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The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate in relation to separate incidents that took place in the City of Kenora and Pikangikum First Nation On February 16, 2025, at 5:00 a.m. in the City of Kenora, members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded […]

KENORA — The federal government’s appointment of a longtime advocate for victims’ rights as chief adviser on human trafficking was great news to the coordinator of Treaty Three Police Service’s Maanaji’win Project. Gary Anandasangaree, the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, announced Jennifer Richardson’s appointment to the adviser position, with a three-year […]

A decision by the Ministry of Natural Resource to allow a high-voltage power line to go through a portion of a protected area just west of Thunder Bay may be challenged at an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. “We are currently filling out the paperwork to request a hearing, which we […]

Connecting the Toronto-Quebec City corridor with high speed rail could shave 39 million  tonnes of carbon pollution in the coming decades, the equivalent of  taking nine million gas powered cars off the road for a year, according  to project documents.  Transportation experts interviewed by Canada’s National Observer  said a high-speed rail network […]

The business of running a cemetery should be on the shoulders of the province and country instead of municipalities, Tay Township Deputy Mayor Barry Norris said during a recent committee of the whole meeting. A report costing out the cemetery operations for 2024 was discussed at the meeting, as it […]

Rising costs and economic uncertainty are slowing Ontario farm business growth, according to the latest Farm Business Confidence Survey released this week by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA).  Compared to the previous year, Ontario farmers are focusing on maintaining the status quo and dialing back expansion and investment in […]

Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an end to the Influenza A outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home affecting the West Wing. Visitor and resident restrictions are no longer in place. We would like to remind everyone that we remain a mask-friendly […]

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reports a rise in respiratory illnesses, including influenza cases, hospitalizations, and institutional outbreaks in the region. To help prevent the spread of infections and reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, NWHU urges everyone to take precautions this season.  Rather than visiting the Emergency room the health […]

According to a news release from the Ontario Medical Association, survey data from Ipsos suggests most Ontarians think the “health-care crisis” is worse now than it was last year. While the release does mention a shortage of family doctors, it claims “the cracks in our health system run much deeper.” […]

Sacred Heart School in Sioux Lookout received a recognition of excellence on two counts from the Northwest Catholic District School Board (TNCDSB) The school was recognized at the TNCDSB board meeting on Tuesday February 18, 2025. Moreover, Keri Nazvesky, Technology Embedded Learning Teacher for The Northwest Catholic District School Board, […]