Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Vulnerable sectors include oil and gas, manufacturing, transportation and mining OTTAWA – More than 880,000 Canadians work in industries at risk of decline or closure in the global transition to clean energy, a new analysis says. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices is warning in its publication Sink or Swim, […]
The office of Ontario’s chief coroner is embarking on a review of unidentified human remains found in the last four decades to determine if any are linked to former residential schools. Dr. Dirk Huyer said that in many cases, his office has not fully investigated human remains when they are […]
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of thousands of tiny bits of plastic waste have been found in the stomachs of belugas, proving that the pollution is making its way even to the most remote Arctic waters, a new study says. In the study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, […]
Toronto police say they have charged four people allegedly involved in an “organized hierarchy” committing identity theft and fraud worth millions of dollars. Police say a yearlong investigation led them to identify a chain of people involved in the alleged scheme, including identity thieves and makers and distributors of counterfeit […]
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) – The latest batch of police recruits in an Alabama beach town faced an interview board that included law enforcement experts and a civilian who was recognizable by his voice if not by his face: Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman. Freeman, a Mississippi native who owns property […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Canada was named early Thursday as the winner of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) first prize in the 18th Frederic Chopin international piano competition, a prestigious event that launches pianists’ world careers. The announcement from the jury came just hours after Liu played as […]
TORONTO – A northern Ontario Liberal says he regrets asking the government for accommodations for a personal support worker in his constituency who refused to get vaccinated. Michael Gravelle, who represents Thunder Bay-Superior North in the legislature, wrote last week to the ministers of health and long-term care and said […]
Toronto Public Health is rolling out resources to help parents of young children prepare for the approval of COVID-19 shots. The city’s top doctor says clinics for children aged five to 11 are being considered at mass vaccination sites, community clinics and schools. Dr. Eileen De Villa says she’s hopeful […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration’s decisions mark […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – Elijah Moore sent the expectations for his rookie year soaring through the spring and summer with an outstanding offseason. The New York Jets wide receiver is still looking to make an impact in the regular season. Moore, a second-round pick out of Mississippi, has eight […]
Six years after his death the OPP are opening an investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee. At the time, Thunder Bay Police Services declared the death to be ‘unremarkable’ but complaints from Debungee’s family to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) has seen the case reopened […]
With a glass of scotch in one hand, and a cigar in the second, Brian Keffer, longtime pastor of the Zion Evangelical Church in Fort Frances, celebrates his retirement after serving in the congregation and the community for 24 years. Keffer has been a part of hundreds of weddings and […]
