by Adam RileyRepairs to the water lines in North Dryden will result in a closure of a pair of streets Wednesday morning. The work is being carried out at the intersection of Second Street and Myrtle Avenue. This will result in Second Street from Cecil Avenue to Mary Avenue, as well as Myrtle Avenue north of...
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by Caitlin SnowA 51-year-old man has serious injuries after being assaulted by a bat in Hatchet Lake. RCMP say it was November 2 just after 9am outside a home on Westridge Rd. A 43-year-old man assaulted the victim with a bat after a verbal altercation. Both men are from Hatchet Lake and know each other. The...
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by Adam RileyA new Tripartite Purchase and Sale Agreement has been put in place in connection to a lithium project north of Kenora. Avalon Advanced Materials has entered into the agreement with SCR-Sibelco NV and Separation Rapids Ltd. or SRL The deal is for the transfer of the Separation Rapids and Lilypad...
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A new Remembrance Day stamp pays tribute to the only female Canadian civilian to have been imprisoned by the Nazis during the Second World War. Canada Post unveiled the stamp featuring Nova Scotia-born Mona Parsons in Wolfville Monday. Parsons and her husband helped the Dutch resistance by...
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by Caitlin SnowPolice have laid charges in relation to a scam in Halifax, involving seniors. In each of the five cases, the victim received a call from someone claiming a loved one was in jail, then another call from someone else, who told the victim they needed to pay money to get them released. In some...
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by Caitlin SnowFunding for enhanced security measures across the country. The federal government announced $5 million to the Security Infrastructure Program. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it’s in response to things like hate crimes across the country. “Many communities…vulnerable...
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by Tara ClowCity of Moncton Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 Remembrance Day Ceremony Arrive by 10 a.m. Moncton Coliseum, 377 Killam Dr. Community Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:45 a.m. to 11: 15 a.m. Victoria Park, 223 Weldon St. Royal Canadian Legion Branch #54 Remembrance Day Ceremony 11 a.m. to 12 p.m....
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by Tara ClowThe John Howard Society will operate a homeless shelter on St. George Street. Moncton City Council approved the pilot project will see the former Lions Centre opened as a Bridge to Home Hub.. A one-year term lease agreement is being entered into with the Province of New Brunswick, with an option...
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by Adam RileyThe first week of November marks Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario. “An annual opportunity to reflect on the importance of the more than 40 treaties and other agreements covering this province,” said Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford in a release. “Outlining the rights,...
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by Brad PerryA coroner’s inquest is underway into the death of a Fredericton teen nearly three years ago. Lexi Daken died by suicide on Feb. 24, 2021, at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital. Her death came days after her family says she spent hours at the hospital trying and failing to access mental...
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