by Tara ClowDiscouragement and frustration after the Boys and Girls Club of Riverview had its vehicles vandalized. Executive Director Lynda Carey says it happened over the weekend. “The staff parked the vehicles on Friday after they had gone to the schools to pick up the children and brought them back. We...
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A tragic update in the case of a missing woman and child in the Sheet Harbour area. RCMP say the 36-year old woman from Ruth Falls was found dead, and the death is not believed to be suspicious at this time. The search continues for 3-year old Lucas Cooper continues. Police say they have the...
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by Tara ClowMore extensive training will be offered to Tanker and Lieutenant David Murray. K9 Tanker and Lieutenant David Murray have been invited in June to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) Law Enforcement Therapy K9 School in Columbus, Ohio to participate alongside 12 agencies and their K9...
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A misuse of public funds has Nova Scotia’s opposition party in hot water. Auditor General Kim Adair plans to file a report with RCMP after her investigation into the Liberal Association of Nova Scotia. Adair says a former employee’s misuse of travel claims, and a party credit card led to their...
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It’s going to be warm, wet and windy. A mid-week system is approaching Nova Scotia, and could drop lots of rain on the mainland. Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard says the southwestern part of the province will start to see the rain by late-day Wednesday. “Shelburne, Yarmouth and...
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by Brad PerryAnother Progressive Conservative MLA has announced he will not reoffer in the next election. But Jeff Carr, who represents a riding near Fredericton, said he will continue to serve his constituents until then. “I have truly enjoyed representing all of you but, like everything else, there comes...
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by Tim DavidsonAll the snow over the past couple of days has resulted in the cancellation of blue box and garbage collection in the City of Kenora. The city says due to road conditions, solid waste collection has been cancelled. That includes the Lakeside area and Jaffrey Mellick South of the by-pass. Earlier...
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by Randy ThomsRiverside Health Care is dealing with a gastrointestinal outbreak at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Officials say it is isolated to the acute patient unit located on the hospital’s first floor. The hospital is limiting visits to two people at any one time. Visitors are being...
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Employees at the Autoport facility in Eastern Passage are on strike. Unifor issued a statement Friday saying conciliation was scheduled for Monday. In a social media post on Monday night, Unifor said Local 100 and Autoport failed to reach an agreement and workers would commence strike action at...
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by Adam RileyBus services for students have been cancelled in a number of communities this morning due to the winter storm impacting the region today. Environment Canada says several communities could see up to 25 centimetres of snow, at rates of three to five centimetres per hour. The Northwestern Ontario...
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