Local News from Across the Rainy River District
WASHINGTON (AP) – Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell rose to […]
Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesday, likened the easing of restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians to “a super birthday present.” “I’m so […]
LONDON (AP) – As coronavirus vaccines trickle into some of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, data suggest some women are consistently missing out, in another illustration of how the doses are being unevenly distributed around the world. Experts fear women in Africa may be the […]
TORONTO – Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who’ve recently arrived in the country. Their efforts – which range from securing weather-appropriate clothing to helping the newcomers access medical services – are expected to ramp up as […]
VANCOUVER – COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. Point Roberts is disconnected from the rest of the state by water, requiring residents to drive through Metro Vancouver to […]
WASHINGTON – A congressman from New York state says the United States plans to reopen its land border to vaccinated Canadians in November. In a statement, Rep. Brian Higgins says proof of vaccination will be required for Canadians to enter. He did not give a specific date, but he said […]
A Facebook executive is pushing back on a whistleblower’s claims – supported by the company’s own internal research – that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, told The Associated Press Wednesday that “we do not and […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Afghan man was attending a conference in California as part of his job for a U.S.-government funded project in Afghanistan when the Taliban sent a written death threat to his home, forcing him to make a heart-wrenching decision: He would not return to his wife […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Coast Guard investigators boarded a massive cargo ship as they probe what caused the rupture of an offshore oil pipeline that sent crude washing up on Southern California beaches. The visit to the Rotterdam Express container ship came as investigators try to determine whether an […]
The Ambassador Bridge border crossing was fully reopened late Monday afternoon following a police investigation into an “isolated incident” of possible explosives found in a vehicle. Police said they detained one person in connection with the probe that significantly hampered traffic across the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., with Detroit, Mich. […]
OTTAWA – Convincing dubious countries to allow Canadians with mixed vaccines to travel across their borders may be tricky, but Canada has a responsibility to try, according to a director with the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA). The federal government is expected to release more details about a standardized […]
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change. Syukuro Manabe, originally from Japan, and Klaus Hasselmann of Germany were cited for […]
