by Tara ClowRising auto theft rates across Canada cost the insurance industry about 1.2 billion dollars in claims in 2022. CAA spokesperson Elliott Silverstein says that figure is expected to rise in 2023, “What our concern is, is that if this keeps trending in that direction without any type of involvement...
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowRCMP say it was around 3 p.m. January 23rd on Hwy 7 near Boutiliers Settlement Rd. A Chevrolet Silverado and a Nissan Frontier travelling in opposite directions sideswiped each other. The Silverado had minor damage, while the Nissan drove away. Anyone with information or dash cam footage of the...
READ MORE by CJ GoaterThe Ontario government has announced a $110 million investment to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams. “Our government is making record investments to ensure that everyone that wants to have a primary care provider can connect to one,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and...
READ MORE by Brad PerryA planned live lobster holding facility in Chamcook is facing pushback from residents who live in the mainly residential area. Sitansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation is seeking a variance to build a 7,000-square-foot facility off St. Andrews North Road. The proposed facility would hold up to 80,000...
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowRCMP say it was January 31 around 4p.m. at a home on Fraser Rd. when two men who know each other, got into a verbal fight. That’s when one hit the other with an axe. The victim, a 32-year-old Victoria County man, was hurt and taken to hospital. The suspect is an 18-year-old man from Bay St....
READ MORE by Tara ClowPre-budget consultations for 2024/25 are underway and the province wants to hear from you. New Brunswickers are invited to provide their feedback on how their tax dollars are spent. “I would encourage New Brunswickers to take the time to consider what is important to them and share their ideas...
READ MORE by Caitlin SnowPolice say it was January 31 around 2:15 p.m. on Highfield Park Drive in Dartmouth, where they searched a home in relation to an ongoing investigation. That is where they seized over 50 lbs of marijuana, 300 grams of cannabis resin, 400 edibles and $3,000 in cash. The suspects, a 21-year-old...
READ MORE by Brad PerryThe World Pond Hockey Championship has been put on ice, ironically, due to a lack of ice. Officials announced Thursday that they had been forced to cancel the annual event in Plaster Rock, N.B. “The unseasonably warm weather we have experienced up to this point has resulted in a less than...
READ MORE by CJ GoaterThe Ontario government has officially implemented the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support which allows the province’s Family Responsibility Office to work with the other countries and jurisdictions that have implemented the treaty. It allows countries to enforce spousal...
READ MORE by Adam RileyThe Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area is moving into the next phase of development. This comes following the selection of Finn Way General Contractor Inc, $37 million to construct the new Administration and Visitor Centre in Nipigon, which when complete will become Parks Canada’s...
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