Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Youth Charged For Child Pornography

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A local youth is facing child pornography charges. On January 12th police were notified that explicit photographs of a 17 year girl were...

Supreme Court Rules On Release Residential School Documents

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The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is pleased the Superior Court has ordered the Federal Government to release documents relating to abuse at a resid...

Kenora Skiers Excel at Falcon Lake Biathlon

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Good results for Kenora skiers at a Biathlon competition in Falcon Lake over the weekend. It was a sprint race with two shooting competiti...

Osisko Rejects Goldcorp Offer

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Osisko is resisting a takeover bid from Goldcorp. Earlier this week, Goldcorp made an offer of 2.6 billion dollars in cash and stock for O...

Another Attempt to Gain UNESCO Designation

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Another attempt is going to be made to have a vast area spanning the border of Ontario and Manitoba declared a UNESCO World Hertiage site. ...

KPDSB Looking to Move Board Office in Kenora

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is close to signing a 10-year lease agreement with Seven Generations for the new site for the Bo...

Council Concerned With Rising Social Service Costs

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Kenora City Council is raising alarm bells about the rising costs of social services. The city's contribution to the Kenora District...

Rabbit Lake Possible Venue For National Rowing Competition

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Kenora is hoping to play a key role in the 2017 Canada Summer Games. Winnipeg will be hosting the games, but Kenora has been approached a...

Toronto Man Arrested In Dryden For Kidnapping Sons

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A Toronto man who allegedly kidnapped his 3-year-old and 4-year-old sons from Alberta has been arrested in Dryden. The Edmonton Police Ser...

NAPS Seizes Illegal Firearms

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The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service has seized prohibited weapons from a northern first nations home. Officers searched a Mattagami First Na...

Carnival Snow Sculpture Contest Launched

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A chance to be an Olympian. The theme for this years snow sculpture competition is the Olympics. Crystal Stokes is the Special Events ...

Plane Crash Survivor Files Lawsuit

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The sole survivor of a plane that went down at North Spirit Lake is suing the airline and the estate of the dead pilot, claiming negligence....
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

NOSM Hosts European Dignitaries

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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is hosting an international recruitment conference tomorrow. Dean Dr. Roger Strasser says northe...

Resolute Set For Paper Machine Shutdown

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The last operating paper machine at Resolute Forest Products mill in Fort Frances will go silent at the end of the month. The company sa...

OPP Offer Ice Hut Drinking Reminder

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Provincial Police are reminding folks that it's illegal to drink booze in an ice shack. Police say they know it's happening and ad...

Council Enters Final Year of Four Year Term

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It's the beginning of the end for Kenora City Council. This edition of council begins it's fourth and final year of the current t...

CUPE Challenges School Board to Accept Contract

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees is calling on opposition parties at Queen's Park to reject new legislation being fast-tracked b...

BIZ Bullish On Shop Local Campaign

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A shop local campaign launched just before Christmas seems to have paid dividends for local business. The Harbortown Business Improvemen...

Northwestern Ontario Skater Heading to Olympics

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Balmertown's Eric Radford is headed to the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Radford, who trained briefly in Kenora and his partner Meag...
Monday, January 13, 2014

OPP Investigate Break and Enters

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The Kenora OPP are investigating 2 break and enters in the city. Police say both incidents occurred yesterday morning. The first incid...