3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (184+ words) Several residents of Grassy Narrows and the Wabaseemoong Independant Nation travelled to Ottawa this week to make their case for increased compensation due to mercury poisoning. Elder Chrissy Issacs says the federal and the Ontario government knew about the mercury…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (271+ words) Some of the most expensive insurance rates can be found in northwestern Ontario. A report by the rate comparison platform Rates. ca places 10 communities in northern Ontario at the top of the list as having the highest home insurance premiums…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (836+ words) Federal Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty introduced Bill C-37: An act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure on First Nation lands to the House of Commons on Tuesday. The bill, which would guarantee the right to…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (102+ words) Your Sunset Country The price of gas took another big dip this weekend but not in all communities. In Kenora you find a litre of unleaded at $1. 67 while in Thunder Bay you can find most stations selling for around $1. 66 a…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (179+ words) The Ontario Hockey League draft was held over the weekend in Kingston. The Owen Sound Attack selected Thunder Bay native Jace Voortman in the 3rd round. Voortman suited up for the Toronto Junior Canadiens this past season. One pick later Kingston…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (72+ words) The Trans-Canada Highway west of Kenora near Rice Lake Road is open again. It was shut down this afternoon because of a three-vehicle collision. No information about the accident has been released. The OPP call it a serious motor vehicle…...

6+ day, 8+ min ago  (71+ words) Your Sunset Country This Sunday from 11 am " 3 pm the Dryden Fire Service Association members are fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy with a car wash at fire hall 1 located at 189 memorial avenue! 50% of the proceeds will be going towards Muscular Dystrophy and…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (133+ words) Three energy storage projects, including one near Dryden, have received provincial approval to proceed. The projects will store a combined 640 megawatts of power. Associate Minister of Energy, Sam Oosterhoff, says they will help secure the electricity supply during peak periods....

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (151+ words) Here is today's Good News! The Dryden Lions and Dryden Trillium Lions clubs held the annual "Pet Valu Walk For Dog Guides' this past weekend. The results are in!" The event raised just under 47-hundred dollars for the Lions Foundation....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (904+ words) Warning: This story makes references to suicide. The verdict is out on the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died at 27-years-old while in the custody of the century-old Thunder Bay District Jail in 2020. The inquest, run by…...