Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Terrorist act killed bomber and taxi driver LONDON (AP) – A suspected bomber who died when his homemade device exploded in a taxi outside a Liverpool hospital was an asylum-seeker from the Middle East who had converted from Islam to Christianity, British police, church officials and others said Tuesday. Police […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – If only the Trail Blazers could figure out why they’re successful at home but struggle on the road. CJ McCollum had 29 points and Damian Lillard added 24 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 118-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The Blazers, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball […]
Employees have been given until December 13 for full vaccination Ontario long-term care staff must have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to go to work today. Staff who don’t present proof of a first dose must instead show a medical exemption to be able to enter a long-term care […]
Canadians’ player Ozzy Hanson Streaks in to score the shootout winner Friday night against the Norwest Stars. The Canadians would go on to win the first tournament in almost two years. Read more about the tournament in the Fort Frances Times this Wednesday. -Allan Bradbury photo
OTTAWA – Employees in the core federal public sector who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be put on unpaid leave today, unless they were already granted an accommodation. The policy could potentially leave more than one thousand workers without pay and unable to access employment insurance benefits. […]
OTTAWA – A former case manager with Veterans Affairs Canada is speaking out about the overwhelming caseloads, lack of support and toxic work environment that she says are putting severely disabled veterans at risk. “It’s hard to put your head down at night and feel like you did your job […]
OTTAWA – After getting off to an arguably slow start since winning re-election on Sept. 20, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government appears poised to go into hyperdrive with next week’s resumption of Parliament. The Liberals promised more than a dozen initiatives in their election platform – including the introduction or reintroduction […]
The delegates are trickling home and Glasgow’s streets are clearing of protesters. Now, experts say, the real work begins of putting meat and bone to the pledges and commitments made by world leaders to keep global warming below catastrophic levels. “The next couple years are going to be the most […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden will showcase his commitment to Native Americans on Monday by taking steps to improve public safety and justice for their communities and seeking a 20-year ban on oil and gas drilling on Chaco Canyon, an ancient heritage site in northwestern New Mexico. Biden was […]
SEATTLE (AP) – Having rejected a half-billion-dollar settlement offer, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is taking the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial Monday, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the opioid crisis. But his gamble isn’t without risk, as a […]
Russell Wilson was shut out for the first time in his career. Taylor Heinicke outplayed Tom Brady. Aaron Rodgers had fewer touchdowns than Cam Newton. Another Sunday was filled with upsets and unpredictability. For the second straight week, four teams with losing records beat clubs that entered in first place […]
