by Adam RileyA drug bust on a Fort Frances area First Nation has resulted in a seizure valued at more than $100,000. Officers with the Treaty Three Police Service spearheaded the investigation and warrant execution Tuesday on the Couchiching First Nation. There they arrested a 46 year old man, and seized a...
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We’re in for a wet and windy Thanksgiving weekend. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for much of the Maritimes. Heavy rain and strong winds are anticipated this weekend due to an intense low-pressure system expected to interact with Tropical Storm Philippe. Maximum wind...
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by Brad PerryFredericton police are calling it a “truly shameful act” that dishonours our veterans. The headstones of several veterans were recently defaced at the Forest Hill Cemetery. Police said the vandals targeted the cemetery’s Royal Canadian Legion field of honour. It is believed the incidents took...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick is reporting an increase in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths in its latest Respiratory Watch report. Public Health says there were 58 hospital admissions between Sept. 17 and 23, with two people admitted to an intensive care unit. That was compared to 51 hospitalizations...
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by Brad PerryYou can help buy new medical equipment for the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen. The 10th annual Charlotte FM Radiothon takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5. All money raised during the event will go to the Charlotte County Hospital Foundation. Steve Backman, president...
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by Tara ClowIt could be a wet and windy Thanksgiving weekend. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the province. An intense low-pressure system is expected to interact with Tropical Storm Philippe. Environment Canada says that could bring wind gusts up to 80 kilometres an hour and...
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by Tara ClowA task force examining American Iron and Metal operations will continue to meet on a regular basis. It provided an update yesterday. Jeffrey Earle of Dillon Consulting will lead the environmental site assessment, working alongside Rob Simonds. The task force has released the five-day report...
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by Tara ClowFive adults have been temporarily displaced after a fire in a Moncton home. The Canadian Red Cross says the kitchen fire broke out at around 3 pm Wednesday afternoon in a one-and-a-half-storey residence on Derby Street. There is smoke and water damage in the home. The Red Cross arranged meals...
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by Adam RileyHoliday travel will once again be upon us this weekend, including trips across the border to visit family, to do some shopping or other activities. Charles Fisher is an Operations Chief with the Canada Border Services Agency in the Thunder Bay region and says years of Covid-19 travel...
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by Tim DavidsonDespite the rain, a lot of people turned out for the official opening of the Rotary Peace Park in Kenora. Sheelagh Reid is past president of the Kenora Rotary and says the park represents a lot of different things. “This park really represents our community, and it’s the hope in the world,”...
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