by Tara ClowThere’s significant damage to a business on Grand Lake Road in Sydney after a single-vehicle crash. Cape Breton Regional Police say at around 1 am Saturday, the car left the road and struck a utility pole and a building. The driver wasn’t seriously injured. Regional Police Traffic Services...
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by Tara ClowA 36-year-old man who was wanted out of Bible Hill and Truro on a province-wide arrest warrant has been picked up. He is being held in custody and will appear in Truro Provincial Court at a later date.
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Justice Minister Brad Johns has handed in his resignation after controversial comments around domestic violence on the anniversary of the murders in Portapique. During a media conference on Thursday, Johns stated domestic violence is not an epidemic in the province. Johns told reporters there...
READ MORE by Randy ThomsThere is some interest in Atikokan to have before and after-school programs at St. Patrick’s School. The Northwest Catholic District School Board says at least 17 families have indicated an interest. Superintendent of Education Kim Anderson says no registration is taking place yet. The board is...
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by Randy ThomsThere is concern about a plan to close some Public Health Ontario laboratories. Six are on the chopping block, including two in northern Ontario. The closure of facilities in Timmins and Sudbury will leave labs in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie as the only ones in the north. NDP MPP Jamie West...
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by Randy ThomsHospital workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (CUPE/OHCU) and Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Healthcare have won wage increases totalling 6% in a new arbitrated two-year contract. The unions were hoping for more. Michael...
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by Randy ThomsA former Resolute Forest Products executive has resurfaced with CN Remi Lalonde is C-N’s new Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. Lalonde was president of Resolute during last year’s sale to Paper Excellence. He had been with the forestry company for almost 15 years, the last...
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by Randy ThomsWet weather this spring has improved conditions in Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. However, experts remain on alert for increased wildfire activity and other climate changes affecting people’s health. Poor air quality was a frequent topic last year as smoke pushed down from Canadian...
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by Randy ThomsThe International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has a new Canadian co-chair. Jennifer Vincent takes over from Mike Goffin, who held the position for over a decade. Vincent is the Executive Director of Ontario for the Freshwater Management Directorate of the Canada Water Agency (CWA), a...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s environment minister is leaving cabinet and stepping down as MLA. Gary Crossman announced his resignation in a social media post on Friday afternoon. “My personal and political beliefs no longer align in many ways with the direction of our party and government,” wrote Crossman....
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