Ignace Break and Enter

Ignace OPP are reminding residents to lock their homes and vehicles in the wake of a break and enter in the community. Police say a home was broken into on Saturday afternoon. The culprit walked away with an undisclosed amount of cash. OPP are also investigating the theft of 2-bikes from the Ignace Recreation Centre and an apartment building on Pine Street. The bikes are a grey, 2011, Norco Wolverine mountain bike with green trim and a men's CCM, Nitro XT, beige mountain bike. Anyone with information is asked to contact OPP or Crime Stoppers.

Forest Fire Evacuees Return home

Another 350-forest fire evacuees from Cat Lake First Nation and Sandy Lake First Nation are returning home today. 114-of the Cat Lake evacuees have been staying in Dryden. Ian Davidson is the Deputy Minister of Community Safety and he says they are getting closer to having everyone back home. Davidson says there are 3,051 First Nation residents who are still staying in host communities.

Canadian Dollar High

One of the region's top economic minds says the Canadian dollar remains high mainly because of commodity prices. Livio Di Matteo says the loonie isn't going to lose it's value to the American buck until that changes. Di Matteo also says while interest rates also play a factor, they haven't in this case.

Poplar Hills Murder

A northwestern Ontario man is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the death of one man and the assault of another man. The incidents occurred on the remote First Nations community of Poplar Hills. Police say Aaron Strang, 20, was pronounced dead at the local nursing station shortly after Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers found him on Friday.

Weekend Traffic

The City of Kenora is gearing up for one of the busiest weekend's of thesummer and that means more traffic .Kenora mayor Dave Canfield suggests the round-about has helped traffic move more smoothly through the downtown core, but he feels there is room for improvement. The round-about has been in use for two years, and Canfield says by and large reviews have been mostly positive from local residents.