(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Organized Crime and Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) have made an arrest as a result of an investigation. On Tuesday Feb. 18, at 1:39 p.m. police arrested a 35-year-old Kenora man with multiple weapons-related infractions, including Possession of a […]
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Today [Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020], the undersigned municipal councillors issued the following statement: “We are councillors in Northwestern Ontario. We make this statement on our own behalf. “Collectively, we are a caucus of the youngest municipal representatives in the region, and as such, we are uniquely positioned to comment on […]
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MPP Sol Mamakwa, the Official Opposition critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, released the following statement in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, and supporting actions throughout the nation: “The recent arrests by the RCMP in Wet’suwet’en Nation signal yet another failure on Canada’s part to recognize and respect the laws […]
Ken Kellar
There are exciting things in store for a local group, but first there’s business to take care of.Diane Maxey is preparing for her annual Easter Cantata, and the window of opportunity for those who are interested in taking part is narrow this year. “Here’s my situation: I have, already, 51 […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will be sunny with cloudy periods overnight and a high of one (34) with a low of minus-nine (16). Saturday will bring a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods overnight and a high of three […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Bargaining is set to resume today between the Ontario government and two teachers’ unions, just one day before a planned joint strike by all four major teacher groups in the province. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), the French public teachers’ union and the unions representing […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Healthy Canadians from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will shortly be heading home, according to Canada’s foreign affairs minister, after weeks under quarantine for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The ship, docked in Yokohama, Japan, contained the largest outbreak of the virus outside China, with hundreds of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister is offering to meet today with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in northwestern British Columbia. But while Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser say they’ll be in the town of Smithers to talk about reducing tensions over the construction of […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–The return of Ontario’s legislature after a winter break was dominated Tuesday by questions about the government’s talks with teachers and its handling of autism services, while parents protested on the lawn. Tensions with the teachers’ unions escalated over the legislature’s nine-week break, to the point […]
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It was a stellar end to the NorWOSSA regular season for both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams in Dryden on Tuesday. Both teams came away with wins over the host Eagles to finish atop their respective divisions and will be the top seed in next week’s semifinals. The […]
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The Fort Frances Lakers used a pair of first-period power-play goals to nab a 5-1 road win over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night in SIJHL action at the Memorial Arena in Dryden. The game originally was supposed to take place at the Lac Seul Events Centre, but ice […]
The Canadian Press KRASNOYARSK, Russia–Mackenzie Zacharias of Altona, Man., split her games on the final day of round-robin play at the world junior curling championship while Winnipeg’s Jacques Gauthier dropped a 6-5 decision to Scotland’s James Craik. The Canadian teams had previously secured playoff berths but the semifinal matchups weren’t […]
