by Brad PerryHigh winds ripped part of the roof off an apartment building in the south end of Saint John on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to Germain Street around 11:20 a.m., according to Platoon Chief Josh Hennessy of the Saint John Fire Department. “Approximately half of the roof at 313 Germain...
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by Caitlin SnowExpect delays on Highway 101. RCMP are responding to a collision near Exit 5 near Mount Uniacke. Eastbound lanes are currently blocked. TRAFFIC ADVISORY: RCMPNS responding to a collision on Hwy. 101 near Exit 5. Eastbound lanes are blocked at this time. Exercise caution and expect delays....
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3 teenagers from Kings County are missing. RCMP say they are believed to be travelling in a grey 2010 Ford Focus, and could be heading towards Ontario. They were seen last night near midnight in Dartmouth. The youths are 15 year-old Sophie Waters and Meadow Collins, and 16-year old Owen Curran.
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The Yarmouth Mariners game in Truro Wednesday night has been postponed due to weather. The league will announce the rescheduled time at a later date. The Mariners have been busy ahead of the trade deadline, which is Wednesday night at 6. They dealt forward Jerome Gilbert out west for Fabrice...
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by Tim DavidsonIt’s going to cost more to get water delivery in the city, but not as much as was recommended. City administration had suggested a 300 percent increase so the Sewer and Water utility wouldn’t be subsidizing the service as much. But mayor Andrew Poirier calls the increase outrageous and has...
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by Tim DavidsonKenora gets mixed reviews in a business satisfaction survey conducted this past fall. Deloitte says it’s contacted 115 businesses in the city to find out how they are doing. 84 percent said they were locally owned and operated and 32 planned to expand, 10 within the next six months. 55 percent...
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by Caitlin SnowA 74-year-old man from Dean, is dead after a collision on Highway 102 in Enfield. RCMP say it was around 4pm Tuesday, near exit 7 when a Chevrolet Impala and empty flat deck delivery truck, collided. The driver and only one in the Impala had life threatening injuries on scene, but later died in...
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by Adam RileyThunder Bay mayor Ken Boshcoff has offered his condolences on the death of woman last month. On December 30th, 21 year old Jenna Ostberg, was found deceased in a home on Ray Boulevard, following a 911 call for a domestic disturbance and a second call to ‘cancel’ the first. Ontario’s Special...
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by Adam RileyThe Northwestern Health Unit has declared an influenza outbreak at the Pinecrest Home for the Aged over. It was declared last month in Unit 4. Meanwhile, the outbreak in Unit 2, which was initially classified as an unknown respiratory illness has been identified as Covid-19 and officials with...
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Due to inclement weather, all SSRCE schools will be closed today. Offices and other worksites will remain open. TCRCE schools in Digby and Yarmouth counties will be closed today, but Shelburne county will remain open. Dalhousie University School of Nursing Yarmouth will have a delayed start at...
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