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First Canadian military evacuation flight leaves Tel Aviv
Posted 12 October 2023

First Canadian military evacuation flight leaves Tel Aviv

As the battle in the Middle East continues, Defense Minister Bill Blair has confirmed on social media the first Canadian military evacuation flight has departed Tel Aviv en route to Athens. Roughly 130 passengers are on board. This comes after Hamas attacked Israel last weekend. Thousands are...

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Local sports for October  12th
Posted 12 October 2023

Local sports for October 12th

The St. Thomas Aquinas court sport teams made a clean sweep of the Rainy River Owls on Wednesday. The Saints senior and junior boys volleyball teams won their games in straight sets. The TA junior boys won in two straight games (25-13, 25-22) while the Saints senior boys swept the Owls in three...

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International Staff Hosting program launched through Vitalité Health Network
Posted 12 October 2023

International Staff Hosting program launched through Vitalité Health Network

A new International Staff Hosting program will help provide newcomers who are working for Vitalité Health Network a place to live. “In the face of a staff shortage, we doubled our efforts to recruit healthcare workers internationally. These efforts have been successful, so much so that the...

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Teenagers arrested in Antigonish for break-and-enter
Posted 12 October 2023

Teenagers arrested in Antigonish for break-and-enter

Two teenage boys have been arrested in Antigonish. RCMP got a report October 1st of two youths driving recklessly around the town, and later a convenience store was broken into in St. Andrews. The two stole liquor and fled the area. A 17-year old boy was arrested on October 6th, he was the...

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Military training exercises happening in the HRM
Posted 12 October 2023

Military training exercises happening in the HRM

You may see an increase in military activity in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Until October 21st, Canadian Armed Forces Special Operations Forces Command members will be in the Halifax, Lawrencetown, Waverley and Debert areas as part of a training exercise. The Department of National...

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Officer injured while performing arrest
Posted 12 October 2023

Officer injured while performing arrest

A Dryden woman has been arrested on multiple charges following a lengthy police investigation. It began in August after Ontario Provincial Police received reports of harassing behavior from the 54 year old. When officers attempted to arrest her during the noon hour on Tuesday she resisted and...

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4 arrested in East End drug raid
Posted 12 October 2023

4 arrested in East End drug raid

Four people have been arrested including two from Southern Ontario following a drug bust on McLaughlin Street. Members of the Thunder Bay Police Services Emergency Task Unit executed a warrant at two addresses just before p.m. Tuesday, with assistance from the TBPS Intelligence Unit, Ontario...

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RCMP and HRP arrest 5 people
Posted 12 October 2023

RCMP and HRP arrest 5 people

Police have arrested 5 people on Clarence Street in North Preston after executing a search warrant at a home. Shortly after 4 am Thursday, RCMP posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the investigation remains ongoing. They added there is no threat to public safety at this time.

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COVID hospitalizations down, ICU admissions up
Posted 12 October 2023

COVID hospitalizations down, ICU admissions up

New Brunswick is reporting a drop in COVID-related hospitalizations but an increase in ICU admissions in its latest Respiratory Watch report. Public Health says there were 35 hospital admissions between Sept. 24 and 30, with five people admitted to an intensive care unit. That was compared to 58...

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Ignace seeks more candidate to go to Finland
Posted 11 October 2023

Ignace seeks more candidate to go to Finland

The Town of Ignace is looking to send a few more people to Finland at the end of the this month. This is a fact finding mission for the deep geological nuclear repository and is being organized by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. The final day to submit a letter of interest to be part...

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