by Tara ClowFuelling up is going to cost you less this week. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight. The Regular self-serve maximum is around $1.72 this morning, down 1.8 cents. Furnace oil is down 1.1 cents to a maximum of $1.43. A decrease of just 0.6 for diesel users,...
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by Tara ClowA 42-year-old man has been taken into custody in Miramichi in connection with the death of a missing woman. Natalie Leblanc was reported missed last week but was located deceased. Miramichi Police say her death is considered to be suspicious and criminality is suspected. An investigation is...
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Catches are up as lobster season comes to a close. Fishers will haul up their traps Friday for the last time until late November. Dan Fleck is the executive director of the Brazil Rock 33/34 Lobster Association. He says prices have fallen to over eight dollars a pound. “The past several weeks,...
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by Evan TaylorFollowing a tragic incident near New Ross where an infant was killed when a side-by-side rolled over the province is standing by their changes to the Off Highway Vehicle Act. The changes were made permanent on September 29 following a pilot project that allowed off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to...
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by Chloe HannanThunder Bay is voted as Canada’s most affordable city to live in. The Royal LePage study identified the 15 most affordable Canadian cities, Thunder Bay placing first. People in Thunder Bay have an average household income of $84,400 and an average monthly mortgage payment of $1563.25, based on a...
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by Randy ThomsAn arbitration award has been made for members of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. Ontario’s public elementary teachers and occasional teachers have been awarded an over 11% pay hike. The award compensates nearly 80,000 members of ETFO for the impact of Bill 124 which restricted...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Kenora has lifted the water restriction. It was put in place late yesterday afternoon due to what the city callas a significant water main break. The restriction was to go into effect from 10 am until 4:30 pm. The restriction was officially lifted at 5:00 Thursday afternoon.
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by Brad PerrySt. Stephen residents continue to be on alert after bear sightings earlier in the week. A mother bear and her cub were spotted in the Milltown area, while a second cub was seen along Milltown Boulevard. The sightings prompted the Municipal District of St. Stephen to issue a dangerous animal...
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by Jacob MooreTenants at a 29-unit rooming house on North Street in Halifax won’t be able to renew their leases in September because of alleged rent evictions, according to a legal team. Some of these tenants have been homeless before, and if they’re evicted, they could be homeless again, says legal worker...
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by Brad PerryDonald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges. A jury found Trump guilty Thursday on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The charges relate to a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election....
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