by Tim DavidsonLake of the Woods District Hospital is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak is limited to one unit, the 2E Medical Surgical unit. The hospital’s Infection Control team is working collaboratively with the Northwestern Health Unit. Visitor restrictions have been implemented to the...
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by Caitlin SnowRainfall warnings are in effect for most of Nova Scotia, with wind warnings effecting the northern tip. Environment Canada says to expect 50 to 70 mm of rain with some areas getting close to 100 mm, beginning Saturday and ending Saturday night. The system will spread from west to east with the...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay has hit its provincially assigned housing target for 2023. The city has now applied to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Accelerator fund for more funding. “Capitalizing on this momentum, we have applied to the CMHC’s Housing Accelerator Fund for $46 million with...
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Customers of Maritime Fuels should stop any pre-scheduled payments as the company has declared bankruptcy. The notice was sent out late Friday afternoon by the Nova Scotia government. Customers on a prepayment plan for their home heating fuel should contact their bank or credit card company and...
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by CJ GoaterPatty Hajdu, the Minister responsible for FedNor, and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North, has announced a FedNor investment of $1,380,000 in Smart Modular Canada, a Thunder Bay-based business that designs, manufactures, ships, and installs modular buildings. “Investing in...
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by Brad PerryOne person was taken to the hospital after a transport truck left the road and went down an embankment in St. Stephen. Fire Chief Sean Morton said the incident happened on Route 1 westbound between kilometre markers nine and 10 around 7 p.m. Thursday. The transport truck was hauling cardboard at...
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by Adam RileyFollowing eight months of negotiations a new partnership has emerged between the Dryden Native Friendship Centre and Dryden District Senior Services. DDSS Chair Martin MacKinnon explains the proposed joint project will respond to a gap in urban Indigenous senior support services in the city,...
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A large investment to speed up clean energy production in Cape Breton. The feds have an agreement to provide a $125 million loan to Everwind Fuels for its green energy hub in Point Tupper. The hub will produce green hydrogen to export to Germany and other global markets through its world class...
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by Adam RileyA three month long investigation in to drug trafficking in Toronto, Project Finito, has yielded an impressive result. “This total of 992 kilograms of illicit drugs has an estimated street level value of $90 million. It is the single largest seizure of crystal methamphetamine and powdered cocaine...
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by Evan TaylorSpecial Weather Advisory Issued for Nova Scotia Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Nova Scotia, warning residents of deteriorating weather conditions set to impact the province starting Saturday afternoon and extending into Sunday morning. The alert specifically...
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