Dryden

On Sept. 4, two suspects allegedly went on a rampage across part of Saskatchewan. Police say 10 people died and 15 others were injured over the 13 locations where the attacks took place. Here's a timeline of the police response. All times local: 

5:40 a.m. - RCMP receives multiple calls from James Smith Cree Nation about stabbings at different locations.

A stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation and in a nearby village left 10 people dead and 15 others injured, provincial RCMP said Sunday as officers continued to search for two suspects in the case.

“We believe some of the victims have been targeted by the suspects and others have been attacked randomly,” Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP, told reporters in Regina.

“It is horrific what has occurred in our province today.”  

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says today's decision to scrub the launch of NASA's new moon rocket is disappointing but necessary due to another leak found ahead of the planned test flight.

The Artemis 1 rocket sprang another fuel leak, forcing controllers to call off the second attempt this week to send a crew capsule with test dummies aboard into lunar orbit.

The first attempt on Monday was also aborted due to escaping hydrogen elsewhere on the 98-metre NASA-built rocket.

Kenora MP Eric Melillo says he wants to see Highway 17 get twinned right through northwestern Ontario, if the federal government will step up and commit to the work.

In an interview on the Q Morning Show today, Melillo says he will be advocating for further twinning work past the Kenora area and further east in the upcoming session of federal Parliament at the House of Commons.

In Kenora Slo Pitch Action, Northern Harbour took out Devil’s Gap in a tight game, winning 14 to 11, as the A-side finals continue. Elsewhere, Kenora DJ Services edged out the No Frill’s Strykers 20 to 19.

Week 13 of the CFL season kicks off tonight in Montreal, where the Alouettes are set to welcome the Ottawa Redblacks.

The Alouettes are back after a week off and are looking to close the gap on Toronto for the top spot in the East Division. Montreal enters the game with a 4-and-6 record, while the Argonauts are at 5-and-5. Toronto visits Hamilton on Monday.

Q104 is very proud to present two SIJHL exhibition games in Kenora between the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and Red Lake Miners, Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 at the Kenora Recreation Centre.

These games are a fundraiser for Triple P.L.A.Y. - Positive Leisure Activities for Youth in Kenora.

“This event is in partnership with both high schools, Beaver Brae and Thomas Aquinas. They will be with us selling 50/50 tickets, with all proceeds going to athletic programs at both high schools,” said Barry Reynard, Triple P.L.A.Y. coordinator.

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has chosen a new leader ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.

Christy Radbourne has been named as the board’s new Director of Education as of September 6, 2022, taking the position of the outgoing Sherri-Lynne Pharand.

In a prepared release, the KPDSB says Radbourne’s an accomplished educator with over 20 years of experience, and most recently worked as a Student Achievement Officer with the Ministry of Education – working to assist boards with learning plan, framework and curriculum development across the province. 

Adam Illman has been chosen to lead the Dryden detachment of the OPP following the departure of their acting chief.

Illman has been promoted to the rank of Inspector and has been named as the Dryden OPP’s Detachment Commander.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is committing the Manitoba government to twin Highway 17 between the Manitoba/Ontario border and Falcon Lake, in response to a local family’s call to action.

Earlier this month, Peter Lugli, the brother of Dryden’s Mark Lugli and uncle of Jacob Lugli – who passed away in a tragic accident in the Falcon Lake area three years ago – had sent an open letter to the Premier calling for the highway to be twinned.

Water levels on Lake of the Woods still haven’t returned to normal levels after this year’s nearly record-breaking rainfall and floods, but they are improving.

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says the current level of Lake of the Woods remains over its 95th percentile level for this time of the year, after dropping by 4” over the past week.

Dams in Kenora remain fully open, and LOTW is expected to drop by another 5” over the next week. On the Winnipeg River, levels are expected to fall by another 2 to 3” over the next week, as levels on LOTW fall.