Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Dave Allison says his reasons for leaving the Lakers have nothing to do with the team and everything to do with being able to see family more often. The Times spoke with Allison on the phone from Fairbanks, Alaska where he has taken over head coaching duties of the Fairbanks […]
The World Juniors became another casualty of Canada’s ongoing battle with COVID-19’s Omicron variant. The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, which started from Edmonton and Red Deer, has been cancelled due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. In a statement, the IIHF Council said they made […]
Former Muskies curler Jenna Enge is headed to the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay with Team Saskatchewan. Enge earned a slot at the national women’s curling championship along with Team Penny Barker with a 7-5 finals win in the Saskatchewan provincial championship Jan. 9. Barker’s team beat […]
There will now be at least a three-year gap between editions of the largest Indigenous youth hockey tournament in Ontario. That’s because for the third consecutive year, citing COVID-19 safety concerns, officials with the Little Native Hockey League tournament cancelled the 2022 event this past Friday, Jan. 14. This year’s […]
A young family and nursing practice would be enough to keep someone busy. But not Ashley Cumming. She’s never been one to sit still for long, whether its in her academic, athletic, or professional life. The young mom of three has served the Rainy River District as a Registered Nurse […]
Hearing delayed by one month, due to spiking COVID-19 cases Marathon, Ont. — The independent environmental panel reviewing a proposed palladium and copper mine near Marathon should tighten up the timeline allotted to complete its report, once a 30-day hearing into the project has been completed, says the town’s mayor. […]
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain are now contending with plunging temperatures and snow. Several boards in the Toronto area, […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting a record 4,183 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 580 people in intensive care. That’s up from 3,887 in hospitals on Monday, though not all hospitals report data from the weekends. There are 37 new COVID-19 deaths being reported today. Ontario is reporting 7,086 new […]
These two young deer were taking a stroll down Sunset Drive recently. Despite the cold and snowy weather, the town’s wildlife has been as active as ever. If you spot some wildlife in your neck of the woods, take a photo and send it in! Send photos to tips@fortfrances.com. – […]
Since late last month, the Bearskin Lake First Nation has been in a state of emergency as COVID runs rampant throughout the 400 member nation, in which 201 people are infected with the virus. Since the beginning of the outbreak, the Chief of the Bearskin Nation — along with other […]
TORONTO – Half of Ontarians who died of an opioid overdose in the early stages of the pandemic had interacted with the health-care system in the month before their deaths, a new report shows. And one in four had seen a doctor, gone to an emergency department or been discharged […]
OTTAWA – Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain speed, even as the Liberal government and central bank maintained that inflationary pressures were temporary. In a briefing note to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland from the spring, officials outlined “the […]
