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Good News -Walk For Dog Guides a success
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (151+ words) Here is today's Good News! The Dryden Lions and Dryden Trillium Lions clubs held the annual "Pet Valu Walk For Dog Guides' this past weekend. The results are in!" The event raised just under 47-hundred dollars for the Lions Foundation....
Mamakwa inquest produces 22 recommendations for prison system
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (904+ words) Warning: This story makes references to suicide. The verdict is out on the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died at 27-years-old while in the custody of the century-old Thunder Bay District Jail in 2020. The inquest, run by…...
OPP lay 1st degree murder charge in death of OPP officer
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (143+ words) An 18-year-old from Hearst has been charged with first degree murder in the death of an OPP officer. Police say the incident took place Tuesday around 12: 30 pm on a road near Hearst as officers attempted to stop a vehicle as…...
Ontario ministry experts raised concerns about at-risk species law changes, emails show
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (913+ words) As the Doug Ford government prepared to replace the Endangered Species Act with new legislation, the province's natural resources staff warned of weakened habitat protections, reduced oversight and new gaps in enforcement, according to documents obtained by The Narwhal. " In…...
Kiiwetinoong MPP critical of government's commitment to remote airports in northern Ontario
2+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) The Ford government is being accused of walking away from its responsibility to improve remote airports in northern Ontario. Kiiwetinoong's Sol Mamakwa says the Ministry of Transportation is no longer a member of a regional committee that lobbied the government…...
Province ponies up money for forestry data
2+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) The provincial government is spending $14 million to improve data for the forest sector. The Ministry of Natural Resources is working with Microsoft to improve data collection and storage. Tricia Westman is the Director of the Science and Research branch of…...
Ford government introduces anti-crime legislation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (204+ words) Ontario is moving ahead with new legislation to tackle crime. The Protecting Ontario's Streets and Communities Act includes measures that support victims of human trafficking, crack down on the illegal drug trade and make it easier to enforce restraining orders....
Two charged after OPP seize drugs, weapons in Rainy River District
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (141+ words) Two people are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized property valued at more than $325, 000 in the Rainy River District. On May 7, OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora CSCU, Dryden CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime…...
Snowfall warning for parts of Northwestern Ontario with up to 15 cm expected
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (163+ words) A snowfall warning is in effect for parts of northwestern Ontario, including Kenora and Dryden, with significant accumulation expected through midweek. Environment Canada says 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is forecast from Tuesday night through Wednesday night. The snow is expected…...
Opposition pans Ontario budget for doing little to address cost of living
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (393+ words) Ontario opposition parties are not as enthusiastic about the provincial budget as the Ford government. The budget was introduced on Thursday and included a record $244 billion in spending. The NDP, though, sees it failing to achieve the five objectives they…...