Newcomers in the Saint John region now have better access to legal services. Federal officials announced $740,000 in funding for the Saint John Newcomers Centre (SJNC) on Thursday. The funding will support the centre’s Civil Rights and Contract Rights for Racialized Newcomers project. Officials...
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by CJ Goater10 per cent or $120 million of the Building Faster Fund is being set aside for small, rural and northern municipalities that have not been assigned a housing target to help build housing-enabling infrastructure and to prioritize projects that speed up the increase of the province’s housing...
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by CJ GoaterIf you plan on travelling out of the country soon, you may want to check to make sure your measles vaccine is up to date Public Health Ontario has announced that 2 children are dealing with measles. 1 child is located in Peel and the other, an infant, is located in Toronto. Both children have...
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by Adam RileyAfter months of searching a new Chief Executive Officer has been found for the Thunder Bay Airport. Graham Ingham will take over the post on April 1st. The Board of Directors selected Ingham following what it says was an extensive national search facilitated by the firm Meridian Edge Executive...
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by Tara ClowA new partnership will raise awareness of a program that makes travel more accessible for those who need medical help far from home. The Greater Moncton International Airport is joining hands with Hope Air. “Hope Air’s mission is to ensure that distance and cost do not stand in the way of...
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by Brad PerryA 35-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a police officer was stabbed on Saint John’s west side. Officers were called to a disturbance at Canadian Tire on Fairville Boulevard around 8 p.m. Wednesday. It was reported to police that a man armed with a knife was threatening staff and...
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Traffic delays can be expected at a busy intersection in Yarmouth. It’s happening Friday to Sunday at Vancouver and Main streets. Nova Scotia Power’s work to install new utility poles is ongoing in the area. The work could be pushed back due to weather. While the intersection will remain open,...
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by NewsNova Scotia’s NDP leader is speaking out against federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. It’s over Poilievre’s statement that ‘biological males’ should be banned from women’s sports changing rooms and bathrooms. Claudia Chender says Conservative governments across the country are creating...
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by Caitlin SnowMore Canadians are searching for deals when it comes to grocery shopping, according to a new survey by Dalhousie University. It comes after Loblaws recently backtracked on changing their discount of 50 per cent off expiring food to 30 per cent, prompting Canadians to look for better deals....
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay District Health Unit is dealing with 3 active COVID-19 outbreaks. Hogarth River Manor is dealing with an outbreak on the 6th and 7th floors. On Wednesday, an outbreak in the manor’s 3 South – Daisy Resident Home Area was declared over. Southbridge Pinewood has an outbreak in the...
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