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Residents across the Rainy River District are being asked to complete a survey and attend a number of town halls across the region to share their healthcare experiences and help identify priorities that will guide future planning across the district. Rainy River District Health Care Matters, a public engagement campaign […]

A Kenora Park employee who pulled a struggling toddler from Lake of the Woods has been formally recognized for her actions. Camryn Dewar received a Lifesaving Society Rescue Award of Merit following the July 1, 2025, rescue near the Anicinabe Park boat launch. Dewar was leaving to go fishing with […]

Zeel Shah moved to the neighbourhood of Windermere in Edmonton from Toronto and  quickly found that the quieter life she and her husband wanted came with an immediate challenge: Getting around without a car. On weekends, when buses ran less frequently, Shah sometimes walked for half an hour in -20 […]

For all 30 years of Bassin’ for Bucks, Barb Salvador has helped keep the tournament running and welcomed anglers back to Sioux Narrows. After this year’s tournament, which ran from Sept. 11 to 13, Salvador is stepping back from her longtime role as a director. In an interview with Kenora Miner & News, Salvador […]

THUNDER BAY — City police aim to build relationships in the community as well as fundraise for local charities with a gala event once again. The Thunder Bay Police Service charity gala will return for a second time in 2027 after the success of the inaugural event this year.  The police service’s […]

The province of Ontario is promising once again to cap the cost of policing for municipalities using the services of the Ontario Provincial Police. In a letter to municipal heads of council copied on this week’s Petawawa council agenda, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says the province will “limit increases in […]

Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce addressed a gathering in Thunder Bay on Thursday during the Central Canada Resource Expo at the Projects in the Pipeline conference, minutes after a provincial cabinet shuffle. “I feel like I won the lottery because I’m remaining the minister of energy and mines in […]

THUNDER BAY – On Aug. 19, Miranda Mamakwa of Fort Severn First Nation posted to social media, “If I die, [pls] go after ’em.” On Tuesday, Mamakwa died at the Thunder Bay hospital after missing four follow-up appointments for open-heart surgery she said were not arranged by the Non-Insured Health […]

Manitoba’s newest curriculum introduces the menstrual cycle earlier and repeatedly calls for explicit lessons on how students can give, seek, and decline to provide their consent. The education department has released its sweeping proposal to overhaul how exercise, nutrition and sexuality are taught between kindergarten and Grade 12. Grade 5 […]