Man Arrested in April Fatal Stabbing Incident

Treaty Three Police Service have made an arrest in connection with stabbing death of a man on the Onigaming First Nation back in April.

22-year-old Thomas Ryan Indian of Onigaming will appear in a Kenora court tomorrow on a charge of second degree murder in the death of 45-year-old William Kelly.

Kelly's body was found in a home at the reserve near Nestor Falls April 8.

Police say he died as a result of a single stab wound.

More Reaction to Border Enforcement

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty wants to know if the enforcement of border crossings in northwestern Ontario is stiffer than elsewhere in Canada.

Rafferty says recent media reports of an Illinois man denied entry at the Fort Frances border because of a criminal report dating back to his high school days, highlight the need for such a review.

"We do have a pending freedom of access to information request," says Rafferty. "What that request is asking for is comparing border crossings right across Canada and seeing how many tourists are coming, how many are turned back, and if the information is available, why they're turned back."

Rafferty says he understands the difficult role customs officers must perform, but is concerned with the number of complaints being received.

Meantime, the Canada Border Service Agency says its officers in Fort Frances and Rainy River do nothing different.

In an e-mail to CFOB-News, spokesperson Louise Rochon says all persons seeking entry to Canada, regardless of the point of entry, are subject to the same rules and regulations.

She adds the admissibility of travelers seeking entry is considered on a case-by-case basis, but each person must show to customs officer they meet the requirements for entry.

Fifth Street Closed Again

The town of Fort Frances is scheduling another closure of Fifth Street West today.

It's scheduled for 7:30 a.m. and impacts the section between Portage Avenue to York Avenue as crews continue their preparations for this month's surface treatment.

The road will reopen by 4 p.m.

Deal Reached with Greyhound Workers

It's business as usual today for Greyhound Canada.

An eleventh hour tentative deal was struck with about 500 of its unionized workers yesterday.

They were set to walk off the job just after midnight if a deal wasn't reached.

The new agreement still needs to be ratified.

Heart and Stroke Funding Issued

Atikokan and Thunder Bay will share just over eight-thousand dollars from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Spokesperson Wendy Savoy says the money will go towards advocating against childhood obesity.

"If the trends continue this generation of children will not out-live their parents," says Savoy. "The statistics are worse in northwestern Ontario. For the province its 28 per cent and northwestern Ontario it can be as high as 32 per cent and some of our remote communities it's even higher than that."

The Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre received $5,000 while the Atikokan Youth Initiatives Group will received over $3,000.