Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Members of a second First Nation in northern Ontario were being evacuated to Thunder Bay on Monday due to the threat posed by wildfires in the region. The City of Thunder Bay said it would host 101 evacuees from Deer Lake First Nation. Over the weekend, the city began taking […]
Ontario is reporting 146 new cases of COVID-19 today and seven more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 43 new cases in Toronto, 36 in the Region of Waterloo, and 13 in Peel Region. She says there are also 11 in Hamilton and 10 […]
KELOWNA, B.C. – The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says there were “multiple” fatalities after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. Jonathan Friesen of the Mission Group said he didn’t know what caused the crane to fall and that workers who died were […]
An Ontario court will continue to hear testimony today at the trial of Linda O’Leary, charged in a boat crash that killed two people. O’Leary, who is the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary, has pleaded not guilty to one charge of careless operation of a vessel under the Canada […]
Investigators in British Columbia have zeroed in on two areas of interest for the cause of a fire that razed the village of Lytton. RCMP said in a news release Monday that investigators completed a “fulsome search” of an area near Lytton that is about one kilometre in radius. A […]
OTTAWA – Green party executives have moved to withhold funding from leader Annamie Paul’s campaign to win a downtown Toronto seat in a likely election later this year. Four party sources, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, say a motion was […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, the 2018 Vezina Trophy winner, is retiring after 15 seasons. Rinne, 38, announced his decision Tuesday. The Predators have a previously scheduled morning news conference. “For more than 15 years, I’ve been on an incredible, life-changing journey with the Nashville Predators […]
LONDON (AP) – Formula One driver Lando Norris says his watch was stolen after he left the European Championship final at Wembley Stadium. Norris was unharmed but “shaken” by the incident on Sunday night, and the British driver was being supported by his McLaren team ahead of the British Grand […]
TOKYO (AP) – IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s opening remarks were, “You have […]
Yasmeen Elkheir, 16, is taking advantage of one of the treasures of our region, by enjoying the calm nature, looking at the Rainy Lake from Point Park and looking forward to gathering with her friends soon. – Merna Emara photo
TORONTO – Family doctors are awaiting clear details of Ontario’s plan to ramp up their involvement in the COVID-19 vaccination effort. Provincial officials said this week that they hope to include more family care practitioners in the immunization campaign in an effort to reach residents still without first doses and […]
The Memorial Sports Centre will be opening on July 19, 2021 on an appointment only basis. Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 6 am – 10 pm and Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 10 pm. Staff will be at the facility July 17; 8 am – 4 […]
