by Brad PerryIt has been a challenging few months for New Brunswick food banks, according to Food Depot Alimentaire. The non-profit serves food banks, community kitchens, school programs and other agencies across the province. FDA’s executive director said food banks are seeing fewer donations than usual,...
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The city is putting the winter parking ban in place to allow crews to properly clear streets and sidewalks. It means you can not park your ride on the side of the road between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. when the ban is in effect. Vehicles must be parked off municipal streets during the hours noted above....
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by Randy ThomsThe Sioux Lookout Bombers maintained their hold on the SIJHL lead with a pair of victories over the visiting Kenora Islanders. The Bombers won 6-1 on Saturday and 7-2 on Saturday to improve their win streak to 12 games and move three points ahead of the Kam River Fighting Walleye. Connor Burk,...
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Multiple burn and smoke inhalation injuries were reported after a fire at a Saint John tent encampment on Saturday evening. Platoon Chief Ed Moyer said firefighters were dispatched just before 8 p.m. and arrived at the scene near the Main Street on-ramp to Route 1. “The first arriving crew found...
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by Randy ThomsThe International Falls Broncos varsity boys hockey team lost 3-1 to the Proctor Rails in a game played Saturday at Broncos Arena. Aiden McFarland scored in the first minute of the third period after the Rails opened up a 2-0 lead after the first two. Proctor sealed the win with their final goal...
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by Randy ThomsThe Rainy River Voyageurs won their sixth straight game on Saturday with a convincing 116-82 victory over the Minnesota North-Itasca Vikings in Grand Rapids. Malik Siggers led the scoring with 27 points, while Christian Pujals and Caleb Thompson each scored 22. The win was the Voyageurs’ first...
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A 48-year-old Inverness man is dead after a snowmobile crash in Margaree Valley. RCMP say a snowmobile struck a tree around 10 a.m. Friday on a marked trail near Fielding Road. The driver was transported to the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries then...
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by Randy ThomsCourtney McCoy scored three times to pace the Fort Frances Muskies girls’ hockey team to a 9-1 win over the Morris/Benson Area Storm on Saturday to complete a weekend sweep. The Muskies scored nine straight times before giving up their only goal of the game late in the third period. Sayler...
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by Tara ClowFive-year-old Tate Hughes could light up a room, with his smile. The tragic news of his sudden death on January 2nd has spread quickly. Neil McGillis knows Tate’s family well, “We’re really close friends with the Hughes family. My youngest boy is close friends with Tate’s brother Austin. I’ve...
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Sophia Recovery Centre kicked off its much-anticipated renovation project in Saint John on Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The centre was first opened in a Hazen Street apartment in 2008 by Sisters Arleen Brawley and Mary-Beth McCurdy of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception...
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