Dryden

The Winnipeg Jets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Boston Bruins Friday night at Canada Life Centre.

Taylor Hall’s power play goal with 4:47 left in the third period proved to be the winner.

Charlie McAvoy added a shorthanded empty net goal for Boston with 31 seconds remaining.

After a scoreless first period, goals by Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic staked the Bruins to a 2-0 lead after forty minutes.

Adam Lowry and Nikolaj Ehlers scored 85 seconds apart early in the third to draw the Jets even.

A structure fire has been reported in Dryden on Duke Street across from the Safeway. 

The City of Dryden Fire Service is on scene trying to extinguish the fire. 

DrydenNow has reached out to Dryden Fire and will provide more information once it becomes available. 

A death investigation has been launched by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) following a medical distress call.

On Thursday (March 17, 2022), OPP officers were dispatched to a residence on Dingwall Parkway in Dryden where a person was in medical distress. 

Following the arrival, officers found an unconscious subject being attended to by members of the KDSB Northwest Emergency Services. 

The subject was transported to Dryden Regional Health Center and despite life-saving efforts, the individual was pronounced deceased.

The government of Canada is making it that much easier for travellers to come to Canada, with the goal of boosting tourism across the country. 

The federal government announced yesterday that effective April 1, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water.

Kenora's Jeff "Gussy" Gustafson is going into day two of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes. He caught five fish for a total weight of 15 pounds and 13 ounces finishing in 47th place on day one. The top 47 anglers to weigh in today will continue on to tomorrow. Gussy currently is 16 pounds behind the leader Drew Cook who finished Day 1 with five fish weighing 31 pounds and 13 ounces. 

A new poll suggests Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending as their concerns about the cost of living rise alongside headline inflation rates.

Four-fifths of respondents to the Leger poll had started or planned to buy cheaper items at the grocery store to save on food bills, and cut back on how much food they throw out to stretch every dollar.

Some three-quarters of respondents told the firm they planned to cut spending on household items and eat from local restaurants less frequently.

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for emergency preparedness are working to launch a new national flood insurance program to protect homeowners in high-risk flood zones. 

A task force made up of government leaders and representatives from the Insurance Bureau of Canada is expected to release a final report on the program later this spring after two years of work.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1.

Incoming tourists will still need to be vaccinated to visit Canada, and all inbound travellers must also upload their details to the ArriveCan app.

Duclos says vaccinated people could also still be subject to random molecular tests when they arrive at Canadian airports.

Unvaccinated Canadians who are returning to the country will still need to isolate and be tested on arrival, and again eight days later.

The voice of Canadian credit unions says their members watched people make significant withdrawals after the federal government vowed a financial crackdown on the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa.

The government's use of the emergency powers in February included allowing financial institutions to freeze the accounts of those involved in the protests that occupied streets in downtown Ottawa and blocked key border crossings.

Keewatin's Jeff "Gussy" Gustafson has finished Day 1 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes in 47th place. 

Gussy caught five fish for a total weight of 15 pounds and 13 ounces and will need a big day two to secure himself a spot into the weekend. 

He currently is 16 pounds behind the leader Drew Cook who finished Day 1 with five fish weighing 31 pounds and 13 ounces. 

Gustafson will regroup and take off for Day 2 at 6:30 a.m. CDT, with weigh-ins beginning at 2:30 p.m. CDT.