by Caitlin SnowAn attempted assaulted with a machete at the bus terminal in Dartmouth. Police say it was around 2:30 in the afternoon, Monday, on Nantucket Avenue when two men were arguing on a bus. The men got off the bus and one tried to assault the other with a machete. The 44-year-old suspect was arrested,...
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by Randy ThomsThe Mayor of Fort Frances is advocating the need for a new bridge to International Falls. Andrew Hallikas is bringing forward a lengthy motion to tonight’s council meeting that asks the federal government to purchase the existing bridge. It asks that they operate the bridge with minimal or no...
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by CJ GoaterThe provincial government is introducing more workplace legislation that, if passed, would put in place ground-breaking protections for more than 400,000 people in the restaurant and hospitality industry. The Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, includes updates to the province’s Employment...
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by Caitlin SnowA Halifax-area councillor took to social media to announce a health battle. Paul Russell, who represents Lower Sackville, said in a statement he has cancer in his head and neck area, which will require almost two months of treatment. He said over the next two to three months it will...
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by Caitlin SnowThree people are facing charges after a loaded firearm was seized in Clayton Park. Police say it was November 10 around 7:30pm in the area of Dunbrack St and Lacewood Drive, when a vehicle was stopped for operating dangerously. A loaded firearm as well as ammunition was seized. Two men aged 30...
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by Evan TaylorThe Scotiabank at the intersection of Main and Market streets, is set to close its doors on April 11th. The move will relocate all customer accounts to Bridgewater. A notice posted within the Liverpool branch did not provide specific reasons for the closure, leaving both customers and the...
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by Adam RileyWater and Sewer users in Dryden should get ready for a rate increase. City council is set to receive a report from staff outlining an increase of 6.3 percent effective December 29th of this year. The report notes Dryden has only seen three years with rate increases since 2012, 10 percent in...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Northern Ontario Heritage Fund has chipped in $1.5 million to help make the film Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope. The film was produced by Science North, and was officially released in Kenora last week. Chair of the NOHFC, Greg Rickford says says the film talks about preserving nature in...
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by Tim DavidsonA wake is taking place today for three people who died in a house fire on the Deer Lake First Nation. The blaze took place on October 29th and claimed the lives of three men who were in their 30’s. The wake will take place at St. Andrews United Church in Sioux Lookout. Following the service,...
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by Tim DavidsonA sure sign of the season. The Coney Island Walkway is being put into place this week. If weather permits, the footbridge will be maneuvered into place on Wednesday. If wind gusts are took high, the walkway will be put into place on the first calm day, or by the end of the week. A new footbridge...
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