Kenora

Northwestern Ontario residents should be battening down the hatches today ahead of some potentially heavy downpours in parts of the region, and drivers should be prepared for the worst.

Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices.

The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed.

In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said the rise in prices in July was the smallest monthly gains since December 2021.

It also marks the first decline in year-over-year inflation since June 2020.

Wednesdays through the summer of 2022, residents and summer visitors have been treated to lunch hour shows at St. Alban's Cathedral located at 312 Main St. S.

The series runs from 12:10pm to 12:50pm every Wednesday and the final performances of the season are upon us.

Wednesday, August 18 - Patricia Cyre - guest vocalist, with Julie Husband (woodwinds), Tony Cyre (percussion), Lenard Whiting (piano), Edward Franko (electric bass)

Wednesday, August 24 - Norman Reintamm - organ

Wednesday, August 31 - Ruth Girard - piano, Lenard Whiting (organ)

Environment Canada has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Kenora, Sioux Narrows, Grassy Narrows, Whitedog, Nestor Falls and Morson.

Northwestern Ontario’s member of provincial parliament says Ontario’s new budget will help to address gaps created by COVID-19 across the region.

“We’ve got to get back on track and build out northwestern Ontario,” said Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, in an interview with the Q Morning Show. “Hospitals to highways, bridges to broadband, we’re focused on a number of different opportunities.”

It was a jam-packed night for slo-pitch in Kenora. On the ladies' side, it was the Devils Gap Chiefs that took down Dunit Contracting 21-16, despite an out-of-the-park home run by Dunit's Lexi Cameron. Northern Harbour took down the Royals 34-17 with Megan Derouard contributing two home runs. The Neniska Crushers took down the Strykers 18-12 and Bat Intentions defeated CUPE 9-6.

Road work will be taking place in the Lakeside area until November, closing down a roadway and creating a detour for local residents.

The City of Kenora says Titan Contractors Kenora have started surface, water and sanitary sewer work on Seventh Avenue South, from Sixth Street South to Eighth Avenue South, with work expected to wrap up by November 10, 2022.

The federal government needs to do more to help thousands of Afghans who assisted Canadian Forces but remain trapped in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban seized Kabul, aid groups and opposition parties say.

As the grim anniversary passed Monday, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan warned at a news conference that Canada will have blood on its hands if it does not take immediate action to help Afghans whose lives are in danger because they helped Canadians.

-- UPDATE --

Trubyk has been located.

- Original Story --

The Sioux Lookout OPP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 36-year-old Danielle Trubyk.

Police say Trubyk was last seen on August 14 around 2 p.m. as she was leaving her residence on Seventh Avenue in Sioux Lookout.

A rainfall warning is in effect for Kenora, Grassy Narrows, Whitedog, and the surrounding communities.

The weather agency says, Radar indicates a nearly stationary thunderstorm located 5 kilometres southwest of Lount Lake. Rainfall amounts of over 30 mm have already occurred, with another 10 to 30 mm possible by later this afternoon.

The hazard is expected to diminish as the afternoon goes on.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.