Update: Missing person found
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has safely located a man who was declared missing on Monday.
TBPS is thanking the public for its assistance.
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Local sports for Monday, March 9th
The Fort Frances Lakers continue to hold down top spot in the Superior International Hockey League standings.
The Lakers won both their games over the weekend, topping the Red Lake Miners 4-1 Saturday night and 6-1 on Friday night.
Fort Frances now has 74 points, four points up on the Dryden GM Ice Dogs, with both teams having played 46 games.
The Ice Dogs also won both of their games against the Sioux Lookout Bombers to keep pace.
Dryden topped Sioux Lookout 5-3 on Saturday and 3-2 in overtime on Friday.
The Dogs are now four points back of the Lakers for first place.
Elsewhere, the Thunder Bay North Stars got by the Ironwood Lumberjacks 5-2 on Saturday and 7-1 on Friday.
Tonight, the Lumberjacks hit the road to Red Lake to meet the Miners.
Saints win 2 on Day 1 at OFSAA “A” volleyball championship
The St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ volleyball team is competing over the next couple of days at the All-Ontario Single A volleyball championships in North Bay.
The Saints are ranked 10th in the 20-team field and won their first game.
TA needed three sets to get by Renaissance from Aurora two sets to one. The Saints won the third and deciding set 16-14 after splitting the first two 25-16 and 31-29.
St. Thomas Aquinas closed out day one with a game against the host team from Ecole Catholique Secondaire Algonquin and beat them in two straight sets (25-16, 25-210).
On Tuesday, St. Thomas Aquinas starts the day against ESC Pere Rene Galinee from Cambridge at 9:00.
The Saints close out the round robin ESC Saint Frere Andre at noon.
Update: Moncton hospital lifts security restrictions
The Dr. Georges-L. Dumont University Hospital has lifted temporary security measures it implemented following an undisclosed incident this morning.
In an email statement this afternoon, Vitalité Health Network said the security measures have now been removed and the hospital has been cleared to return to normal operations.
Earlier in the day, the hospital announced on Vitalité’s Facebook page it was putting access controls in place at the facility’s entrance.
As part of those measures, general visits were suspended to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and the public.
However, the emergency department remained open, and patients with appointments were still allowed to enter the hospital.
In its email statement sent to Acadia Broadcasting, Vitalité didn’t provide details about the incident that prompted the increased security.
But said the measures were taken in response to a “situation deemed to be of concern.”
Vitalité added that its security services are following up on the matter in collaboration with the RCMP.
City of Kenora brings back Leisure Guide
The City of Kenora is bringing back its leisure guide.
It’s an on-line version that can be easily updated.
Mya Horley is the city’s senior communications advisor and says the guide has dozens of recreations and volunteer opportunities.
“We wanted to make sure it wasn’t just specific to the City of Kenora hosted events,” says Horley.
“So, it really serves as a portal for anybody who is having any leisure activities or volunteer opportunities, that they could have one particular spot to put all their leisure events.”
Horley
Casey Pyykka is the city’s Community Programs Supervisor and helped spearhead the initiative.
She adds that local groups and organizations can add their own events to the leisure guide, free of charge.
“At the home page of the Kenora Leisure Guide, at the bottom, you can fill out all your information, and it just gets sent to me. It’s really easy for me to go in the background, make any changes, and I can connect with people for their websites or any Facebook links.”
Pyykka says the city used to have a hard-copy version of the Leisure Guide, but suggests this is easier to maintain and to add events and activities to.
Name released of Moncton woman found dead in garbage bin
The victim has been named in a Moncton homicide that occurred on Feb. 15, 2026, where a body was found in a garbage bin near a walking trail on High Street.
The victim has been named as 39-year-old Melissa Price. Codiac RCMP posted the update to Facebook on March 9, 2026.
RELATED: Moncton woman’s death being investigated as homicide.
Officers were called to High Street around 12:10 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2026, after reports of a sudden death.
RELATED: Investigation into woman’s death in Moncton continues.
The investigation was ruled a homicide on Feb. 17, 2026.
RELATED: RCMP investigate woman’s death in Moncton.
RCMP continue to ask anyone with information to contact the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267).
Frost Bites dining experiences now underway in Kenora
Kenora’s winter culinary experience is taking place once again.
Frost Bites takes place during the month of March.
Morgan Seller is Kenora Special Events coordinator and says they are asking local restaurants to come up with their take on pizza, tacos and hamburgers.
“This year we have nine participating restaurants, and we ask that you pick up a passport,” explains Seller.
“So, that includes all the menus, as well as an area at the back for you to have a signature for every Frost Bites menu item ordered at any of the participating restaurants.”
Seller says anyone who completes the passport can be entered into the grand prize draw for a night on the town.
Passports are available at City Hall, the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre, and all participating restaurants.
Completed passports must be dropped off at the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre by Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 p.m.
The winner will be announced shortly after.
Seller says Frost Bites has become a yearly tradition in the city.
