1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (209+ words) After years of work construction is going to begin on a supply road that will eventually provide access to the Ring of Fire. The Webequie Supply Road will be a two-lane, all-season road connecting the Webequie First Nation to a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (271+ words) Some of the most expensive insurance rates can be found in northwestern Ontario. A report by the rate comparison platform Rates. ca places 10 communities in northern Ontario at the top of the list as having the highest home insurance premiums…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (133+ words) Three energy storage projects, including one near Dryden, have received provincial approval to proceed. The projects will store a combined 640 megawatts of power. Associate Minister of Energy, Sam Oosterhoff, says they will help secure the electricity supply during peak periods....

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (904+ words) Warning: This story makes references to suicide. The verdict is out on the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died at 27-years-old while in the custody of the century-old Thunder Bay District Jail in 2020. The inquest, run by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (143+ words) An 18-year-old from Hearst has been charged with first degree murder in the death of an OPP officer. Police say the incident took place Tuesday around 12: 30 pm on a road near Hearst as officers attempted to stop a vehicle as…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (913+ words) As the Doug Ford government prepared to replace the Endangered Species Act with new legislation, the province's natural resources staff warned of weakened habitat protections, reduced oversight and new gaps in enforcement, according to documents obtained by The Narwhal. " In…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (382+ words) The Ford government is being accused of walking away from its responsibility to improve remote airports in northern Ontario. Kiiwetinoong's Sol Mamakwa says the Ministry of Transportation is no longer a member of a regional committee that lobbied the government…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (222+ words) The provincial government is spending $14 million to improve data for the forest sector. The Ministry of Natural Resources is working with Microsoft to improve data collection and storage. Tricia Westman is the Director of the Science and Research branch of…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (204+ words) Ontario is moving ahead with new legislation to tackle crime. The Protecting Ontario's Streets and Communities Act includes measures that support victims of human trafficking, crack down on the illegal drug trade and make it easier to enforce restraining orders....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (141+ words) Two people are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized property valued at more than $325, 000 in the Rainy River District. On May 7, OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora CSCU, Dryden CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime…...