QUEENS PARK – The epidemic of youth suicide in Northern Ontario First Nation’s communities was brought forward in Queen’s Park today as NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa sought the consent of the Ontario Legislature for a moment of silence by MPPs following the tragic death, by suicide, of a young 13-year-old girl in Bearskin Lake First Nation.

THUNDER BAY – A 56-year-old Thunder Bay man has been convicted of neglect under provincial animal welfare legislation following an investigation relating to the treatment of dogs in his care. Brent Myslicki pled guilty on Friday, Sept. 14 in a Thunder Bay Provincial Offences Court of permitting an animal to be in distress and failing

MANITOUWADGE – WEATHER – Environment Canada is still calling for heavy rain for the Manitouwadge and Hornepayne regions. The weather service has updated their earlier warning. Environment Canada says that rain, at times heavy is expected. 4:06 PM EDT Thursday 20 September 2018 Rainfall warning in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Rain and possible thunderstorms

THUNDER BAY – On September 18, 2018, at approximately 8:29 pm, an officer from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft that occurred at a residence on Highway 595 in the Municipality of Neebing. Police report that “During the daytime hours, between 10:30 am and