Highlights

A woman known to have carried razor blades in the past harmed herself prior to a strip search in Sioux Lookout

The province says the weekend is the third of four free fishing periods this year.

Treaty Three police charged a 44-year-old man with numerous offences after a “high-risk situation” on Monday in Naicatchewenin.

The MNR says the over-150,000-hectare blaze which forced the community’s evacuation remains about six kilometres from the remote First Nation.

The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate an officers actions around a "medical incident" that occurred in police custody.

There will be no march along the bridge connecting Fort Frances to Minnesota on Saturday.

The impact on fish and fish habitat, as well as vegetation and wetlands would not be significant according to the draft environmental assessment. An impact statement also predicts a negative impact on people, through increased risk of racism and sex-based violence.

OCEU/CUPE 1750 has now entered its third week of a strike. This is the first full-scale work stoppage in the WSIB’s 110-year history.

The City of Thunder Bay supports the emergency evacuation of Sandy Lake First Nation.