by Randy ThomsNishawbe-Aski Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police are looking into a sudden death in Poplar Hill First Nation. Police say an infant in medical distress earlier this week was taken to a hospital in Winnipeg where they were pronounced dead. No further details about how the infant...
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by Caitlin SnowTwo men from New Brunswick and one Halifax woman have died after a single-vehicle crash in Shediac, New Brunswick. New Brunswick RCMP say it was Friday morning around 7 a.m. when the driver veered off Highway 132 and plunged down a 100-foot embankment, landing on its roof. A 54-year-old man from...
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by Randy ThomsThe MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is looking for some initial action from the federal government regarding the International Bridge. Local concerns about toll fees and the condition of the bridge linking Fort Frances with International Falls are outlined in a letter Marcus Powlowski has written...
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by Randy ThomsVoyageurs National Park is reopening two campsites closed because of eagle nesting areas. The sites are on Kabetogama Lake. Park officials say nearby nests were not occupied for breeding this spring. One site on Namakan (NAMM-mih-kunn) Lake is still close. The park has closed water and land...
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by Brad PerryAnother Progressive Conservative MLA will not be on the ballot in the next provincial election. Andrea Anderson-Mason is the 12th PC MLA to confirm she will not be reoffering when voters next head to the polls. Anderson-Mason, who represents the riding of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West,...
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by Caitlin SnowFranchise history was made Friday night by the Saginaw Spirit, with their first-ever Memorial Cup win, in what is called Canadian Hockey League’s biggest week. They edged the Moose Jaw Warriors with a 5-4 victory at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Nic Sima, Owen Beck, Zayne Parekh,...
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by Randy ThomsHere are the results after the first day of fishing at the Emo Walleye Classic 1st – Team 4: Jim Steele and Jessica Steele (12.73lbs) 2nd – Team 5: Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul (10.31lbs) 3rd – Team 30: Dylan Tessier and Jeff Judson (5.81lbs) 4th – Team 19: Darwin Thompson and Jesse Thompson...
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by Jacob MooreTerrie Brown was driving at about 100 km/h along Highway 102 on May 16, when he saw a transport truck hit the guardrail of an overpass ahead of him and break through, falling down an embankment and into the road. He hit the brakes as hard as he could and stopped about a foot from the truck, he...
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by Caitlin SnowCanadians will have access to free contraception and diabetes medication, including birth control pills, IUD’s and insulin. The federal government is launching the first step in the National Pharmacare Plan, with a $1.5 billion investment. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in...
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The former site of an addiction treatment centre in Grand Bay-Westfield is now designated for conservation. The Department of Natural Resources now owns the 167-hectare Lonewater Farm facility. The facility closed in 2020 and moved its programming to the Ridgewood Addiction Services facility in...
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