15 fires burning in the region, 9 are not under control
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It has now been 12 days since two young children went missing from rural Nova Scotia. Lilly and Jack...
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74% of First Nations police officers report mental health issue
A new report on First Nations policing suggests the province is not doing enough to protect officers...
May 15, 2025
High use of staffing agencies reported in northern Ontario
A report on the use of staffing agencies shows Ontario hospitals have spent over $9.2 billion over t...
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Kam River loses final round robin game at Centennial Cup
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May 14, 2025
New Justices of the Peace for northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario's justice system is welcoming five new Justices of the Peace. They are among 42...
May 14, 2025
Kenora Fire 20 remains out of control, fire claims 2 lives in Manitoba
Kenora Fire 20 continues to be a significant fire of concern in the region. The fire has grown to ro...
May 14, 2025
No federal budget when Parliament resumes
Do not expect to see a federal budget tabled when Parliament resumes later in May. Finance Minister ...
May 14, 2025
Ontario strikes trade deal with Manitoba
Ontario has signed another inter-provincial trade deal. This time it is with Manitoba. Premier Doug ...
May 14, 2025
Fire at hospital's laundry building
The laundry facility at Lake of the Woods District Hospital is out of service. Kenora Fire and Emerg...
May 14, 2025
Lane and road closures planned in Kenora today
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May 14, 2025
Talks break down between Canada Post, union as another strike looms
We could be in for another mail strike. Canada Post has walked away from the bargaining table with t...
May 14, 2025
NWMO selects vendors to plan and design nuclear waste facility
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is ready to move on to the next phase of their Deep Geolog...
May 14, 2025
PM Carney to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Rome from May 16 to 19 to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Le...
May 14, 2025
Forest fire closes section of Highway 599
Another road closure due to a forest fire. This time it's on Highway 599. The Ministry of Natural Re...
May 14, 2025
Forest Fires prompt more evacuations, road closures along Ontario Manitoba border
A Forest Fire east of Ingolf is prompting more evacuations. Kenora Fire 20, which started on Monday ...
May 13, 2025
First Nations/Environmentalists speak out against mining bill
Some First Nations and environmental groups are speaking out against the bill designed to speed up m...
May 13, 2025
Cut in provincial gas taxes to become permanent
A cut to the provincial gas taxes, first made three years ago, will become permanent. Taxes were red...
May 13, 2025
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24 new ministers, familiar names in PM Carney's new cabinet
Twenty four new ministers were sworn-in to Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. A lot of famili...
May 13, 2025
Update: Evacuation ordered for Ingolf and surrounding communities as wildfire spreads
Residents in Ingolf, Rice Lake, Malachi, and Ottermere have been ordered to evacuate immediately as ...
May 13, 2025
Fire crews battling wildfires across northwestern Ontario
Firefighters are working to contain eight active wildfires in northwestern Ontario. Two are under co...
May 13, 2025
Multiple forest fires Monday afternoon
The fire hazard in the Kenora District is in the extreme range. Already this afternoon, there have b...
May 12, 2025
RCMP silent with N.S. kids now missing for 10 days
It's been ten days since two young children went missing from rural Nova Scotia and RCMP are remaini...
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Treaty #3 Police officer receives honor
An officer with the Treaty Three Police Service is among this year's recipients of a national police...
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Ontario Finance Minister prepared to go big and bold with budget
Ontario's Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is giving a hint about what to expect from the provinc...
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Update: Internet outage impacting Ignace, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Beardmore
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Canadian trips to the U.S. down again in April
Canadian visits to the United States are down for the fourth straight month, according to Statistics...
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MNR fire crews battling two large forest fires
The Ministry of Natural Resources is dealing with a couple of large forest fires. Kenora Fire #14 ne...
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First measles case confirmed in northwestern Ontario
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May 09, 2025
SIU clears NAPS in Mishkeegogamang
The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has cleared the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service of any wrongdo...
May 09, 2025
Fighting Walleye win game one at Centennial Cup
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New cabinet to be sworn in Tuesday morning
We will find out who will be part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet next week. A swearing-in c...
May 09, 2025
Smoke caused by forest fire northwest of Kenora
Parts of the region are experiencing smokey conditions. It's as a result of a wildfire burning north...
May 09, 2025
Two-month long trafficking investigation concludes with arrest
The Kenora OPP have seized about $185,000 worth of illegal drugs. It's part of a two-month long inve...
May 09, 2025
Unemployment rate rises again in April
Canada's unemployment rate is up. It rose 0.2 percentage points to to 6.9 percent in April. StatsCan...
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Update: Highway 525 near Whitedog open again
Highway 525 near Whitedog is open again. It was closed earlier this evening due to a forest fire in ...
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Coker Road at Kelly Road closing again
A section of Coker Road is being closed again. The area from Kelly Road to the east side of Rice Bay...
May 09, 2025
Charges laid in a fatal MVC on the by-pass
Charges have been laid in connection to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17-A near Kenora ...
May 08, 2025
Pikangikum First Nation declares state of emergency
Pikangikum First Nation has declared a state of emergency due to the state of the community's water ...
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Collision results in impaired driving charge
A single vehicle collision on Lakeview Drive has resulted in impaired driving charges for the driver...
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2 traffic stops, 5 arrests for drug trafficking
Two traffic stops an hour apart have led to the arrest of five people on drug charges. The Dryden OP...
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2 Youth charged in connection with police pursuit
Two youth face a long list of charges following a high-speed chase east of Dryden. Early Wednesday m...
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Robert Prevost named first American pope in history
History has been made with the election of the 267th pope. Robert Prevost is the first American pont...
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First day of scaled back search for missing N.S. kids
Thursday marked the first day of the scaled back search for two missing children in rural Nova Scoti...
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Crews tackle wildfires as season picks up
Wildfire crews in northwestern Ontario have been busy, extinguishing five fires in the last 24 hours...
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Province to support creation of new training clinics
The provincial government will help establish clinics as training grounds for new doctors and other ...
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Free fishing weekend for Mother's Day
If you can't decide what to get your mom on Mother's Day, you can take her fishing. The Province of ...
May 07, 2025
KDSB ready to show off two housing projects
A couple of new buildings supported by the Kenora District Services Board are getting ready to open ...
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No new pope elected on 1st day of conclave
Cardinals have failed to pick a new pope on the first day of the conclave. More than 130 voting card...
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NorWOSSA soccer season begins
The short NorWOSSA high school soccer season has begun. Yesterday, St. Thomas Aquinas swept their ga...
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Fighting Walleye begin Centennial Cup on Friday
The Centennial Cup, the championship for junior hockey teams in Canada, starts tomorrow (Thursday) i...
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RCMP to scale back search for missing N.S. children, say chances of survival low
RCMP informed the public that they would be scaling back search efforts for Lily and Jack Sullivan. ...
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Investigation into infant death on Pikangikum
The OPP is investigating a death on the Pikangikum First Nation. Last Wednesday, Provincial Police r...
May 07, 2025
Lakehead University expanding engineering options for Indigenous youth
Lakehead University has received funding to help address the underrepresentation of Indigenous persp...
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Beauty Bay Senior Men's Golf League begins
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Work begins on Thistle Rink concrete slab
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Fire season starts to heat up
After a slow start, the forest fire season in northwestern Ontario is starting to heat up. The fire ...
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Smile cookie sales were best-ever in 2025
A record-breaking Tim Hortons Smile cookie campaign for 2025. Almost $23 million was raised through ...
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Northwestern Ontario officers named to memorial
A memorial honouring police officers killed in the line of duty has added two names from northwester...
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