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Good Samaritan help police with arrest

Good Samaritan help police with arrest

After receiving a call from a good samaritan, OPP apprehended a drunk driver on Highway 11
Good morning, Northwestern Ontario!

Good morning, Northwestern Ontario!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices.
Collision leads to an impairment charge

Collision leads to an impairment charge

After a collision on Highway 11, a person was charged with impaired driving.
Rural homeowners pay the price of climate change

Rural homeowners pay the price of climate change

Rising interest rates, historic inflation, a labour shortage and increasing incidences of severe weather have increased home insurance premiums in Ontario since the fall of 2021.
Rainy River OPP responds to 204 calls this past week

Rainy River OPP responds to 204 calls this past week

This past week, 28 Criminal Code and 26 Highway Traffic Act charges were laid.
OPP laid over 1,600 charges in just nine days

OPP laid over 1,600 charges in just nine days

Police conducted an enforcement blitz in Northwestern Ontario.
The employment rate drops by 24,700 in June

The employment rate drops by 24,700 in June

With the Ford government looking to make major investments in job growth for the private sector, the public sector is seeing feeling the effects of stagnating wages.
Lace up your walking shoes Umfreville Trail reopens

Lace up your walking shoes Umfreville Trail reopens

Thanks to the receding flood waters, the Township of Sioux Lookout is excited to inform the community that Emfreville Trail is now re-opened.
This season is heating up at the Lake of the Woods Speedway

This season is heating up at the Lake of the Woods Speedway

For the second week in a row, Brandon Rehill (#4b) is victorious in the Q104 WISSOTA midwest modified while Farr captures his first win in the Pure Stock heat.
Ontario Provincial Police responded to 328 calls last week

Ontario Provincial Police responded to 328 calls last week

Dryden OPP laid 32 Criminal Code charges last week and 59 charges under the Highway Traffic Act.
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