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Locked up: regional legal practitioners warn new crime bill will clog already stressed legal system

Locked up: regional legal practitioners warn new crime bill will clog already stressed legal system

By Chris Marchand A group of Kenora lawyers say new crime legislation tabled by the Harper government will place additional stress on the northwest’s already overburdened legal system. Bill C-10, known as The Safe Streets and [...]

Police Chase in North Dryden

On Sunday at 7:25 pm, Dryden OPP officers observed a vehicle travelling along Hwy. 17 in the City of Dryden. This vehicle matched the description of a vehicle that had been stolen from a residence in [...]

Lac Seul First Nation man charged with second degree murder

On Saturday, July 2, members of the Lac Seul Police Service attended a Frenchman’s Head residence in response to a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located 34-year-old Simon Bunting of Constance Lake First Nations [...]

Program offers second chance for young offenders

The Patricia Centre for Children and Youth (PCCY) has sponsored a new program in the community called the Youth Justice Committee (YJC). The program is focused on diverting low risk young offenders away from the formal [...]

Dryden and area police briefs

Domestic disputes and assaults Dryden police had a Sioux Lookout woman in custody on March 10 following a call to a domestic dispute at 3 a.m. at a hotel. There was no assault as a result [...]

Insta-Loans robbed at knifepoint

The Dryden Polce Service is investigating an armed robbery at a local ‘pay-day loan’ agency located on Hwy. 17. Shortly after 8 p.m., Jan. 5, a male walked into Insta-Loans, brandished a knife and demanded the [...]