Update: Various highway closures in the region due to spring snowstorm
Highway 17 is closed from Dryden to Nipigon, and Highway 11 is closed from Fort Frances to Nipigon d...
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A Skateboarder Who Has Lost Their Sight Is Inspiring Others
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JUNOS 2025 - Full Winner List - Michael Buble & Anne Murray
The 2025 JUNO Awards took place in Vancouver on March 30th! Hometown boy Michael Buble was the host....
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Miners and North Stars both advance in SIJHL playoffs
The second-round match ups in the SIJHL playoffs are all set. Last night, the Thunder Bay North Star...
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Ontario Nurses' Association entering arbitration with hospital association
The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is entering into arbitration with the Ontario Hospital Associa...
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Fox selected to run for the Liberals
There are now five candidates for the Kenora-Kiiwetinoong Riding. The Liberal Party has announced Ch...
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Kenora hosting U18 AAA Western playdowns
Kenora is playing host to the Western U18 AAA hockey playdowns over the next couple of days. Action ...
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The federal NDP is promising to protect Canada's healthcare system. Leader Jagmeet Singh joined with...
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Two new candidates for Kenora-Kiiwetinoong
There are now four candidates in the Kenora-Kiiwetinoong Riding in the federal election. Kelvin Bouc...
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Matawa First Nations Management welcomes new CEO
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Gas prices starting to come down
Canadians are getting a break at the pumps. The carbon tax is gone as of today. Last month Mark Carn...
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LOWBIC: 2024 was a good year...2025 looks challenging
2025 is going to be a challenging year for local business. A recent survey by the Canadian Federatio...
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Northwest Metis plan to erect interpretive signs
The Northwestern Ontario Metis Community is proposing to erect 6 interpretive signs in Dryden. Stace...
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Ontario raising minimum wage to $17.60
Ontario's minimum wage is increasing to $17.60. The change is going into effect on October 1. The an...
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Update: Snowfall and Winter Storm warnings issued across the region
Environment Canada has upgraded special weather statements around the region. Thunder Bay is now und...
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Two SIJHL playoff series going to game 7
Two of the playoff series in the first round of the SIJHL will be going to seven games. The Sioux Lo...
Mar 31, 2025
Ontario showing its support to hydrogen
The provincial government is expanding its support for hydrogen as an energy source. A fund to foste...
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Auditor General calls for better oversight/support to non-municipal drinking water
Ontario's Auditor General is identifying some concerns with the inspection of small and rural drinki...
Mar 31, 2025
Housing, energy & climate change tackled by federal leaders
The federal election campaign is now in its second week. Liberal leader Mark Carney unveiled his hou...
Mar 31, 2025
The 2025 Juno awards: A night of Canadian music excellence
The 54th Annual Juno Awards lit up Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Sunday celebrating the best in Canadi...
Mar 31, 2025
Sioux Lookout launches new website
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is giving its website a makeover. Not out of want, but of necessit...
Mar 31, 2025
City of Kenora finds new operator of Anicinabe Park
The City of Kenora has opted for a new operator of Anicinabe Park this summer. Dewar Dynamics was se...
Mar 31, 2025
Independent bookstores could be hit especially hard by tariffs
Your local book store could be hit harder by tariffs than others. That's according to the Giller Pri...
Mar 30, 2025
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KPDSB approves Canadian Business First policy
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is the latest local organization to put in place a Canad...
Mar 28, 2025
Leaders outline trade, crime and affordable housing promises
Federal Liberal leader Mark Carney resumed his campaign with a stop in Montreal. He introduced a pla...
Mar 28, 2025
Eabametoong First Nation: Two teens facing aggravated assault charges
Two teens are facing charges following a violent incident inside a home in Eabametoong First Nation....
Mar 28, 2025
KPDSB leads the way in Salary Disclosure Act
The Ontario Treasury Board has released its annual list of people making more than $100,000 a year. ...
Mar 28, 2025
Trump's 'Productive' call with Carney comes amid tariff tensions
On Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in wha...
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City of Kenora cancels garbage collection today
Due to the snowstorm, the City of Kenora says all blue box and curbside garbage collection will not ...
Mar 28, 2025
City working on new ice allocation policy
A new ice allocation policy for the City of Kenora is being developed. This time, the city has gone ...
Mar 28, 2025
School bus cancellations due to poor weather on Friday
There will be no school bus transportation for many students in the region on Friday due to poor wea...
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UPDATE: Highway 17 reopens following weather closure
All lanes of Highway 17 between Highway 17A and the Kenora Bypass have reopened after being closed d...
