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Grand Council Treaty 3's Grand Chief has some help. Cheyenne Vandermeer from Couchiching First Nation will serve as a deputy under Frances Kavanagh. The position and her election were made at this week's Spring Assembly at Rainy River First Nation. Kavanaugh had indicated the workload had become too large for one perso...

The federal and provincial governments will pay out almost $22 million to an area First Nation. The funding compensates Naicatchewenin First Nation for a flooding claim first filed in 1996. The community, located on Rainy Lake about 60 kilometres northwest of Fort Frances, had lands flooded in 1905 following the constr...

The Centennial Cup, emblematic of junior hockey supremacy in Canada, starts today in Oakville. The Sioux Lookout Bombers are the SIJHL representatives and a one of 10 teams in the competition. Coach Carson Johnstone says they know they'll be playing four games in the next week. "We can kind of break that down and ...

A 70 year old Morson man faces several charges following a two-vehicle collision over the weekend in Lake of the Woods Township. The OPP says accident took place shortly after 3:00 Sunday afternoon on Highway 621 near Frenchman Rock Road. Police say the driver responsible for the collision seemed to be impaired and was...

The town of Fort Frances is set to name a new Chief Administrative Officer. A special meeting is scheduled for tonight where council is expected to approve the hiring of Marcel Michaels. Michaels is currently the CAO of Consort, Alberta, a village of about 700, located east of Red Deer. Before that, he was mayor of Hin...

More attention to the high rate of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. A Walking with Our Sisters event took place in Fort Frances on Tuesday. It attracted about 20 participants despite being impacted by the weather. The event is held to honour victims and their families. The walk started at the Sister Ken...

The Kenora Thistles will once again play in the Manitoba U18 AAA hockey League next season. The league held it's Annual General Meeting last week and confirmed the Thistles will continue to play in the league. There was some question earlier this year about the future of the league and the potential of dropping teams l...

The Northwestern Health Unit says there continues to be a higher number of reports of drug overdoses than usual. That despite a warning last month and it says the situation has not improved. Surveillance at the Emergency Room at Lake of the Woods District Hospital shows an increase in visits due to drug overdoses. Donn...

A company from Emo is this year's first prize winner of the Pitch-it contest. Entrepreneur's from the Kenora and Rainy River Districts are invited to "pitch" their unique business ideas. Dan Agombar claimed the first prize of five thousand dollars for his idea of producing mulch. "Our biggest savings wil...

More than sixty people took part in a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls walk to raise awareness of the issue. The walk was one of several activities held as part of a MMIWG summit. Participants gathered at the shore of the Rainy River for a ceremony before walking to Giishkaandago'ikwe Health Services Hig...