime are “the new big players” and should contribute more to Canadian culture. In a debate Wednesday in the House of Commons about a bill to regulate online streaming, Rodriguez said updating the broadcasting law […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A U.S. Embassy spokesman told a Russian news agency Thursday that Russia has expelled the deputy chief of of the U.S. mission in Moscow. No details were given of why Bart Gorman was expelled. The State Department confirmed the expulsion, calling it unprovoked. The move comes […]
OTTAWA – The Conservative party is turning to a one-time chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper to head the committee setting the rules for the party’s leadership race. Ian Brodie, now an associate professor at the University of Calgary, will chair the leadership election organizing committee that […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD. “TV is leading entertainment in telling LGBTQ stories,” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the “Where We […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” is set to go up for auction in Poland next month, the DESA Unicum auction house said Thursday. The Flemish master’s oil-on- canvas portrait of a dark-haired woman in a rich black velvet dress has an […]
PARIS (AP) – Two words, taboo for many in France because they evoke a conspiracy theory embraced by white supremacists, have been haunting the French presidential campaign. “Great replacement” rolls off the tongue of presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, an outsider with views to the right of the far-right who has […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A tanker owned by a Los Angeles-based private equity firm likely took part in the illicit trade of Iranian crude oil at sea despite American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic amid the collapse of its nuclear deal with world powers, an advocacy group alleges. […]
Fort Frances Coun. Douglas Judson has dropped litigation against Mayor June Caul over alleged abuse of power and authority. This comes after Caul made an acknowledgement the limits of her role as mayor in the Town of Fort Frances during Monday’s council meeting. Caul said she acknowledges that the Municipal […]
Witnesses reported around 100 vehicles stretching from the intersection of Scott St and Central Ave back as far as the Fort Frances Cemetery. Truckers and their supporters were out in the cold morning air Sunday in a show of solidarity for those protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions in […]
At their February 9 meeting, members of Emo Town Council discussed the physician shortage crisis facing the region. On Jan. 18, the Fort Frances and District Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee sent a letter to the region’s MP, Marcus Powlowski and MPP, Greg Rickford. The letter was sent in hopes […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Treaty Three Police Services are coming together to help those in need this Thursday. The annual Cruiser of Hope will be taking place this Thursday, February 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Walmarts across northwestern Ontario, with the event happening concurrently in […]
