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Lumberjacks on the road as Junior B hockey playoffs continue
Posted 3 March 2024

Lumberjacks on the road as Junior B hockey playoffs continue

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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Music group TLC set to perform in Moncton
Posted 3 March 2024

Music group TLC set to perform in Moncton

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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Heavy rain for Yarmouth
Posted 3 March 2024

Heavy rain for Yarmouth

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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Did you see this child in Lower Sackville?
Posted 3 March 2024

Did you see this child in Lower Sackville?

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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RCMP investigate shots fired in East Preston
Posted 3 March 2024

RCMP investigate shots fired in East Preston

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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Massive fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips
Posted 2 March 2024

Massive fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips

A 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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Update: Police make arrest after incident at Thunder Centre
Posted 1 March 2024

Update: Police make arrest after incident at Thunder Centre

A 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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Snoasis to celebrate winter at 4 venues
Posted 1 March 2024

Snoasis to celebrate winter at 4 venues

A 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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Flight 1363 remembered 35 years later
Posted 1 March 2024

Flight 1363 remembered 35 years later

Thirty-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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College/University happy with funding announcement
Posted 1 March 2024

College/University happy with funding announcement

Confederation 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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