by Brad PerryA New Brunswick swimmer will have the chance to win a medal Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Canada’s women’s 4x100m relay team, which includes Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview, has advanced to the finals. The team finished Saturday morning’s heats with a time of 3:35.29 and was one of eight to...
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by Caitlin SnowA confirmed case of measles in New Brunswick. The Officer of the Chief Medical Officer of Health is issuing an advisory for a potential exposure in the Moncton area to someone who recently travelled internationally. The exposure was in New Brunswick and Quebec in the following locations: July...
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by Jacob MooreThe province is still considering how to enforce rules for landlords and tenants. Premier Tim Houston says the province is still considering the best way to go about implementing an enforcement agency for the Residential Tenancies Act. “The discussions around the enforcement arm, those are...
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by Randy ThomsThe first-ever Miss Indigenous Canada pageant goes this weekend. Twenty-six women, aged 18 to 30, representing communities across the country, are competing at the event at Six Nations of the Grand River. Jaida Gregg of Thunder Bay is among them. She is representing her home community of Lac...
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by Chloe HannanA 57-year-old Thunder Bay resident is facing child pornography charges. City police’s Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation earlier this month after receiving a tip about a local in possession of child pornography. A search warrant was executed yesterday morning, and multiple electronic...
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by Jacob MooreYou can catch the Canada’s women’s team face off against France on Sunday outside the Halifax Convention Centre. The viewing party is hosted by the Halifax Tides Football Club, Halifax’s very own women’s soccer team. Two big screens in front of the Convention Centre on Argyle Street will play...
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by Brad PerryEfforts continue to make Saint John’s municipal electric utility its own corporation. In March, council voted to petition the province for a private bill to “corporatize” Saint John Energy. Under the province’s Local Governance Act, municipal governments are not allowed to establish...
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by Brad PerryFire crews are battling a fire at a power generating station in east Saint John. First responders were called to the Bayside Generating Station after 3 p.m. Friday. Flames and heavy black smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the building. A number of city fire crews were on the scene,...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick social workers are among several groups of employees to vote in favour of a new collective agreement. The provincial government announced the voting results of CUPE Local 1418 in a news release on Friday. “As a government, we value the important work the social workers (including...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Police Service has successfully removed a batch of illegal drugs from the community. An investigation by the city police’s Intelligence Unit has resulted in multiple charges. In April police began investigating drug trafficking from a residence on Archibald Street South. A search...
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