“This is just a great initiative to get people out to our local restaurants during the winter months and try something new on the menu. We have seen previous Frost Bite menu items end up on the regular menu, so that’s pretty cool.”
New this year, you can cast your vote on the Frost Bites page at VisitKenora.ca for your favourite Frost Bites dish.
Northern Ontario logs tenth highway death of 2026
A Kapuskasing resident is dead following a collision on Highway 11 near Smooth Rock Falls on Saturday.
This is the tenth highway death of 2026 in northern Ontario.
The collision involved four tractor trailers and a passenger vehicle. A section of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed for nearly 18 hours as a result.
Last week, representatives from the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association advocated for the modernization of Highway 11/17 at an economic conference in Toronto.
“These tragedies are becoming far too common on northern Ontario highways,” said NOMA President Rick Dumas. “For northern communities, these roads are lifelines. When a major collision closes the highway for hours, sometimes nearly an entire day, communities can become isolated and the movement of people, emergency services and essential goods is disrupted.”
NOMA says municipal leaders across the Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay districts continue to advance highway safety as a regional priority through the Kenora District Municipal Association, Rainy River District Municipal League and Thunder Bay District Municipal League.
“These issues have been raised consistently by northern municipalities,” said Fred Mota, Mayor of Red Lake and NOMA Executive Vice President. “Communities across northwestern Ontario are working together to push for practical improvements that make these highways safer for everyone who relies on them.”
“Northern Ontarians should not face a higher level of risk simply because of where we live. Our communities deserve safe, reliable highways and a clear commitment to improving them.”
In collaboration with the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), NOMA released a Northern Ontario Transportation Task Force report in 2023 outlining recommendations for improved safety and efficiency along Highways 11/17.
Expanded passing opportunities, strategic four-laning, improved road design and the use of the 2+1 highway model were among the primary recommendations. A 2+1 highway is a three-lane highway with a centre passing lane that changes direction approximately every two to five kilometres.
Ontario is moving forward with plans to implement the 2+1 highway model along a section of Highway 11 near North Bay (the first of its kind in North America), but otherwise NOMA says many of their ideas have been tabled.
“Northern leaders have already done the work,” Dumas said. “We encourage the Province to reopen the NOMA and FONOM Transportation Task Force report so progress on Highway 11, Highway 17 and the Highway 11/17 corridor can move forward.”
UPD: One of three wanted on warrants arrested
RCMP announced Monday they have arrested Susan Clara Duguay. They found her in the Cap-Pelé region.
The 60-year-old was wanted on an outstanding warrant related to shoplifting.
Police continue to seek public assistance to locate two other people wanted on warrants.
Raymond LeBlanc is 32 and wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and warrant of arrest for failure to follow court-ordered conditions.
Police believe he may be in the Moncton area.
LeBlanc is described as being about 5-8, weighing approximately 169 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
According to the RCMP, if you see LeBlanc, do not approach him.
Police are also looking for 30-year-old Connor Harvey, wanted on a warrant of arrest for failing to comply with court-ordered conditions, crime against a person and property crime.
Police believe Harvey may be in the Moncton area.
He’s describe as being six feet tall, weighing approximately 159 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
RCMP have asked the public not to approach Murphy if they see him.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of any of these individuals are asked to contact their local RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
RCMP raid more cannabis shops as crackdown ramps up
Nova Scotia RCMP say six illegal cannabis storefronts across the province were targeted last week as part of an ongoing provincial effort to crack down on unlicensed operations.
According to police, officers conducted coordinated inspections at storefronts stretching from Conway, near Digby, to Eskasoni in Cape Breton. The enforcement activity took place under the authority of the provincial Cannabis Control Act.
Five storefronts searched, products seized
In five of the six inspections, RCMP officers made seizures and laid charges.
Police say they confiscated a range of illegal items, including cannabis, hash, shatter, nicotine products, and cannabis edibles. Many of the edibles, investigators noted, were packaged to look like familiar snack foods — a practice that is not permitted under federal or provincial regulations because it increases the risk of accidental consumption by children.
In total, six people were charged for cannabis-related offences tied to the illegal sale and distribution of these products.
RCMP also say three individuals were issued notices for offences under the Nova Scotia Revenue Act related to illegal tobacco, though these were separate from the cannabis-related charges.
The sixth location inspected — a storefront in Weltons Landing — was found shuttered. RCMP say the shop had already ceased operating before they arrived, and no illegal product was discovered on-site.
Inventory and investigations ongoing
Police are still cataloguing the large quantity of seized material.
An exact count of all cannabis, derivatives, and tobacco products recovered is expected once the inventory process is complete.
The heightened enforcement comes after the province announced earlier this year that it intended to increase pressure on illegal cannabis storefronts.
Police warn that products sold through unlicensed retailers are not regulated, may be sourced from organized crime, and can pose significant health risks — especially when packaged in ways that mimic everyday consumer goods.
RCMP continue to encourage anyone with information about illegal drug activity to contact police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.