If you need a hot meal on a cold winter day, the Town of Yarmouth has a program for you. The 100 Meals initiative is back on December 10th. Mayor Pam Mood says she’s been putting the schedule together, and spots are almost full. “It’s for absolutely everybody, just come to eat and socialize. The...
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by Tim DavidsonFor the first time ever, Lake of the Woods District Hospital has achieved an Accreditation with Exemplary Standing. Every four years Accreditation Canada reviews the sevices and procedures of the hospital to make sure it complies with national standards. Staff from the agency talk to staff,...
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People cheered as 41 men safely emerged from a partially collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India after being stranded for more than two weeks. During the 17-day ordeal, rescuers used a small pipe to provide the trapped workers with oxygen, food and medicine. After failed attempts...
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by Tim DavidsonFor the first time in three and a half years, the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce will be holding it’s business awards. Nominations for the February 8th awards banquet are now open. Categories range from Youth Entrepreneur, Customer Service, Aboriginal Business, Business Improvement,...
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by Adam RileyThree people, including one youth have been arrested in connection to a break and enter in Marathon, where several firearms were taken. The theft was reported on November 18th and believe to have occurred in the days prior to it being reported. An investigation led the officers to identify the...
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by Adam RileyOfficials with the Dryden Fire Service say an investigation is pending following a house fire on the city’s North side. Fire crews responded to the fire at the corner of Cecil Avenue and Highway 17 shortly after midnight. Due to its proximity to the highway one of the lanes was closed to...
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Port Reps have held their 4th pre-season weather call to discuss the marine forecast and the start of commercial lobster fishing in LFA 34. Dumping day is a no-go for Thursday from Shelburne County to Digby County. The Coldwater Lobster Association says they voted 15-1 to delay it due to high...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Dryden Eagles and the St Thomas Aquinas Saints hockey teams split the theirs on Tuesday night. The Eagles boys won their home opener with a 6-5 victory at the Dryden Memorial Arena. It was a different story in Kenora as the Saints girls got by the Eagles. TA is now 2-0 on the young season...
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by Tara ClowA 34-year-old Moncton man is facing several charges after a series of incidents including a stolen vehicle. On November 21, RCMP attempted to pull over a vehicle in the Lakeville area, after a driver was suspected to be impaired by drugs. The driver fled towards Saint Phillippe at a high rate of...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick saw a spike in COVID-19 hospital admissions between Nov. 12 and 18, according to Public Health. The latest Respiratory Watch report showed 71 hospitalizations with three people admitted to an intensive care unit. That was up from the 44 hospitalizations and three ICU admissions...
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