Author Archives: Adam Riley

Greenstone woman wins $250k OLG prize
Post holiday bills definitely will not be an issue for a Greenstone area resident after winning the $250,000 top prize in an OLG scratch ticket. Judy Desmoulin had purchased the ticket at Y.N.T Variet...
Adam Riley Jan 16, 2024 Judy Desmoulin is all smiles following a $250k win from an OLG instant win ticket (Supplied Photo)

Frozen corn recalled over salmonella
Another food recall for Salmonella contamination, this time affecting Eagle brand frozen corn. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall Monday for the product from Gentro Foods Inc. Affec...
Adam Riley Jan 16, 2024 Supplied Photo

2 arrested in drug bust
A joint investigation by the OPP, RCMP, Thunder Bay Police Service nad the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has resulted in the arrests of two people following the execution of a search warrant in Thunde...
Adam Riley Jan 16, 2024 Supplied Photo

Perimeter Aviation explains service cut
The parent company of Bearskin Airlines, Perimeter Aviation, says its decision to announce the suspension of services to three Northwestern Ontario communities is a regrettable one. In a release the c...
Adam Riley Jan 16, 2024 Bearskin Airlines aircraft (Screen Capture)

Province to close some ServiceOntario outlets, open sites in Staples
Changes could be coming to where you get your government ID and other services. The province is moving forward with a directive that will close some ServiceOntario outlets, and reopen some in Staples ...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024 File Photo

Bearskin to end service to Dryden, Fort Frances & Kenora
Disheartening, that is what leadership in the City of Dryden are calling the decision by Bearskin Airlines to suspend flights at the Dryden Regional Airport, effective May 11th. In a release the city ...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024 Bearskin Airlines aircraft (Screen Capture)

1 arrested after assault investigation
A Kasabonika Lake First Nation man faces a number of charges following a pair of assaults over the weekend. According to Ontario Provincial Police, officers on patrol in Sioux Lookout were flagged dow...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024

American walleye poacher convicted
An Illinois man been fined $3,000 and prohibited from possessing a fishing licence or engaging in any fishing activities in Canada at all for the next three years following a guilty plea this past Nov...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024 Supplied Photo via MNR

Police investigate sudden death
A sudden death investigation is underway in Sioux Lookout following the discovery of a deceased woman in the community. Ontario Provincial Police say they, along with paramedics responded to a 911 cal...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024

Cold and snow to continue to hit the region
Keep your shovel handy and be alert while driving more snow is on its way. A snow squall event continues today for much of the Highway 17 and Highway 11 corridor communities west of Thunder Bay. Accum...
Adam Riley Jan 15, 2024 A screen capture from Environment Canada shows extreme cold throughout most of Canada from west of Thunder Bay to the West Coast.
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