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A Fort Frances man will be back in court in the new year on a charge of break and enter. The charge stems from an incident early Saturday morning on Victoria Avenue in Fort Frances. OPP say a man was confronted by the home's owner at around 4:30 a.m. before fleeing with a winter coat. Police found him wearing the jacke...

The Kam River Fighting Walleye are back on top of the standings in the Superior Junior International Hockey League. The Walleye have 38 points, the same as the Sioux Lookout Bombers, but have two games in hand. Over the weekend Kam River beat the Dryden GM Ice Dogs twice. On Saturday night, the Fighting Walleye cruised...

It's been an unseasonably mild start to the month of December across northwestern Ontario. Temperatures have soared to as much as 15 degrees above our normal. Steven Flisfeder of Environment Canada says even though things cool off this week, it should remain fairly mild in the weeks ahead. "This week you'll be ret...

There is increased funding for the regional Indigenous cancer program. The money will go towards hiring another full-time position. Yolanda Fobister says the goal is to reduce the incidence of cancer in Treaty #3 area. "The mortality rates of Treaty #3 members is higher than those in other Ontario First Nations in...

The provincial government will be spending a total of $6.4 million in 15 municipalities in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding on the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford says City of Kenora will be getting the biggest portion at over $2.3 million. The next highest amount is the Town of...

Two American anglers have been fined over $5,000 for have an over limit of walleye. Court heard that Terry Tennill of Independence, Missouri had 11 walleye over the legal limit, and Michael Williams of Sugar Creek, Missouri, caught six walleye over the legal limit. They were stopped while crossing the Canada/US border ...

Parts of northwestern Ontario can expect some snow over the next day or so. Steven Flisfeder is a meteorologist with Environment Canada and says the Kenora area is expected to see the worst of the system. "Should be getting into some snow later this afternoon, into the early evening, so right around rush hour, as ...

The Dryden Eagles court sport teams took three of four games from the Beaver Brae Broncos Thursday afternoon. The Broncos lone win came in senior boys basketball, with Beaver Brae prevailing 65-42. Otherwise, it was all the Eagles, with the junior boys basketball team dropping the Broncos 57-33. In girls volleyball, it...

The Rainy River District School Board has a new chair. Alberton and LaVallee area trustee Kathyrn Pierroz was elected to serve in the position for the next year. She replaces Atikokan's Jeff Lehman, who held the post for the last 12 months. "Public education has the ability to leave lasting positive impacts for ge...

The construction of a new county jail in International Falls could begin as early as next May. The project's design drawings were presented recently to the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners. Project Manager Justin Maaninga says they could go out for bids early in the new year. "Starting with the pre-constr...