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The Kenora OPP are seeking witnesses to a hit and run accident involving a pedestrian in downtown Kenora. The collision took place around 7:30 on New Years Day on McClellan Avenue. The vehicle is described as a black Honda, but no other details have been provided. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP at ...

The third person involved in the death of Henry Stone-Arnold in 2018 has been sentenced. Initially a publication ban was put in place, but that has now been lifted because he was sentenced in adult court today. Brayden Lawson was 17 at the time of Stone-Arnold's death. He has pleaded guilty of second-degree murder and ...

The Grassy Narrows First Nation has re-imposed its checkpoint. It's in response to recent incidents in the community. In an open letter, Grassy says there has been attempted abductions of band members. The letter goes on to say human trafficking is vile and evil. The Treaty Three Police says it acknowledges the recent ...

The Kenora OPP are still trying to locate a suspect involved in a robbery at a gas bar almost a year ago. The incident took place on January 4th of 2023 shortly after 9:30 pm at the Canadian Tire gas station. Surveillance footage shows the suspect entered the store with a firearm and stealing cash from the register. De...

The Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) has charged 10 drivers with impaired driving during their holiday crackdown. Officers set up 62 R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) checkpoints between December 1, 2024, and January 2. The R.I.D.E. checkpoints are where officers stop vehicles to check for impaired drivin...

The mayor of Dryden claims the population of his city is declining. That's not because of a loss to southern Ontario, but to surrounding unincorporated areas. Jack Harrison says they are losing out to lower tax jurisdictions. "You can see the decline in Dryden as people move out," Harrison told the Ontario St...

The Canadian Mental Health Association says they need more funding in order to keep staff. Sara Dias is the executive director of the Kenora office and says they are losing health care professionals to other agencies that pay more. "Our staff are paid 20 to 30 percent less than their peers in other areas of health...

A 22 year old Dryden man has been charged with impaired driving after riding his snowmobile into a snowbank. The incident took place around 12:30 last Friday morning on Casimir Avenue. The Dryden OPP say the sled was being driven at a high rate of speed, and the driver was not wearing a helmet. Fortunately there were n...

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says it's seeing a shortage of staff in all areas. Not just teachers, mental health experts, and support staff. Chair of the board of trustees Roger Griffiths says they have a hard time attracting employees. "It's a lifestyle in a lot of cases to be in the north and you ...

The mayor of Kenora says he'll decide later if he's going to run again. Andrew Poirier is midway through his four-year term. He says he still hasn't decided if he wants another term in office. "In all honesty, I don't know, yea or nay," Poirier said in a year end interview. "I'll make that decision at a ...