Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave Monday for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Japan. The trip comes at a time when the world is collectively facing security threats and economic […]
Councillors in Toronto have voted to declare homelessness an emergency in the city and are urging higher levels of government to help them respond to the situation. The city notes that the declaration – which is similar to ones made by Hamilton and Fort Erie – does not trigger any […]
Investigators combed through a property in a small village east of Ottawa on Friday as police looked to gather more information on a shooting that left one officer dead and two others injured a day earlier. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller died in hospital following the early Thursday shooting […]
Toronto police say detectives found no evidence to support criminal charges after it was alleged a six-year-old Black student was forcibly locked in a room at a local elementary school. Police say it was alleged a child at John Fisher Junior Public School was confined to a closet-sized administrator’s office […]
OTTAWA – People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in a coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba. A news release issued Wednesday afternoon said Bernier, a former cabinet minister who quit the Conservative caucus in 2018 to found the party, will make […]
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Read the original article: https://theconversation.com/mothers-education-has-a-powerful-role-shaping-their-childrens-futures-203539 Providing equitable quality education for all people is one of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To meet this goal, international organizations and […]
One police officer has died and two others are in hospital after they were shot at a home in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identified the officer who died as Sgt. Eric Mueller. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that […]
Indigenous Services Canada says wildfires are threatening nine First Nations in Alberta, including the Little Red River Cree Nation, where more than 100 structures have been lost in the community of Fox Creek. The department says it is helping the northern First Nation set up temporary housing in nearby John […]
The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days. Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have audio and video from the cameras captured and uploaded onto a digital evidence management system. The RCMP […]
OTTAWA – Canada is throwing its hat in the ring for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, pledging to advance issues from online speech to access to abortion. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will announce this afternoon Canada’s candidacy to sit on the council for 2028 to […]
EDMONTON – The Alberta government promised financial aid Monday to people forced from their homes by wildfires that continue to threaten many areas of the province. The province also asked the federal government for help, and Premier Danielle Smith said military personnel would be deployed to prevent looting and maintain […]
China has declared a Canadian diplomat as “persona non grata” in retaliation for Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese consular official over allegations of foreign interference. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service alleged Zhao Wei, a consular officer for China in Toronto, was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael […]
