by Tara ClowNo breaks at the gas pumps this week. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight. The maximum cost for regular self-serve is down 3.2 cents a litre this morning to 167.4. Diesel users are paying a tiny bit less. Maximum prices are down by just half a cent to...
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by Tim DavidsonAll highways in the region are now open after Highway 17 between Dryden and Shabaqua was closed for a couple of hours overnight. There were a couple of collisions due to the snowy conditions. Even though only a couple of centimeters of snow fell overnight, roads in the region are slippery as...
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by Brad PerryA judge has approved a $17-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving the Restigouche Hospital Centre. The lawsuit was launched against the Vitalité Health Network and the province on behalf of former patients at the mental health centre in Campbellton. It alleged the residents were...
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by Brad PerryCharges have been laid after 14 dead horses were found on a farm in central New Brunswick. The New Brunswick SPCA says the discovery was made in the Stanley area in early April. They have since charged a woman with three counts under the Criminal Code of Canada. According to the SPCA, she is due...
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by Tara ClowThe search continues in Maine for Robert Card. He is wanted after a mass shooting in the southern part of the state left at least 18 dead and 13 others injured. Residents in the Lewiston, Bowdoin, and Lisbon areas remain on high alert. An armed and dangerous alert was also issued to law...
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by Caitlin SnowResidents are warned that flushing of water mains and fire hydrants will start this weekend. Work will begin Sunday and continue to Friday, November 3, 9pm to 5am, in areas served by Port Hawkesbury Water Utility. The town says it’s to improve the clarity and quality of the water, but warns...
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by Brad PerryIt is being described as a significant climb-down for the Trudeau government’s carbon pricing policy. The federal government says it is pausing the carbon tax on home heating oil for the next three years. It was part of an “energy affordability package” announced Thursday by Prime Minister...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Ontario Provincial Police are saying little about a body found near Safety Bay this morning. The OPP say they are investigating a sudden death that took place around 8:30 this morning. A police spokesperson says the investigation is still in it early stages and no other details are being...
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by Caitlin SnowLocal museums are getting their first funding increase in more than 15 years. The province announced more than $25,000 to five museums in the Inverness area through the Community Museum Assistance Program. La Société Saint-Pierre, $15,000 Chestico Museum and Historical Society, $3,750 Port...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Special Weather Statement for Dryden and Sioux Lookout has been upgraded to a snowfall warning. That means between 10 and 20 centimeters of snow could fall in the next 24 hours. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says the snow could hang around for a few days. “With this second shot of...
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