The ‘CAT’ ferry’s season will be a bit longer in 2024. The Bay Ferries vessel will run between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine for a third consecutive season, starting May 17. In the first few weeks the ferry will not run Tuesday and Wednesday’s but will begin daily trips on June 20. The last...
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by Caitlin SnowDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says housing is the main challenge in Canada right now and to help combat the issue, announced a $99 million top up to the Canada Housing Benefit. This will bring the total funding to $324 million for 2023/24. Freeland says by 2027/28, it will help over...
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by Adam RileyCrews are on scene at the intersection of the Thunder Bay Expressway and the Harbour Expressway and traffic signals have been set to flash, the result of unplanned maintenance. This has closed one lane and the east shoulder of the roadway. Motorists are asked to use caution while in the area. No...
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RCMP in St. George are asking for the public’s help following a break, enter and theft in St. George. The incident is believed to have happened on the evening of January 22 at a business on Mill Avenue and was reported to police the next day. Mounties said four people gained entry to a fenced-in...
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by Brad PerryMounties are investigating an apparent hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in St. George over the weekend. Police say a man was found lying on the shoulder of Route 1 eastbound on the Magaguadavic overpass around 9:20 p.m. Saturday. Investigators believe the man, who was found by a patrolling...
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by Tim DavidsonThe All Nations Health Partners is responding to an open letter sent out by the City of Kenora. In it, the city is urging the ANHP to help find a location and funding for a warming/cooling shelter in the city. Colleen Neil is co-chair and says they are trying to find a solution to close the four...
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by Tim DavidsonIt’s not Paris or Rome, but the Nuclear Waste Management Organization is sending some residents of Ignace on a junket. This time it will be to a uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. In addition to members of the town council and municipal staff, residents interested in going are asked to...
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by CJ GoaterTwo individuals have been charged with drug-related offences following a traffic stop near Dryden. On Friday afternoon, members of the Ontario Provincial Police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the township of Bridges. Through investigation, an illicit substance suspected to be cocaine...
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by Caitlin SnowThe city says 311 is currently not receiving any calls or emails. In person Customer Service Centres remain open: Bayers Road Centre 40 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth Musquodoboit Harbour
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by Adam RileyLutsen Lodge has burned to the ground following a Tuesday morning fire. According to officials Cook County Dispatch was notified of a fire alarm at Lutsen Resort, at 12:24 a.m. Staff on site reported smoke coming from the floor in the lobby area. Fire crews were mobilized from Lutsen, Tofte,...
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