Local News from Across the Rainy River District
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency, in a new sign of easing East-West tensions. The statement came after Russia announced it is pulling back some troops from exercises […]
BEIJING – Canada’s Olympians have made many trips to the podium at the Beijing Winter Games, but heading into Tuesday, only one of those included a stop on the top step. After an eight-day wait, Canada has claimed its elusive second gold medal courtesy of the women’s pursuit speedskating team. […]
Edmonton Oilers (25-18-3, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Los Angeles Kings (24-16-7, third in the Pacific) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -140, Oilers +118; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton into a matchup with Los Angeles. He leads the NHL with 65 […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit declared a COVID- 19 Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home on Friday, affecting both residents and staff. To further enhance our team’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, additional precautions are being taken including, but not […]
A line of vehicles and protesters, displaying flags and anti-mandate signs, assembled at the Fort Frances international border crossing on Sunday. The protest was peaceful, and police were on hand to ensure the border and roadway remained open. About 30 vehicles, from transports to personal vehicles took part, forming a […]
TORONTO – Ontario is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, when capacity limits will lift as well, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday, though he said masking requirements will remain for now. Ford insisted the step is not a result of pressure from anti-vaccine mandate protesters. “Today’s announcement is […]
TORONTO – Ontario continues to see a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and admissions to provincial hospitals and intensive care units. The province says there were 1,540 people in hospital due to the virus on Saturday, of which 402 were in intensive care. That’s down from the […]
THUNDER BAY — Beginning in late May, the Thunder Bay cruise ship port will be bustling with travellers arriving on the Viking Expeditions’ Viking Octantis and the American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Navigator passenger vessels. Paul Pepe, manager of tourism for the city, says the arrival of the cruise ships will […]
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – Commercial trucks and other vehicles are flowing normally over the reopened Ambassador Bridge today, with police keeping a close watch on the busy international border crossing. Traffic resumed on the key trade route just before midnight after it was blocked for nearly a week due to a […]
Ottawa’s mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital’s core to move out of residential streets in a bid to pare down the size of the protest’s footprint. Mayor Jim Watson outlined the proposal in a letter released on Sunday as part of a […]
EDMONTON – The federal government has bowed to provincial and industry lobbying in weakening proposed standards for coal mining effluent, critics say. A discussion document for draft regulations, released earlier this year, would double the amount of toxins – such as selenium – the mines are allowed to release and […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said she would seat a jury Monday after a week spent asking potential jurors what they already know about the Black man’s death as well as their […]
