by CJ GoaterThunder Bay District Health Unit is currently dealing with two COVID-19 outbreaks and one respiratory outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreaks are located at Hogarth Riverview Manor on the first floor of the Spruce Grove Resident Home Area and at Pioneer Ridge Long Term Care in Home Area 4. The...
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A house fire in Yarmouth County. It’s at a residence on Highway 3 in Arcadia. Yarmouth fire chief Mike Deveau says the call came in just after 1 p.m. Friday. “There was a heavy fire at the back of the house. Career staff and volunteers knocked the fire down, then made entry to the second floor...
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A major elver seizure in Yarmouth County. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says officers conducted a search warrant at a suspected holding facility on May 1. Three people were arrested violations of the Fisheries Act. In total, over 28 kilograms of elver, along with four large holding...
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by Evan TaylorThe Department of Public Works has issued a statement after being notified of hate symbols painted on overpasses along Highway 103.Images of the Diagolon flag on overpasses began circulating earlier this week. The group’s motto is “gun or rope” and a House of Commons report labelled them as a...
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A sight that signifies the start of tourism season in Yarmouth. The ‘CAT’ ferry sailed into Yarmouth harbour this morning, two weeks ahead of its season opening trip. Neil MacKenzie with the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association says they have lots of things planned this year. “The...
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by Brad PerryA national public inquiry has found there was foreign interference during the last two federal elections. But an interim report says it did not have an impact on the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 elections. “Nonetheless, the acts of interference that occurred are a stain on our electoral...
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by Randy ThomsSeveral changes are being made to the Northern Ontario Health Travel Grant. The program reimburses people who have to travel to access healthcare not available in their community. Beginning this fall, the province will begin implementing the changes that will include an online application form...
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by Tara ClowNew Brunswick is welcoming more internationally educated nurses to the province. Villa Providence in Shediac was one of eight francophone nursing homes that participated last September in a recruitment mission to Belgium and Morocco. Villa Providence made 58 offers and 26 employees have arrived...
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by Tara ClowA 30-year-old man arrested in connection with a homicide investigation has pleaded guilty. Cole McFadden appeared in Moncton Provincial Court on April 22 and pleaded guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking meth. He was sentenced to seven years in prison and also received a lifetime...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s finance minister says people have a right to know how much they’re on the hook for concerning the teachers’ pensions shortfall, just not yet. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Allan MacMaster said the fund, which is facing a $1.4-billion shortfall, is seeing improvement and...
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