by CJ GoaterThe Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s third quarter (October 1 – December 31) payment totalled $692,769 to the City of Thunder Bay for hosting Gateway Casinos Thunder Bay. So far, during OLG’s fiscal year (April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024), Thunder Bay has received $1,971,169. Since the...
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by Tim DavidsonAnother First Nation in northwestern Ontario is joining forces with the Land Defense Alliance. The Ojibways of Onigaming participated in a meeting held in Winnipeg earlier this week. The Alliance was formed to lobby against mining exploration on or near their communities. The leaders of the...
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by Tim DavidsonKenora city council is deciding what projects they would like to support through the Municipal Accommodation Tax. They went through an excise this week to select their priority projects. Vic Moss from Mosswood Adventures says she would like the city to support the rink and skating trail on...
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by Brad PerryA 37-year-old man has died following a workplace incident at a west Saint John business. The incident happened in the Spruce Lake Industrial Park during the noon hour on Thursday. Police said it is believed the man was injured while operating a work truck. “Employees and first responders...
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by Tara ClowA Sussex man is facing charges following a sexual assault investigation. RCMP began investigating in October 2023, looking into several alleged offences including drug and human trafficking and sexual assault. A 26-year-old man was arrested in December. He was charged this month with 13...
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by Evan TaylorThe South Shore community is invited to take in some local high-school basketball this weekend as the Parkview Panthers host their invitational tournament. Parkview isn’t the only local team in the tournament, as they are joined by the local CSAP school Rive-Sud and Shelburne Regional High...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Town of Sioux Lookout has filled a key vacancy. Meredith Culham has been hired as the new manager for Recreation and Culture. She began working with the town back in 209 as a casual employee and worked her way up into a number of leadership positions. In 2019, she left to join the management...
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by Brad PerryNineteen people have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Greater Moncton. Mounties say their investigation began in the fall of 2021 and wrapped up in Nov. 2022. Officers seized cocaine, Shady 8 pills, fentanyl, crystal meth and hydromorphone pills. In addition,...
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by Adam RileyCity police have now laid a charge in connection to a collision on the city’s north side which claimed the life of a 10 year old child last year. On May 23rd first responders were called to the intersection of Clarkson Avenue and Red River Road following a collision between a school bus and a...
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by Brad PerryA 54-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being struck by a marked police vehicle in Saint John. Police said the crash happened westbound on City Road shortly after 2 a.m. Friday. “The man was transported to and remains in hospital with serious injuries,” the police force said in a news...
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