by Randy ThomsOntario’s liquor store employees are giving their union a strike mandate. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says 97% of the over 8,000 workers who voted this past week support the action to back contract demands. The union does not say when a potential strike could occur. It is meeting...
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by Evan TaylorA 44-year-old man from Miramichi driving a stolen vehicle was killed in a single-vehicle crash in on Friday night. At approximately 9:10 p.m., Blackville RCMP responded to reports of a crash on Route 108 near Renous. Investigators believe the vehicle left the road, rolled over, and ejected the...
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by Evan TaylorA woman was arrested for impaired driving after driving a vehicle into Lake Banook in Dartmouth on Saturday morning. According to police, all three people in the vehicle escaped after it plunged into the water. Tow trucks removed the car from the vehicle shortly after noon. The woman facing...
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by Evan TaylorRCMP are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 19 near Creignish in Inverness County early Saturday morning. First responders were called around 1:30 a.m. to respond to a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigators believe an orange 2018 Toyota Tacoma was travelling...
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by Evan TaylorRCMP in Halifax are investigating a fatal dirtbike collision that occurred Friday night. Reports of a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 2 in Wellington came in around 8:38 p.m. The driver of the dirt bike, a 30-year-old Lower. Sackville man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The RCMP collision...
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by Brad PerryGood news for those looking to head to the boardwalk patios in Saint John. The city announced Saturday that the patios have reopened on an interim basis. “While we await testing of the fully integrated system, the patios along the waterfront boardwalk are now open to as much capacity as...
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by Brad PerryA collision reportedly involving multiple vehicles has closed part of Route 1 westbound in Saint John. The Saint John Police Force posted about the crash on social media around 10:40 a.m. Saturday. Police said the westbound lanes of the highway are closed at Exit 117, with traffic being diverted...
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by Tim DavidsonAn early morning collision has closed Highway 17 down near Borup’s Corners. Both lanes of theTran-Canada are affected. The closure is near Microwave Road and just west of the Highway 622 intersection. There’s been no reports of injuries or how long the closure will last.
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by Evan TaylorRCMP have closed a section of Highway 104 after a truck hauling an excavator struck an overpass. According to a tweet from RCMP both Hwy. 311 and Hwy. 104 near North River (Distance Marker 111) are closed in both directions. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
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by Randy ThomsThe Fort Frances Public Library is illustrating its economic benefit to the community. A year-end report estimates the library helps generate $3.5 million for the local economy, Chief Executive Officer Richard Bee says they base that in part on the materials borrowed that patrons would otherwise...
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