by Brad PerryThere are growing efforts to find safe places for those experiencing homelessness in Saint John. It follows the death of Evan MacArthur after a homeless encampment fire in the city earlier in January. Mayor Donna Reardon said they are working with the province and other partners to set up a...
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by Adam RileyThunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu stands by the government’s decision to appeal the ruling from a federal court stating the invocation of the Emergency Act last year was unconstitutional, noting the judge’s consideration of various factors. “In the court ruling the judge did say that he...
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by Brad PerryIt might be a good idea to stop for fuel on your way home Thursday night. An industry source says gasoline and diesel prices are heading up at midnight. The maximum price for gasoline is expected to climb by more than three cents per litre. Diesel users will see a smaller increase, with prices...
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by Caitlin SnowMore local healthy food is coming to the IWK. Patients and staff at the hospital will be able to enjoy vegetables, fruit, meat and fish grown right here at home. The province says it will spend $15 thousand in a three-month pilot program, to work with the hospital in order to make it easier to...
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RCMP looking for a suspect after a pair of thefts in western Nova Scotia. The first happened late Tuesday night at a business on Prince William Street in Digby. Police say the suspect entered through the front door, stole $8,000 in merchandise and then fled in a vehicle. In Harmony Mills, Queens...
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How will a cap on international students affect our province? Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong says they need more information from the federal government. “For us to fully understand and get a better grasp on what’s going to happen for Nova Scotia, it’s important that we sit down with the...
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by Brad PerrySaint John council has approved additional spending for the public space upgrades at Market Slip. Council voted this week to increase the contract value of one of the tenders from $15.4 million to $16.3 million. The roughly $887,000 increase will cover the added scope of work for an HVAC,...
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by Randy ThomsPackaging Corporation of America ends 2023 with a drop in earnings. Net income for the owners of the mill in International Falls reached $765 million. That is down $19 million over the year before. The company reports it still finished out the final months with net income of $189 million during...
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by CJ GoaterPolice are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Thursday morning fire at John C. Yesno Education Centre in the Eabametoong First Nation. The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service received a call for service about a structural fire in the community just after 7:10 a.m. on Thursday. When police...
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by Evan TaylorRCMP have closed Highway 210 between Labelle Road and Greenfield as emergency crews respond to a transport truck that “jackknifed” on the road. RCMP Information Officer Dominic Laflamme couldn’t provide an estimated reopening time when he spoke with our newsroom at 3:00 p.m. noting that there...
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