Kenora

Update at 7:15am: One lane has opened traffic.

Highway 17 is closed between Dryden and Wabigoon at distance marker 201 due to a collision. 

Drivers are told to use Anderson Road as a detour and that the duration of the closure is unknown at this time. 

Please use caution in the area. 

More incidents of graffiti have been appearing as the Kenora OPP continues to investigate the incidents, some of which appear to be linked.  

A number of locations and objects have been vandalized:  

• Two benches along the Rotary Rabbit Lake Walking Trail 

• A home and a garage in the Mellick Avenue area 

The campaign for Patrick Brown said it was consulting its legal team after the leadership election organizing committee of the federal Conservatives voted to disqualify him from the race late Tuesday. 

Ian Brodie, the chair of the committee, announced the stunning move in a written statement after a meeting to discuss the matter.

He said the party had recently become aware of "serious allegations of wrongdoing" by the Brown campaign.

The allegations are related to the financing rules in the Canada Elections Act, Brodie said, but provided no further details.

Northwestern Ontario youth will have more opportunities to go hands-on with science, tools and technology through an expansion of Science North in Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls.

Municipal leaders joined Science North representatives, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford and Kenora MP Eric Melillo in a grand opening event last week at Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls’ Northern Ontario Sportfishing Centre.

Nearly 600 grams of cocaine were taken off the streets of Fort Frances. 

The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a patrol in the City of Fort Frances at approximately 12:45 a.m. on June 22, when they observed a rental vehicle in a parking lot.  

The officers approached the vehicle and the occupants fled. Further investigation revealed evidence of drug activity.  

The Crown is seeking to revoke bail for Tamara Lich, a leader of the “Freedom Convoy,” after she appeared alongside a fellow organizer in an alleged breach of her conditions.

Lich was charged in February with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation for her role in the massive protest against COVID-19 restrictions that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks. 

The inflation rate in Canada continues to rise and every day Canadians are feeling the effects. 

The Canadian inflation rate has reached 7.7%, the highest it has been since 1983. Eric Melillo, Progressive Conservative MP for the Kenora riding, along with the rest of the PCs are raising concerns over the growing rate. 

It’s been over 13 years since Kenora’s ‘Millie’ Jane Doe’s body was found near the Rideout area, and the mystery into her true identity continues to this day.

Unidentified Human Remains Canada is featuring Millie’s case this month with the goal of matching her DNA with those of possible family members in the northwestern Ontario area, to help bring closure to her family.

The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial.

Warrant Officer James Topp's lawyer says the army reservist was recently notified that he will be allowed to have his case heard in a military court instead of by his chain of command.

Phillip Millar says the decision represents a second about-face after the military initially offered his client a court martial, only to rescind the offer and send his case to his unit commanders.

Lake of the Woods remains over the 95 percentile level for this time of year at 324.10 m (1063.3 ft).

In its Friday update, the Lake of the Woods Control Board says Lake of the Woods appears to have crested, and data released today suggests the level of the lake has begun to drop.

Over the past week, the level of the lake fell by 1 cm (1/2 in) and is expected to fall by 3-5 cm (1-2 in) over the next 7 days.