Some residents sick with food poisoning following Rhythm on the Range

Several area residents have reported symptoms consistent with foodborne illness, commonly called food poisoning, following Rhythm on the Range in Dryden over the weekend.

The Northwestern Health Unit says at least 10 people have reported symptoms consistent with food poisoning and says the investigation is ongoing but suspects that the illness is associated with macaroni and cheese sold by a food vendor without a permit.

IISD Experimental Lake Area receive major funding

The IISD Experimental Lake Area has received $11.7 million, over the next five years, from the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives Fund.

“This funding is essential to driving forward our research on threats to Canada’s precious fresh water—from microplastics to drugs in our water and much more,” said Richard Florizone, IISD’s President and CEO in a prepared release.

Residents disheartened by lack of blood donor clinics in the community

Earlier this month Canadian Blood Services (CBS) urged Canadians to roll up their sleeves as national blood inventory is running low. Blood donations have been steadily decreasing since July 1, 2022, leaving the organization with its smallest donor base in decades.

Seeing the plea for donors but the lack of local donation clinics has left many Kenora blood donors frustrated.

Nicole Minner and her mom, who both have O- blood the universal donor, told Kenora Online she and her mom gave religiously knowing that their blood type could have a huge impact.

Three charged with drug trafficking in Sioux Lookout

Three individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop. 

On Saturday afternoon around 1:00 pm, August 20, 2022, OPP officers conducted a traffic stop that resulted in the recovery of methamphetamine and cocaine with a street value exceeding $2,500, as well as approximately $5,000 in Canadian currency. As a result of the investigation:

Charles HATTIE, 38 years old, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been arrested and charged with:

Sports Update Aug 23

The regular season of Kenora men's slo-pitch has come to an end. Custom Drilling took their final regular game 11-3 over DSmith A's. Titan Contractors doubled up on the Brewco Brewers 32-16 and Centries tripled up on Holmes Voodoo 24-8. A-Side playoffs commence tonight with 4th seed DSmith A's against 5th seed Tristar Redeyes.

In women's slo-pitch, day one of playoffs saw Northern Harbour taking down Devil's Gap 34-10, while WNHAC took a tight game against Jarnel 10-9 on the C-Side.

Trudeau questions business case for natural gas exports from Canada to Europe

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is open to easing regulatory requirements for projects that would facilitate the export of Canadian natural gas to Europe, but questioned whether a business case exists for such investments.

The comments came Monday during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Montreal as the prime minister hosted the German leader during a visit that will also include stops in Toronto and Newfoundland.

U.S. lawmakers, advocates pushing Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan, open Nexus offices

Lawmakers and advocates in the United States are ramping up the pressure on the federal government to ease travel delays between the U.S. and Canada. 

The Canadian American Business Council's new campaign, "Travel Like it's 2019," aims to flood federal MPs with public demands for action. 

It calls on Ottawa to scrap the troublesome ArriveCan app, a mandatory pre-screening tool for visitors to Canada. 

And it wants the federal government to clear the backlog of 350,000 applications for the Canada-U.S. trusted-traveller system known as Nexus. 

O.P.P. investigate break-and-enter in Sioux Lookout

The Sioux Lookout O.P.P. is seeking the assistance of the public following a break-and-enter. 

Police are investigating the incident, which occurred sometime between Friday, July 22 and Monday, July 25 in the area of King Street and Sixth Avenue North where a window of a corporate building was broken and entry was gained. 

The OPP is requesting anyone with information about this incident to contact the Sioux Lookout Detachment at 807-737-2020 or 1-888-310-1122.

Two charged with possession and break and enter in Kenora

Two Kenora residents are facing numerous charges following a break and enter at a Kenora residence.

Kenora OPP says on August 17, 2022, they responded to a break and enter call at a residence on Rupert Road. Prior to police arriving on the scene, the suspects fled in a vehicle. A short time later, officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

At that time, both individuals were arrested and officers located and seized suspected illegal substances, including methamphetamine and cocaine, Canadian Currency and items associated with drug trafficking.