Mar 28, 2025
Federal leaders offering supports to Canada's auto industry
The tariffs impacting Canada's auto industry are dominating the federal election campaign. NDP leade...
Mar 27, 2025
Snowfall warning now issued for northwestern Ontario
The Special Weather Statement for northwestern Ontario has been upgraded. It's now a Snowfall Warnin...
Mar 27, 2025
Fighting Walleye advance to second round in SIJHL playoffs
The Kam River Fighting Walleye are off to the second round of the SIJHL playoffs. The Walleye swept ...
Mar 27, 2025
Update: Confederation College suspending 11 programs
Confederation College has announced that it is suspending 11 programs. The decision was approved by ...
Mar 27, 2025
Premier Ford pushes back against U.S. tariffs on automobile imports
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose 2...
Mar 27, 2025
Dryden councillor worries about loss of immigrants
A Dryden city councillor is sounding the alarm bell about a pending shortage of labour in his city a...
Mar 27, 2025
U.S. announces 25% tariff on automobile imports
The United States will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all automobile imports as of April 2. Presiden...
Mar 26, 2025
Special Weather Statement issued for northwestern Ontario
A Special Weather Statement has been issued for much of northern Ontario. Environment Canada is pred...
Mar 26, 2025
Families, seniors and auto workers gain leaders' attention in election
The federal NDP promises to remove the GST on several items if they form the next government. Under ...
Mar 26, 2025
Lotto winner in Kenora
A Kenora resident is $250,000 richer. 61-year-old Kathy Shine won the top prize in the Instant Sapph...
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Dryden city council approves Moffat Family funds
Five groups in Dryden will be sharing just over $102,000 in Moffat Family funding this year. The big...
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Trump-smashing event gets Halifax business global attention
A small business in Halifax, Nova Scotia is getting international attention after offering his custo...
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Fighting Walleye a win away from advancing to round 2 of SIJHL playoffs
Game four in the first round of SIJHL playoffs takes place tonight. The Kam River Fighting Walleye c...
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Kenora OPP notice a rise in fraud complaints
The Kenora OPP say they've seen a steady increase in the number of fraud complaints. There's been a ...
Mar 25, 2025
Ford's popularity rises to 48%
Premier Doug Ford is no longer the least-popular provincial leader in Canada. Angus-Reid, in its lat...
Mar 25, 2025
Dryden floats the idea of a Team Canada approach to purchasing
Dryden city council is generally supportive of a Buy Canada approach to its purchasing policy. A res...
Mar 25, 2025
Campaign promise floated to buyers of new homes
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is proposing to eliminate the federal sales tax from the purcha...
Mar 25, 2025
Mask mandate lifted at hospital
Lake of the Woods District Hospital says it's still a "mask friendly" place, even though t...
Mar 25, 2025
Small businesses push for change as economic pressures continue
Canadian small businesses are calling on the federal government for support as they face rising cost...
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SIJHL playoffs resume tonight
The SIJHL playoffs resume tonight with the lower seed of the two teams playing host. The Kam River F...
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Liberals lead latest federal election poll on Canadians' voting intentions
Mark Carney and the Liberals top a new voter poll. According to the latest Leger report, 44% of Cana...
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Council questions complaint process
A member of Kenora City Council did not contravene conflict of interest guidelines. An anonymous com...
Mar 25, 2025
Local company awarded line painting contract
The City of Kenora has once again decided to go with a local company to provide line painting on cit...
Mar 25, 2025
Four people charged with drug trafficking in Keewaywin
The Nishnawbe Aski Police have arrested four people for drug trafficking on the Keewaywin First Nati...
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How to cast your ballot in federal election
How can you cast your ballot in the upcoming federal election? You can vote at your assigned polling...
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Leaders talk US relations, housing & taxes in election
Tax cuts, housing and U.S. relations highlighted the first full day of campaigning in the federal el...
Mar 24, 2025
Invasive Species Centre launches new project to protect ash trees
The Invasive Species Centre (ISC) is launching a new initiative with the help of the National Tree S...
Mar 24, 2025
Sudden death being investigated on Onigaming
The OPP and the Treaty Three Police Service are investigating a sudden death on the Onigaming First ...
Mar 24, 2025
26-year-old man charged after firearm incident in Dryden
A firearm incident in Dryden has led to charges against a 26-year-old man. Ontario Provincial Police...
Mar 24, 2025
Grassy Narrows rallies for clean water
The Grassy Narrows First Nation has marked World Water Day with a rally. Judy DaSilva is an elder on...
Mar 24, 2025