by Randy ThomsThe family of Hermina Fletcher is reacting to a court sentence handed to a former Fort Frances nurse. Lindsay Coyle was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in jail for criminal negligence causing death related to the death of the Fletcher at LaVerendrye General Hospital in 2015. The court was told...
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by Tim DavidsonNew signs are starting to show up across the region commissioned by Grand Council Treaty #3. In all, there are 16 signs, eight of which welcome travelers to the Treaty #3 Territory. The other eight are part of an education and awareness campaign. Treaty #3 says they are to acknowledge and...
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by Tara ClowThe bid process for the 2029 Canada Summer Games to be held in New Brunswick is officially underway. Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John have until next month to confirm their intentions to bid to host the largest amateur multi-sport event for the nation’s top young athletes. “We are thrilled...
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by Tara ClowA public hearing for another proposed downtown Moncton high-rise will be held next month. Director of Planning and Development Bill Budd says it’ll be located on Botsford at Victoria and Wesley Streets. The site previously received approval from the Planning Committee in 2021 for a 12-storey...
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by Tim DavidsonThe mayor of Ignace has had the interim tag taken off. Kim Baigrie had been the acting mayor since March of last year, when then mayor Bill Gascon suddenly resigned. In a vote of council Monday night, Baigie beat out Jodie Defeo narrowly 3-2 for the mayor’s job. Baigrie will officially be sworn...
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by Brad PerryThe City of Saint John will get nearly $9.2 million through the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday while touring The Wellington, a mixed-income apartment complex in uptown Saint John. “This is really about all of us...
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by Evan TaylorTim Houston’s government quietly changed the eligibility criteria for the annual Home Energy Assistance Top-up (HEAT) fund, leaving many low-income Nova Scotians unable to apply for this year’s top-up. For the 2024 HEAT program, applicants are required to not have received HEAT funding for the...
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The National Hockey League Players’ Association has officially launched a mental health program – a first of its kind in professional sports. FIRST LINE was developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the NHLPA’s Health and Wellness Team specifically for NHL players. This course...
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A divisional contest for the Yarmouth Mariners. They’re heading to Truro to take on the Bearcats tonight. The game was supposed to be held last Wednesday, but weather postponed it. Things are tight in the Eastlink South Division, with Yarmouth in a 3-way tie for second place with Amherst and...
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The city will no longer test for ice thickness because of warmer weather and fewer days to hit the lake for a skate or a game of pickup. Another reason Halifax is ending its ice thickness testing program is because of the resources it takes to carry out the program along with fewer colder days...
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