by Brad PerrySaint John police are looking for several suspects after a weapons incident in the city’s north end. Officers responded to reports of armed people at a Cranston Avenue residence around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Three to four men were reportedly at the location, and one was heard knocking on a door....
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by Tim DavidsonThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs are appealing to city council once again for an expansion of their dressing room. President of the hockey club, Mike Sveinson says their current room at the Dryden Memorial Arena is the smallest in the SIJHL. “We’re dealing with aproximately 300 square feet in that locker...
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Vitalité Health Network is calling on all retired registered, licensed practical nurses and patient care attendants to become a mentor. Vitalité officials said the program was developed and implemented throughout 2023 to support new nursing staff. The mentors’ main mission is to exchange ideas,...
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by Tim DavidsonAn aggressive truck driver is in trouble with the law. On Wednesday afternoon around 5:00, the OPP received a complaint about a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 17 near Vemilion Bay. Police pulled over the semi in Machin Township. As a result of their investigation, police have laid charges...
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by Tim DavidsonThe chief of the Grassy Narrows First Nation has his eye on a bigger prize. Rudy Turtle says he will be running for the job of Ontario Regional Chief. The tradition election will be held next month. Turtle has been chief of Grassy Narrows for two terms and also unsuccessfully ran for the NDP in...
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The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has elected Peter Day as its new president. Day defeated Shawn Hanifen in a second ballot election receiving 60.6 per cent of the vote. The NSTU says the first round of votes by the 10,000 members was done electronically last week, but did not produce a winner....
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by Brad PerryThree New Brunswickers and one organization have been honoured at the 2024 Disability Awareness Week Awards. Rothesay doctor Shawn Jennings was the recipient of the Honourable Andy Scott Award. Christine Evans, the president of Saint John’s Key Industries, received the Employer Award. Kourtney...
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by Brad PerryTwo New Brunswick communities have made the list of the most affordable cities in Canada. Saint John is number two on the list from Royal LePage, while Fredericton came in at number 11. The report looks at the percentage of income required to service a monthly mortgage payment. In Saint John,...
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by Brad PerryCommunity pushback continues after Saint John council declared part of Rockwood Park as surplus land. As we first reported in February, councillors voted to declare four city-owned properties surplus. That included 1671 Sandy Point Road, located near Harrigan Lake in Rockwood Park. Friends of...
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by Tim DavidsonA significant water main break has caused the City of Kenora to issue an advisory. Between 10 am and 4:30 pm on Thursday local residents are asked to reduce water usage. That’s to allow work crews to repair the break. The city says there may be interruptions to water service during that time....
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