Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A resume was submitted in response to the part time receptionist position advertised in the Fort Frances Times. The job advertisement did not include the name of the organization Susan Bodnarchuk applied to. After years working and progressing through the organization, Bodnarchuk became the owner of Holmlund Financial for 17 […]
A mom, a lawyer and a community member. Nicole Miller’s passion for law and sports are evident in her community involvement Miller is a member of the Couchiching First Nation and primarily grew up in Fort Frances where she graduated from Fort Frances High School. From there she completed her […]
KINGSTON, Ont. – Dozens of academics want Queen’s University to retract a statement defending employees anonymously accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity. An online letter signed by scholars from Canada and beyond says the university ignored troubling information. It says the school rebutted the allegations without talking to Indigenous faculty […]
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s no denying that baby squirrels are cute as all get-out. These two, maybe siblings, were caught having a very intense conversation, perhaps about how to fit a nap into their very hectic play schedule? Squirrel pups begin to leave the nest on short trips […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives employed a rarely used legislative power on Monday to pass a bill limiting third-party election advertising amid shouts of “shame” from the opposition. The government used the notwithstanding clause to pass Bill 307, which reintroduced amendments to the Election Finances Act that a judge struck […]
A man involved in a deadly boat crash in central Ontario two years ago says the vessel’s lights were on when it was struck by another boat captained by Linda O’Leary. Richard Ruh told an Ontario court this morning the boat he was aboard had its navigation lights — a […]
BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent his last day in Europe on Tuesday thanking leaders and local workers for getting COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, saying there is no “silver bullet” that results in shots being available around the world. Trudeau visited the manufacturing facility in Puurs, Belgium, where Canada’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite the fact his former attorney general had said there was no evidence of widespread fraud, according to emails released […]
CHICAGO (AP) – An argument in a house on Chicago’s South Side early Tuesday erupted into gunfire, leaving four women dead and four other people injured, police said. The shooting happened at 5:42 a.m. in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, police said, and no arrests were immediately made. Police had few […]
Nikita Kucherov would have much rather ground through the season with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates than sit out all 56 games while recovering from hip surgery. “Missing a whole year, you ask any player, you don’t want to be that guy,” Kucherov said. Kucherov was that guy. The leading […]
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and singer Cody Simpson were listed side by side in the billing for a documentary series being promoted ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials. On the result lists for the 100-meter freestyle Tuesday, the names were a long way apart. Chalmers led […]
Five walk-in clinics have been added for the Rainy River District this week – two for Rainy River and three for Fort Frances. The Fort Frances clinics will be held Thursday, June 17, Friday June 18 and Saturday, June 19, at St. Frances School, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. […]
