by Brad PerrySource Atlantic, an industrial wholesale distributor based in Saint John, N.B., has officially been sold, officials announced Thursday. Ocean Capital Holdings said its sale of Source Atlantic to Lawson Products Canada was approved by the Competition Bureau of Canada earlier this week. Lawson...
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by CJ GoaterHosts are still needed for some international students coming to Thunder Bay to attend high school this fall. MLI Homestay and Lakehead Public Schools say they need homes for six boys arriving in September from Germany, Brazil and China. Without hosts, they will not be able to make the journey....
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by Jacob MooreAcadian cultural vendors from across the world are filling the Mariners centre in Yarmouth. The trade expo is happening on National Acadian Day, the sixth day of the World Acadian Congress. Wilbert Carmouche from Louisiana said he loves it here. “People were so friendly and so nice and so...
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by Jacob MooreThe mother of a young boy killed during flash flooding last year in West Hants has launched a lawsuit against the province. It was filed in Kentville court on July 17 and claims negligence led to her son Colton’s death. In the document, Tera Sisco alleges the government did not send out an...
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The New Brunswick SPCA (NBSPCA) is kicking off a new initiative to tackle the increasing population of cats and kittens in animal shelters. Through the “There’s No Place Like Home” campaign, the NBSPCA aims to place around 900 cats in 13 New Brunswick shelters in a safe, loving, and responsible...
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by Randy ThomsCN says repairs have started on the collapsed rail bridge east of Fort Frances. Damage to the lift bridge continues to prevent the movement of trains between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay. It also restricts the movement of large vessels between the north and south ends of Rainy Lake. In an email...
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by Brad PerryExpect to pay a bit more for gasoline and diesel in New Brunswick, according to an industry source. The price of both fuels will increase by just under one cent per litre during the weekly setting on Thursday night. Currently, New Brunswickers are paying a maximum of $1.70 per litre for regular...
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by Evan TaylorIn celebration of National Acadian Day, the province of Nova Scotia has announced a handful of organizations that are receiving grant funding to promote Acadian Heritage. The announcement was made in the middle of the Congrès mondial Acadien 2024 which is currently taking place in Clare and...
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by CJ GoaterThe Chief of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Nishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) feels the federal government needs to provide more financial support to find unmarked residential school graves. Grassy Narrows First Nation was set to begin its search for the McIntosh Residential School Unmarked...
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by Evan TaylorRCMP in Lunenburg County has arrested a man wanted on a nationwide arrest warrant. On August 12, RCMP at the Chester Detachment was alerted that a 34-year-old man originally from Goodwood was seen returning to his home in Chester. That evening, around 7:00 p.m. RCMP attempted to arrest the man...
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