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The Rainy River District OPP, along with their provincial colleagues, were kept busy over the holiday season with multiple arrests and suspensions, as well as unfortunate accidents. In press releases sent out over the course of the holiday season, the OPP revealed that, across the province, more than 700 drivers […]

THUNDER BAY — The New Democrat MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North will have a full plate of issues she says she wants to press in 2026. Northern highway safety, the planned merger of many of the province’s conservation authorities (including the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority), the still-idled Terrace Bay mill […]

NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO — The upcoming end to Canada’s remote area border crossing permit won’t affect a separate slate of rules for water crossings into Canada, border officials say. Earlier in December, the Canadian Border Services Agency (or CBSA) announced it will be shuttering a program that issued permits which allowed […]

IGNACE — The years-long process for regulators to decide whether a proposed nuclear waste storage site gets the green light has begun. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has posted the initial project description for the deep geological repository being proposed in the Ignace area by the Nuclear Waste Management […]

BEARDMORE — Rémy Côté says he’s now very well acquainted with an iconic Northwestern Ontario roadside attraction. Côté says he was stuck for about seven hours in Beardmore during a long shutdown of Highway 11 on Monday. He said he had left Thunder Bay around 7 a.m. that day with […]

Frostbite and hypothermia don’t just happen in extreme blizzards. They can sneak up during everyday winter fun, especially when wind and wet clothing are involved. And in Manitoba, where wind chill regularly dips into the danger zone, knowing what to watch for can make the difference between a great day […]