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Canada wasted little time Sunday ending its scoring drought at the men's World Cup via Alphonso Davies but could not hold off Croatia, losing 4-1 to end its hopes of reaching the tournament's knockout round.

Ranked 12th in the world and runner-up to France four years ago in Russia, Croatia is filled with talent from top clubs and its class showed in rallying from an early 1-0 deficit.

Two goals by Andrej Kramaric and one by Marko Livaja accounted for the Croatian comeback. Lovro Majer added a stoppage-time goal in the 94th minute on a two-on-none attack. 

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the previously announced one million units of imported kids' pain relievers are starting to arrive on pharmacy shelves, while an additional 500,000 units have been ordered and are expected over the next few weeks.

A separate shipment of kids' pain relievers from Australia are headed for hospitals and domestic production has ramped up, Duclos said at a news conference Friday morning. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to a public inquiry Friday, displaying moments of introspection while acknowledging the seriousness of declaring a public order emergency and insisting it was the right thing to do for Canada.

The prime minister was the final witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has spent six weeks examining Trudeau's emergency declaration in February in response to “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa and elsewhere. 

It’s a busy weekend on the ice in the SIJHL. Tonight, the Sioux Lookout Bombers will be taking on the Fighting Walleye in the first of a back-to-back in Kam River.

The Dryden GM Ice Dogs have the night off before the Thunder Bay North Stars come to town tomorrow night. The Bombers are up against the North Stars on Wednesday.

The TA Saints Boys’ volleyball team is on a roll at OFSAA, going 2 and 0 against the top 2 teams in their pool yesterday in Sudbury. The Girls’ basketball team lost their game against the #5 seed and hopes to rebound today in Walkerton.

Three Kenora residents are facing drug charges after officers executed a search warrant on Ninth Street North on Wednesday.

The Kenora OPP say officers seized roughly $6,000 worth of fentanyl, methamphetamine, hydromorphone tablets, a taser and other items associated with drug trafficking.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its final report on a strange plane crash that killed two wanted criminals and two pilots earlier this year near Sioux Lookout.

Kenora – Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford says the government's new safety improvements for Highway 11 and Highway 17 will help to save the lives of northwestern Ontarians each winter.

The Ministry of Transportation says after a technical review of safety and snow-clearing on Highway 11 and 17, they will be implementing a new ‘ON Trans-Canada’ service level with snow expected to be cleared to bare pavement within 12 hours of a snowstorm.

Leadership with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation is fighting to ensure fair compensation for all members of Wunnumin Lake First Nation, not just a select few.

NAN, who represents 49 First Nation communities in the far north, is joining the Chief and Council of Wunnumin Lake who are calling on the federal government to ensure that all members of the community receive compensation from a recent boil water advisory settlement with Ottawa.

A third youth who cannot be named under Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act is facing charges of first-degree murder related to the death of Henry Stone-Arnold in 2018.

Stone-Arnold of Dryden was reported missing on August 10, 2018, and was last seen alive at the Husky Gas Bar on August 8. His white Dodge Ram was found abandoned at a local business the following day.

The U18 ‘AAA’ Kenora Thistles fell 5-1 last night to the Winnipeg Thrashers at the Kenora Rec Centre.

Brandon Gustafson, playing in his first game since October 8th, scored the lone marker for the Thistles.

“It felt good being on the ice with the boys. Burying one tonight felt good to get that off of my back and to play some hockey. It’s good to be back,” he said, after the game.