Local News from Across the Rainy River District
SKIEN, Norway (AP) – Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in massacres in Norway in 2011, appeared at a parole hearing Tuesday, seemingly more focused on spreading white supremacist propaganda than gaining an improbable early release from prison. A decade ago, the Norwegian mass killer was […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka’s leader on Tuesday promised human rights reforms and justice for people missing from the country’s civil war, after years of resisting calls for such measures. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was speaking before a new session of Parliament as the government looks for international support […]
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams’ salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. The PHF’s announcement on Tuesday of its board of governors’ commitment […]
Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Brown and Mercedes Russell were the latest three WNBA players to sign up for the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Basketball season. There’s 11 players in the WNBA last season among the 44 players who will compete in the player-run league that begins Jan. 26 in Las Vegas. The […]
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have named player agent Kent Hughes as the NHL club’s 18th general manager. The 51-year-old Montreal native has been an agent and partner of Quebec-based firm Quartexx Management since 2016. Before joining the Canadiens, he represented more than 20 players under NHL contracts. His past […]
Three children from one family died in a house fire in northwestern Ontario Thursday night as firefighters raced against time and unusable hydrants, a First Nation chief said Friday. Sandy Lake First Nation Chief Delores Kakegamic said the fire began around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. She said the eldest of three […]
Outdoor skating is back in full force in Fort Frances. Outdoor rinks have been getting great use from young and old, as a safe way to get out and have fun. The rinks are lit at night, but shacks a required to be closed. Benches have been provided for changing […]
Most Ontario school boards have returned to in-person learning today; a handful are grappling with a winter storm which hit parts of southern Ontario. The province shifted to online learning after the winter break, so schools not shuttered by snow will be reopening for the first time in nearly a […]
TORONTO – Most Ontario long-term care workers have just under two weeks to get their third COVID-19 vaccine doses, but union and industry groups say more time is needed to meet the government’s target as staff infections reach record levelsand workers struggle to access appointments. The government has mandated booster […]
OTTAWA – Canada is advising residents against taking non-essential trips to Ukraine because of the buildup of Russian troops near the country’s border. The change in risk level comes amid fears of a Russian invasion. Ottawa says Russia’s military presence has been increasing since last fall and advises Canadians who […]
EDMONTON – Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a new study that looked at millions of such visits. “If people have a long bone fracture, you […]
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Eric Lawlor was in a meeting about a tuberculosis outbreak in his community in December when he got a call from Nunavut’s top doctor telling him a resident had just tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor of Pangnirtung says the COVID-19 case quickly became his biggest concern. […]
