ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A PLANE CRASH ON SHORE ISLAND ON LAKE OF THE WOODS THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A ROSEAU RESIDENT. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED AROUND 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY. TO THIS POINT, THEY HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED.
CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS AGREED TO DROP THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR PEOPLE ENTERING THE COUNTRY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT OFFICIAL WITH A MONDAY ANNOUNCEMENT. THEY PLAN TO DISCUSS FURTHER TODAY WHETHER OR NOT A MASKING MANDATE WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE FOR PASSENGERS ON PLANES AND TRAINS.
TARGET SAYS THEY WILL BE HIRING UP TO 100,000 SEASONAL WORKERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, WHEN THE THERE WAS A TIGHT LABOR SUPPLY. IN 2019 AND 2020, THEY HIRED CLOSER TO 130,000 SEASONAL WORKERS.
A BILL INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTY JOHNSON OF SOUTH DAKOTA, AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS TEENAGERS ARE ABLE TO WORK DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK. CALLED THE TEENS ACT, IT WOULD EXPAND WORKABLE HOURS TO 7 AM TO 9 PM AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TOTAL HOURS TO 24. CURRENTLY, 14 AND 15 YEAR OLDS CAN ONLY WORK UP 18 HOURS PER WEEK, AND NOT PAST 7 PM ON SCHOOL NIGHTS.
18 NEW MINNESOTA CONSERVATION OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING AND GRADUATED ON TUESDAY FROM THE CONSERVATION OFFICER ACADEMY. THEY WILL NOW CONTINUE TO DO FIELD TRAINING WITH EXPERIENCED OFFICERS BEFORE ASSUMING THEIR ASSIGNED STATIONS. FROM THE CLASS, TWO ARE EXPECTED TO SERVE THE BAUDETTE AREA, AND TWO MORE TO SERVE THE WARROAD AREA.
MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN RANKED THE BEST OF ALL MAJOR US AND CANADIAN AIRPORTS FOR TRAVELER SATISFACTION. THAT’S FROM A JD POWER SURVEY.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR AN OPEN POSITION ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INFORMATION ON THAT ROLE CAN BE FOUND AT THEIR WEBSITE, N-W-M-F-DOT-ORG.
A 23RD ANNUAL ST JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL TRAIL RIDE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AT BEMIS HILL CAMPGROUND. REGISTRATION IS AT 8 AM, THE RIDE BEGINS AT 10:00. A CATERED SUPPER IS SERVED AT 5:30, WITH SILENT AUCTIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
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