South Shore Lumberjacks fans have their fingers crossed for their home team in the Junior B Hockey League playoffs. The Jacks are playing the East Hants Penguins as Round 1 of the Veterans Cup continues. After falling to the Penguins Friday in Bridgewater, the Jacks hit the road for Game 2...
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The best-selling American girl group of all time, TLC, is coming to the Maritimes. The group is set to perform at the Avenir Centre in Moncton on May 14. This will be the group’s first time in Atlantic Canada and will have stops in southern Ontario before departing for their U.S. tour dates....
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Yarmouth is in for another soaking. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Southwestern Nova Scotia. With rain heavy at times until Sunday afternoon, up to 25 mm is expected in Yarmouth, Shelburne and Digby counties. The national forecaster also advises that localized flooding in...
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The RCMP is seeking information about a child seen wandering in Lower Sackville. Police responded to the report Saturday at about 10:30 a.m. Witnesses reported that the child only had one shoe on. They were last seen at 10:23 a.m. leaving Sobeys then walking towards Downsview Drive. The child is...
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The RCMP is seeking information after shots were fired at a home in East Preston. On Saturday at about 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a report that someone had shot at a William Street residence. Investigators found damage consistant with bullet holes in the home’s exterior. Nobody was injured...
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by Brad PerryA fire engulfed the Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory located just outside of Hartland on Friday. Photos and video on social media showed flames and black smoke pouring from the building in Waterville. By mid-evening Friday, photos appeared to show the entire building engulfed in flames....
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by CJ GoaterA suspect has been apprehended and taken into custody at the Thunder Centre after police responded to a weapons-related call. Responding officers encountered a man waving an apparent handgun. The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Emergency Task Unit and K9 Unit along with other officers responded and...
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by Randy ThomsA seasonal tradition returns to Fort Frances this weekend. Snoasis offers a variety of family events at the Rainy Lake Square and the Fort Frances Museum. Spokesperson Samantha Manty says the celebration of winter has been around for over decade. “It has grown substantially since the first...
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by Adam RileyThirty-five years ago this month Dryden made headlines around the world when Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashed less than a minute after taking off from the regional airport, forever changing the lives of those involved. On March 10th, 1989 the plane held a noon stopover in Dryden, as part of a...
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by Randy ThomsConfederation College and Lakehead University are welcoming the prospect of more provincial money coming their way. One-point-three billion dollars will be doled out to colleges and universities across Ontario to offset the revenue loss from a continued tuition freeze and the federal cap on...
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