by Brad PerryAn uptown Saint John pharmacy is on the move, but you will not need to go far to find it. Lawtons Drugs, located on the first floor of Brunswick Square, is relocating within the mall. It is one of just a handful of businesses left on the first floor of the uptown shopping centre. Slate Asset...
READ MORE by Tim DavidsonSome change in the executive of the Kenora District Services Board. Red Lake mayor Fred Mota takes over from Barry Baltessen as chair. Baltessen, who represents the Lake of the Woods North Unincorporated area, will still remain on the executive of the KDSB as vice-chair. Henry Wall is the Chief...
READ MORE by Evan TaylorFollowing a large seizure of illegal tobacco in Nova Scotia, The National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT) is speaking about the associated harms with the growing illicit industry. NCACT’s Executive Director Rick Barnum says most people buying illegal cigarettes know what they are...
READ MORE by Brad PerryMounties are turning to the public for help following a robbery in St. Stephen last fall. Police say a person entered a business on King Street back on Oct. 19, 2023. They allegedly left the store with about $200 worth of merchandise without paying. The individual is described as a man in his...
READ MORE by CJ GoaterThe Government of Ontario is investing more than $9.4 million in 14 research, innovation, and modernization initiatives to develop economic potential and environmental benefits of new and emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products, collectively known as forest biomass. Forest...
READ MORESome Nova Scotians now have online access to their health records. Four clinics are taking part in a pilot project through the ‘YourHealthNS’ app. Premier Tim Houston says this will allow patients to get all their medical information in one place. “There’s work to be done, but I have to say...
READ MOREOne of the biggest names in comedy is coming to Halifax. Tom Segura will headline day two of the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival at Garrison Grounds. The popular podcaster has several specials on Netflix, his latest called ‘Sledgehammer’ was number one on the streamer. He’s bringing fellow...
READ MORE by Tara ClowVitalité Health Network is temporarily converting acute care beds at Stella-Maris-de Kent Hospital to palliative care and long-term beds, due to a shortage of medical resources. This will mean the transfer of some patients. Some Emergency department acute care patients in Kent will be moved to...
READ MORE by Tara ClowA new vision is needed to attract new school bus drivers and custodians, according to the Anglophone East School District Director of Finance and Administration. Aubrey Kirkpatrick says they’ve lost 51 drivers to retirement over the last four years, that’s around 13 per year. “Thirty-five per...
READ MORE by Adam RileyThe Dryden Eagles are on the ice, on the field, on the court and now…in the pool, following the formation of a swim team. This marks the latest evolution within the DHS Athletics Department, and school sports in the region as it expands the number of participating schools to four. It was spurred...
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