Local News from Across the Rainy River District
MONTREAL – Quebec will receive its final scheduled shipment of COVID-19 vaccine next week, and the province says its remaining stock is enough to cover everyone who hasn’t yet received two doses, the Health Department said Wednesday. The province said in a news release 585,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine […]
The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. Volunteers are needed for the Emo Fall Fair! Lots of positions needing to be filled. To join the team, […]
MONTREAL – Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault said today that Health Minister Christian Dube will announce details in the coming days about how the system will work and when it will begin. The announcement […]
Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On 04 August 2021 at approximately 7:25 pm, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Atikokan Fire Rescue responded to a single fatal motor vehicle collision on Hwy 622 approximately 3.3 kilometers […]
The forest fire hazard remains mainly high to extreme across the region with moderate areas in Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Nipigon, and Sioux Lookout districts. AFFES is currently responding to many fires on the landscape. Stay informed of the location, size, status of all active wildland fires in the province […]
TORONTO – “Come From Away” is landing on Apple TV Plus in September. The streaming service says a live filmed version of the Tony-winning musical will debut Sept. 10 on the platform. The premiere coincides with the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World […]
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province’s plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions. In the letter, addressed to Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Hajdu says she agrees with the Canadian Paediatric Society’s […]
About 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers are preparing to begin job action across the country on Friday and say travellers should expect long lineups and lengthy delays at border crossings and airports. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union, which represent the workers, said […]
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois dispensaries sold a record $127.8 million in recreational marijuana in July, with a big boost coming from out-of-state fans who converged on Chicago for the Lollapalazoo music festival. The month’s sales were 10% higher than May’s record of $116.4 million, which were slightly higher than June’s […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s government on Thursday pledged 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage, including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. The AU$378.6 million ($279.7 million) to be used to compensate the so-called Stolen Generations by 2026 […]
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was activated from the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday, having completed the NFL’s required five-day quarantine for unvaccinated players deemed a high-risk close contact with an infected person. The Vikings also activated Nate Stanley, bringing their quarterback cadre much closer to […]
Canadian golf legend Jocelyne Bourassa has died at the age of 74. Golf Canada confirmed her passing late Tuesday evening. The native of Shawinigan, Que., first distinguished herself as an amateur, winning three Quebec Junior Championships (1963, 1964 and 1965) and four Quebec Amateur Championships (1963, 1969, 1970 and 1971). […]
