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The City of Dryden says it has every intention of taking the necessary steps to defend itself in a libel suit by city councillor Ritch Noel. The city says it was not given an opportunity to defend itself against Noel's claim. It says that despite the fact the Noel and his lawyer knew the city has retained its own legal...

A Dinorwic hunter faces fines of illegally killed a moose and deer not one, not two, not three but five times. Richard Kanceruk has been fined $6,500 has his hunting license suspended for five years and has received an 18-month probation order. It all stems from a tip back in October of 2023 about a shot and abandoned ...

The Town of Emo says it will be seeking a judicial review of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruling. The Tribunal ordered the town to pay ten thousand dollars and the mayor Harold McQuaker, to complete human rights training. The Tribunal ruling was in connection to a 2020 decision by Emo to not declare Pride month...

120 members of Unifor Local 324 at Princess Court in Dryden received an early Christmas gift. They're getting a 2.1 per cent wage top up and a new $2 an hour premium for Registered Practical nurses. This is retroactive to June 1st of this year. Unifor Local 324 President Katrina Peterson says this will help offset the ...

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board has come out with it's monthly update. It shows that nursing is the most in-demand job in the region, followed by store clerks and retail salespeople. NTAB collates all the job postings in the region and breaks them down according to type, employer, and location. In its Novem...

A Dryden city councillor has been awarded $35,000 in small claims court in a libel case against the mayor and the City of Dryden. Ritch Noel says he was unfairly insulted and penalized by mayor Jack Harrison for a four-word posting on a private chat room on social media. He says the mayor and the city maliciously attac...

Police in Thunder Bay have laid a charge in connection to a sudden death investigation. They have not publicly revealed the identity of who passed but the Nishnawbe Aski Nation is linking the death to Deborah Anishinabie of Sandy Lake First Nation. Officers say they found a body in the Finlayson Street area on Saturday...

A 47-year-old Thunder Bay man has been charged in connection with a single vehicle rollover near Atikokan. The accident took place around 11 pm last Wednesday night (December 11th) on Highway 11, about 10 kilometers east of the town. The OPP say alcohol was a factor in the collision and a roadside breath test was admin...

Three people were due in Dryden court on Tuesday after a drug bust. Officers searched a home in Wabigoon earlier this week and found various drugs, including crack cocaine and pills. They are each facing trafficking related charges in relation to the bust. Two people are from Ottawa and the other is from the local comm...

A 21-year-old Dryden woman has been charged following a motor vehicle Collison last week. The accident took place last Wednesday afternoon around 4 pm on Memorial Avenue. The Dryden OPP determined one of the drivers had been consuming alcohol, and she was placed under arrest. She was taken to the Dryden Detachment for ...