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Hockey tournament honours late community leader
Posted 18 January 2024

Hockey tournament honours late community leader

The 6th annual Denis-Cormier high school hockey tournament will take place in Saint John from Jan. 26-28. Officials say it is one of the biggest boys’ high school hockey tournaments in New Brunswick this season. Twenty-two schools at the AA and AAA levels from both the anglophone and francophone...

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Wabaseemoong man arrested in Winnipeg pursuit
Posted 17 January 2024

Wabaseemoong man arrested in Winnipeg pursuit

A weekend vehicle pursuit in Winnipeg has a Wabaseemoong man facing charges. Winnipeg police responded to a report of a man acting erratically in a vehicle on the city’s south east side around 10:20 Saturday night. Upon arrival the driver fled from police in the vehicle, hitting a parked car in...

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Two paramedics injuied in Ambulance rollover in Union Square
Posted 17 January 2024

Two paramedics injuied in Ambulance rollover in Union Square

Two EHS paramedics were involved in a rollover while driving an ambulance Tuesday night in Union Square (Lunenburg County). No patients were on board as the ambulance rolled over, and New Germany Fire was initially called to assist with an entrapment. The paramedics however were able to exit the...

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Ontario combating surgical and diagnostic wait times
Posted 17 January 2024

Ontario combating surgical and diagnostic wait times

As part of the next steps in implementing the province’s “Your Health Plan”, for connected and convenient care, the Ontario government is proposing regulatory changes that, would name Accreditation Canada as the inspection body responsible for ensuring the highest quality standards and strong...

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Canada and Ontario investing in the dairy processing sector
Posted 17 January 2024

Canada and Ontario investing in the dairy processing sector

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $8 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to create or increase processing efficiencies and enhance food safety in the province’s dairy processing sector. The partnership is a five-year (2023-2028), $3.5-billion...

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Jacob Newcombe to make season debut for Eagles after cancer treatments
Posted 17 January 2024

Jacob Newcombe to make season debut for Eagles after cancer treatments

Hollywood may not have a better script for Jacob Newcombe’s return to the ice. The 19-year old will make his season debut with the Cape Breton Eagles Thursday night. He went through treatments for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma after being diagnosed in August. Newcombe says it’s great to be getting back...

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Baseball academy hopes to inspire youth
Posted 17 January 2024

Baseball academy hopes to inspire youth

The East Coast Elite Baseball Academy is currently recruiting student-athletes for a chance to get a college scholarship. The academy was founded by Aaron McKenna, who is a fan and player and wants to give kids in New Brunswick a chance to play baseball. McKenna said academy players will have...

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CUPE says funding cuts impact staffing
Posted 17 January 2024

CUPE says funding cuts impact staffing

The Canadian Union of Public Employees wants the provincial government to focus on investing in programs, not making cuts. Appearing before a pre-budget hearing, President Fred Hahn says a lack of funding to the staffing difficulties experienced by municipalities, school boards, and hospitals....

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Nipigon resident arrested following collision
Posted 17 January 2024

Nipigon resident arrested following collision

A Nipigon resident has been arrested for impaired operation following a collision on Highway 11 near Reflection Lake. On the morning of January 16, members of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a two-vehicle collision between a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle. Two...

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Stiles: Highway safety a ‘matter of life or death’
Posted 17 January 2024

Stiles: Highway safety a ‘matter of life or death’

The leader of the Ontario New Democrats says all aspects of highway safety from training for truck drivers to snow clearing schedules needs to improve. Speaking in Thunder Bay Tuesday Marit Stiles called the Ford government oblivious to the issues on highways in Northern Ontario. “They can’t...

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