Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Tonight will be the only meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on August 9. Tonight Mayor June Caul will announce the recipients of the Moffat Family Fund Grant. The Committee of the Whole will also be receiving a letter presenting information […]
Ontario will move to the third stage of its reopening plan next Friday – several days ahead of schedule – allowing gyms and restaurants to open indoor operations and larger gatherings to take place outside. The government said it has met its COVID-19 vaccination targets for Step 3, and other […]
Ontario is reporting 114 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths from the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 18 of the new cases are in Grey Bruce, 15 are in Waterloo Region and 10 are in Toronto. The data is based on 15,933 tests. There are 204 patients […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is donating 17.7 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and is asking Canadians to give their own money to help other countries get needles into arms. Procurement Minister Anita Anand says after talking to provinces, it was determined these COVID-19 doses to be excess supply. […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Members of a second First Nation in northern Ontario are being evacuated due to the threat posed by wildfires in the region. The City of Thunder Bay says it will host 101 evacuees from Deer Lake First Nation, who are expected to arrive this afternoon. It […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is setting new guidelines that work national security considerations into funding criteria for university research. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says research projects must now undergo a risk assessment as part of any grant application to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He […]
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is naming Carolyn Rogers as its new senior deputy governor. Rogers is a former assistant superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. She has spent the past two years as secretary general at an international regulatory body overseen by the world’s […]
LONDON (AP) – All remaining lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted in a week despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, Britain’s health secretary said Monday, adding it’s the right time to allow Britons a chance to return to normal life. Sajid Javid told Parliament that Britain’s successful vaccine […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Mobile Learn More Centre was parked at the Memorial Sports Centre Arena this weekend to help educate the public about nuclear energy in the country, as well as the ongoing process to select a nuclear waste repository site in the province. The centre features […]
Damon Allen will work with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders’ coaching staff as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program. It’s the same program former CFL quarterback Henry Burris participated in last year with the Chicago Bears. The Bears decided to keep Burris on their staff for the […]
SANDWICH, England (AP) – Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the coronavirus. Louis de Jager, one of 12 players who earned a spot at Royal St. George’s through local final qualifying two weeks ago, also returned […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Phoenix Suns reserve forward Torrey Craig was available to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night after injuring his right knee in Game 2. Craig hurt his knee during a collision with driving former teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo in the third quarter of Phoenix’s […]
