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Woman arrested in motor vehicle theft
Posted 18 April 2024

Woman arrested in motor vehicle theft

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with an incident on Manawagonish Road in Saint John. Police were called on Wednesday afternoon about an individual trespassing on private property. A description was taken from video surveillance. Officers discovered a stolen vehicle in the...

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Sioux Lookout wins game 1 of SIJHL final
Posted 18 April 2024

Sioux Lookout wins game 1 of SIJHL final

The Sioux Lookout Bombers handed the Kam River Fighting Walleye its first loss of the post-season. The Bombers opened the SIJL final with a 5-3 victory last night. Tait Howell had a hat trick to lead the Bombers offense. Sioux Lookout leads the best-of-seven series 1-0 with game two tonight at...

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Jason Veltri retiring from Rainbow Collective Thunder Bay
Posted 18 April 2024

Jason Veltri retiring from Rainbow Collective Thunder Bay

Rainbow Collective Thunder Bay has announced that President and Co-Founder Jason Veltri is retiring at the end of the summer. Veltri got involved in community organizing and the Pride movement in October 2018 as Chair of the Thunder Pride Association and has played a big role in championing the...

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Bring out your inner nerd at Fog City Comic-Con
Posted 18 April 2024

Bring out your inner nerd at Fog City Comic-Con

The Saint John Free Public Library in Market Square is gearing up for the sixth Fog City Comic Con. Committee member Adam Masson says the weekend event will have vendors,  a cosplay parade, fan panels, interactions with authors, and workshops. He also says the event is a great starter convention...

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Dieppe honours volunteers during Les Chalins gala
Posted 18 April 2024

Dieppe honours volunteers during Les Chalins gala

Several people have been recognized by the City of Dieppe as part of National Volunteer Week. The city’s Volunteers of the Year were honoured Wednesday night during the Les Chalins gala. The event was named after the Acadian word, chalins, which means a flash of light that illuminates the sky....

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Moncton Rockets travel to P.E.I. for AAA tournament
Posted 18 April 2024

Moncton Rockets travel to P.E.I. for AAA tournament

The Moncton Rockets look to defend their gold at this year’s U15 AAA Female Atlantic Hockey Championship. Five Atlantic teams will play at the Eliyauh Wellness Centre in North Rustico, P.E.I. Central Storm Black (host team) Moncton Rockets (New Brunswick) Metro West Force Citadels (Nova Scotia)...

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Business organization reacts to ‘mixed bag’ budget
Posted 18 April 2024

Business organization reacts to ‘mixed bag’ budget

Federal budget changes on capital gains will create many winners and losers among entrepreneurs, according to one business organization. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business describes the changes as a “mixed bag” of news. Atlantic Vice-President Louis-Philipe Gauthier said most small...

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Moment of silence to mark 4 years since Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
Posted 18 April 2024

Moment of silence to mark 4 years since Nova Scotia Mass Shooting

It has been four years since unthinkable tragedy hit our province. April 18 and 19, 2020, a gunman driving a replica RCMP vehicle shot and killed 22 people in Portapique, making it the deadliest Mass shooting in Canadian history. Premier Tim Houston is asking for a moment of silence at 12 p.m....

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Nova Scotia man running across Canada in Terry Fox’s footsteps
Posted 17 April 2024

Nova Scotia man running across Canada in Terry Fox’s footsteps

Ryan Keeping walks up a hill on the side of a Nova Scotia highway, south of Truro, wearing a Terry Fox t-shirt and a baseball hat with the ’04 Blue Jays logo. It’s April 17, cloudy and about 6 degrees. Cars pass and some honk. Seventeen days into his run across Canada, more people recognize him...

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One lane closed on Mackay bridge Halifax bound
Posted 17 April 2024

One lane closed on Mackay bridge Halifax bound

Be prepared for delays on the Mackay Bridge if you are heading to Halifax. Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) says due to an emergency maintenance issue, they have to close one of the lanes from Dartmouth to Halifax. It will remain closed for the next 15 hours. Steven Proctor from HHB says, it is due...

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