by Randy ThomsThe federal and provincial governments will pay out almost $22 million to an area First Nation. The funding compensates Naicatchewenin First Nation for a flooding claim first filed in 1996. The community, located on Rainy Lake about 60 kilometres northwest of Fort Frances, had lands flooded in...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police have made an arrest in a months-long break and enter investigation. Investigators responded to an uptown restaurant on Prince William Street on Oct. 23. “An unknown man broke into the location during the night and had rummaged through multiple areas and had taken some items...
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by Tim DavidsonMcDonalds restaurants in northwestern Ontario combined to raise over $55,000 on McHappy Day. The event raises money for Ronald McDonald House in Winnipeg. The Kenora store alone raised $16,290. A spokesperson for the Kenora franchise says big thanks to all the community volunteers that helped...
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by Tim DavidsonThree former and current members of the Kenora Sharks Swim Club are heading to the Olympic Trials next week in Toronto. And they are all siblings, with Gabe, Emilia, and Tazio Mastromatteo all qualifying. Janet Hyslop is the Sharks coach and also their mother and says this is big event,...
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by Caitlin SnowA local stand-up comedian is representing Halifax on the national stage, competing for the largest cash prize in Canadian television history-$1 million. Travis Lindsay has made to the finale on Canada’s Got Talent. Lindsay found out he was advancing Tuesday night. He told our newsroom,...
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by CJ GoaterRestore Days are back at the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility. The event running from Thursday through Saturday allows residents who are heading to the landfill to donate gently used building materials, appliances, cabinets, furniture, tools, plumbing and electrical materials....
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by NewsA 36-year-old Westphal man is dead after a shooting in North Preston. RCMP say it was Wednesday night when they received a report of a man who had been shot on Downey Rd near the 1100 block. When they arrived on scene, they found the man with gunshot wounds; he was then taken to hospital where...
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by Evan TaylorThe Nova Scotia Mobile Clinic will be visiting Shelburne three of the next four Saturdays. Saturday, May 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic will be setup at Shelburne Family Practice, located at...
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by Caitlin SnowMore schools in the Halifax area are about to get fresh, local vegetables at lunch time, two days a week, as part of a pilot project through the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Department of Education. They are food carts that are large, portable salad bars with things like...
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by CJ GoaterThe Port of Thunder Bay is off to a strong start to its shipping season. In April the port saw a 36 per cent increase in tonnage shipped compared to last year. Grain shipments have continued to show recovery this year after down years in 2022, and 2023 with the port seeing an 11 per cent...
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