Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests Canadians are largely open to the idea of vaccine passports but support them more for travel than for everyday activities […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic. There isn’t data […]
CHICAGO – Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team. Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven. Joe […]
TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony. Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki said that a ceremony next week without the relay is likely to still take place. This […]
TORONTO – Ontario says it is adding health-care workers to a list of high-risk employees prioritized for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province says the workers can begin booking second doses by the end of this week, and further details will be provided in the coming days. […]
Eligibility is expanding this week, to include essential workers and those with certain medical conditions Kenora-Rainy River, Ont. – A stable and reliable increase in vaccine supply to Ontario is enabling the government to further expand eligibility to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment throughout the week of May 10, 2021. […]
Dennis Mounk rolled up his sleeve for his COVID-19 vaccine last week. Criteria continues to expand for registrations, as the province works towards its target of 65 per cent of eligible adults receiving a vaccine by the end of May. – Merna Emara photo
Tonight will be the first meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The second and final one of the month will be on May 25. During tonight’s meeting, council will make a vote on the new names of Colonization Road East and Colonization Road West. This comes after […]
TORONTO – Pam Parks says she has a routine to pick herself up before she starts every one of her 12-hour hospital shifts these days. The registered practical nurse drives the five minutes to work at an Oshawa, Ont., hospital with her car radio turned up and sings along in […]
Americans set a record for pandemic-era air travel, then broke it again over the Mother’s Day holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration said that slightly more than 1.7 million people were screened at airport checkpoints on Sunday, the highest number since March 2020, when travel was collapsing because of the […]
DETROIT – The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord sedans. In documents posted Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it received 31 complaints about the problem, and Honda has 77 more. Owners complained […]
RICHMOND, B.C. – The death of a 28-year-old man outside the departure terminal at Vancouver International Airport is believed to be linked to the ongoing gang conflict that has gripped British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, police say. Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the victim is known […]
