by Brad PerrySaint John police are looking for a suspect after a man walking with a walker was robbed. Officers responded to reports of a person screaming in the 200 block of King Street East just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to investigators, a 61-year-old man was reportedly approached by a man armed...
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by CJ GoaterOn Monday City Council approved a just over $1 million price tag on a lid for the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility’s west cell. The west cell, which could be considered the facility’s original cell, has been at capacity for years and portions of the cell are already capped. “It was...
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The Moncton Wildcats have made the playoffs for the fifth time under Coach Daniel Lacroix. The Wildcats have a total of 73 points and 33 wins thus far and Lacroix says the team has been playing well in his eyes with a solid first half of the season. “We had a lot of question marks heading into...
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by CJ GoaterThe highlights from the Thunder Bay City Council Composition Review Committee public survey have been released. The survey, launched in January, asked the public about their interest in seeing changes to the makeup of council, and it received 659 responses. 84 per cent of respondents felt ward...
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by Randy ThomsThere has been an increase in health care and education spending by the Ford government. The Financial Accountability Office says an extra $2.6 billion was directed toward education in the last three months with the healthcare sector receiving over $1.5 billion. Some of the money was used to...
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by Adam RileyOntario’s Special Investigations Unit has released more information in connection to the incident which took place at the Thunder Centre last Friday. The agency confirmed earlier this week an officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service had discharged a non-lethal firearm, while responding to...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia Health is advising any residents traveling to Europe over the upcoming March Break to ensure their measles vaccinations are up to date. The surge of measles cases in Europe, with over 42,200 cases in 2023 compared to fewer than 1,000 in 2022, poses a significant risk for...
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by Randy ThomsThere is little appetite from some members of Fort Frances council to trim the library budget. Administration put forward a proposal for a 5% reduction, double that proposed by the library board. The library board’s proposal includes plans to reduce hours by five a week and not hire one student....
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by Adam RileyA traveller from the United States was denied entry to the country at the Kenora airport last month, after border officials discovered a prohibited firearm onboard the aircraft they arrived in. The Canada Border Services Agency says it had dispatched officers from its Fort Frances port of entry...
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by Caitlin SnowMore housing could be on the way to Bedford West. The province says Housing Minister John Lohr has approved a 155-unit building on Kearney Lake Rd to be built by Universal Realty Group (2012) Limited. The development will include an active transportation trail as well as future bus stops. The...
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