An interactive way to learn about our Acadian heritage. Forty new bilingual panels have been installed in Clare, Argyle and Yarmouth. It’s phase one of modernizing the Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour. Clare tourism manager Larry Peach says it’s a self-guided tour of heritage sites. “It’s a...
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by Tara ClowA Dieppe business has been damaged by fire. Firefighters received the call at around 1 am Tuesday and found flames in the back of the Barnes Street building. Deputy Chief Julien Boudreau says they quickly got it under control, but remained on the scene for over two hours. Boudreau says no one...
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New training requirements for serving drinks at bars. The province says all staff at over 2,400 licensed establishments will soon have to take a responsible alcohol service course. Service Nova Scotia minister Colton LeBlanc says this will improve safety. Concert and festival workers also may...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick peace officers have seized cannabis products from an unlicensed dispensary in Saint John’s north end. The Department of Justice and Public Safety said officers searched the unnamed business on Taylor Avenue on July 24. Items seized by the officers included: 875 grams of cannabis...
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by Tim DavidsonTwo men from Thunder Bay have been fined over $14,000 for illegally hunting moose. One of the men was David Boileau, the owner of the Blue Lantern Lodge northwest of Atikokan. Back in October of 2022, conservation officers found that a hunter shot and killed an adult moose without a valid moose...
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We could be in for a stormy weekend. Tropical Storm Debby is currently off the coast of Georgia, and should be making a move northeast later this week. Environment Canada’s warning preparedness meteorologist Bob Robichaud says we could start to feel the impacts late Friday. “We could see some...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Superior Junior International Hockey League has new leadership. Dean Thibodeau has been announced as the new commissioner of the league. He takes over from Darrin Nicholas, who resigned this past spring. Thibodeau worked as an Associate Commissioner with the Western Collegiate Hockey...
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by Tara ClowSaint John Police are now investigating a homicide after the discovery of human remains. They were found in a wooded area off King William Road on Thursday. Police have now identified the remains as 52-year-old Allan Lee. An extensive search was conducted on Friday including canine units, grid...
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by Tim DavidsonThere are now 38 active wildfires in the northwest region. Over the long weekend, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports there were 22 new blazes reported. 12 of those were in the Red Lake District. Right now, five are considered under control, three are being held, six are not...
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by Tim DavidsonMost of the board of the Dryden Regional Health Center remains intact. Vanessa Simpson and Brian Callewaert were both re-elected as Chair and Vice Chair respectively for a second year. The board will have one new director. Olga Benjamin has been appointed to a three year term. She replaces long...
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