by Jacob MooreA 63-year-old man from Hants County is dead after his motorcycle hit an SUV towing a trailer. Lunenberg RCMP says the collision happened near the intersection of Forties Road and Barrs Corner Road on Sunday at about 4:45 p.m. The man died at the scene. The two people in the SUV were uninjured....
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by Jacob MooreA prisoner has died in custody at the Springhill Institution, a medium-security prison. Charles Mangapi was serving a sentence of two years, seven months and seven days when he died Saturday. He started serving his sentence June 7 after he was convicted of two counts of motor vehicle theft and...
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by Randy ThomsOntario is lending support to the forest fire suppression efforts in western Canada. Over 160 personnel with the Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services are working in Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. The province last week deployed 21 staff to Manitoba,...
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by Evan TaylorAccording to the union representing them (NSGEU), the supply of ultrasound technicians in Nova Scotia is “critically low”. Health Minister Michelle Thompson spoke with reporters about what the province is doing to address it but says there isn’t a quick fix. “There was never any planning done...
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Shots were fired into a home in Clare once again. It happened between July 9 and 11, as the home on Second Division Road had damage from gunshots. No one was home at the time of the shooting, according to Meteghan RCMP. It’s been determined the shots were fired from a moving vehicle. Police say...
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by Chloe HannanOntario Northland’s ‘Stuff a Bus’ campaign accumulated a large amount of food for the city. Over 9,300 pounds of food and over $300 in cash were donated to the Thunder Bay Food Bank. On Saturday, an Ontario Northland bus parked outside of the Real Canadian Superstore and the community generously...
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by Chloe HannanCouncil in Thunder Bay will look to make additions to the controversial issue of where tents for the homeless can be used in the city. Councillors will look to add minimum distance guidelines of at least five metres between railways and rivers. That’s in addition to defined space between tents...
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by Brad PerrySaint John is making changes to its affordable housing grant program in an effort to provide more benefits to developers. Private sector developers are eligible for $8,000 per affordable unit while non-profit developers can receive $10,000. Housing Director Pankaj Nalavde said the money will now...
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by Randy ThomsThe provincial government is accelerating its planned expansion of alcohol sales. Ready-to-drink beverages and large beer packs will be available this Thursday at retail outlets now licensed to sell beer, cider and wine. It was initially to take place on August 1st. Finance Minister Peter...
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by CJ GoaterTwo Thunder Bay residents’ lives have changed in a big way. Thomas Inman and Monique Thomas both share a name and apparently luck. The duo, have both claimed the top prize on separate OLG scratch tickets. Thomas came away with $250,000 from the top prize on Instant Neon Casino. “I picked up this...
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