Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Researchers say there was “no unusual change” in the rate of preterm or stillbirths in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years stretching back to 2002. A study from Sinai Health in Toronto, which was published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, looked at more than 2.4 […]
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals remain ahead as a new poll suggests Canada’s political parties are holding relatively steady in terms of voter support only weeks before a possible election call. Twenty-nine per cent of respondents in the survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they would […]
OTTAWA – Former Afghan interpreters now living in Canada are pleading for the federal government to help extended family members stuck in Afghanistan as the Taliban continues its march across the country. The former interpreters are among about 800 Afghans resettled under two different programs between 2008 and 2012 who […]
DUNCAN, B.C. – Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for family living rooms. The late June heat dome turned some trees from green to brown […]
WASHINGTON – It sounds like Justin Trudeau had the chance to needle his U.S. counterpart about Canada’s semifinal soccer win at the Tokyo Olympics. A readout from the Prime Minister’s office says Trudeau spoke today with President Joe Biden – and that Canada’s victory over the United States came up […]
BEIRUT (AP) – After the massive explosion at Beirut’s port a year ago, only a small part of Ibrahim Hoteit’s younger brother was identified: his scalp. His brother was a large man, a firefighter, a martial arts champion, but Hoteit buried him in a container the size of a shoe […]
NEW YORK (AP) – An investigation into Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. The nearly five-month investigation, conducted by two outside lawyers who spoke to 179 people, found that the Cuomo […]
BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) – As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests and villages on the country’s southern coast, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faced increased criticism over its apparent poor response and inadequate preparedness for large-scale wildfires. Fed by strong winds […]
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl their Grey Cup banner Thursday, some 620 days after earning it. Waiting to knock heads when the season-opening festivities end at IG Field are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who were at the wrong end of the 33-12 score at the 107th Grey Cup […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he “won’t spare a penny” to help fight the northern wildfires and support evacuees, but he isn’t declaring a state of emergency. Ford visited the wildfire command centre in Thunder Bay and met with evacuees and community leaders. He thanked the hundreds of firefighters, […]
The Fort Frances Senior Centre took advantage of easing Covid restrictions, to hold a snooker tournament for its members. The event was held alongside a Christmas in July celebration. – Merna Emara photo
TORONTO – Ontario plans to spend up to $324millionto boost hospital capacity and extend working hours to tackle a waitlist for surgeries that’s expected to grow as the province recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Christine Elliott and the CEO of Ontario Health on Wednesday announced details of the […]
