by Randy ThomsA traffic stop in Fort Frances has resulted in several charges against a resident of Emo. OPP say they stopped the vehicle in Fort Frances initially to check on its insurance status. This led to police finding an unspecified amount of methamphetamine. The 42-year-old driver was arrested. They...
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by Randy ThomsSome clarification of the procedures regarding school fundraising from the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Parents will be required to sign a form that they acknowledge the procedures of money raised when trips are cancelled. Assistant Superintendent of Education Jen Rathwell says...
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by Evan TaylorA custodian at Pentz Elementary School has been charged with multiple offences related to the sexual assault of four children. On May 22, RCMP arrested 67-year-old Gerald Maurice Hudson, of Hebbville. He was charged with four counts of sexual assault and sexual interference, following seven...
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by Caitlin SnowGrammy and Juno winning Sarah McLachlan is coming to the Maritimes. The Halifax-born music icon is coming to the Avenir Centre in Moncton November 4, then Scotiabank Center in Halifax November 5. The tour will mark the 30th anniversary of her third studio album Falling towards Ecstasy. Tickets...
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by Randy ThomsThe NDP and labour group are pushing for measures that protection workers from heat stress. NDP critic Peter Tabuns plans to introduce a motion in the legislature that requests a revision to health and safety regulations that recognizes heat as a hazard for workers. Tabuns says climate change is...
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by Brad PerryGreater Moncton has taken the designation of being one of the fastest-growing areas in Canada. That is according to new population estimates released by Statistics Canada this week. As of July 1, 2023, the population of the Moncton census metropolitan area stood at 178,971. That was an increase...
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by CJ GoaterHospice Northwest’s 13th annual Hike for Hospice is back. The hike dubbed Hike, Support, Remember is the hospice’s major fundraising event for the year. The event is taking place this Sunday with pre-hike activities at St. Ignatius High School, and the main event is taking place across the road...
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by Tara ClowThe Maritime Fishermen’s Union is expressing the need for change after the recent crisis affecting lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick. Protests erupted last week after an entangled North Atlantic right whale was spotted off the coast of Lameque Island. The Department of Fisheries and...
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by Brad PerryMore and more people continue to call the Saint John region home. Statistics Canada released its latest population estimates this week. As of July 1, 2023, the population of the Saint John census metropolitan area stood at 138,985. That was an increase of 3,400 people, or around 2.5 per cent,...
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by Brad PerryMore and more people continue to call Charlotte County home. Statistics Canada released its latest population estimates this week. As of July 1, 2023, the population of Charlotte County stood at 27,518. That was an increase of 600 people, or just over two per cent, compared to a year earlier....
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