by Joe ThomsonNursing students in at UNB will have more options to complete their degrees thanks to new funding announced today by the province. The New Brunswick government is giving up to $487,000 to the school to help launch the brand new Learn Where you Live program. It let’s practical nurses working...
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by Caitlin SnowRCMP in Digby are looking for four people involved in an assault after trying to steal lobster. RCMP say August 2, in Weymouth North, four people had stolen a lobster crate, filled with lobster, from a boat at a wharf. When the owner confronted them, they dumped the lobster back in the water,...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora Chiefs Advisory says it has used funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to hire two people at the Youth and Family Wellness Camp and a new vehicle. Recreational services manager out at the camp Jennifer Coulis says they are using the Ford Escape to transport kids to their camp...
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by Tara ClowInformation is needed to help locate a missing 66-year-old man from Dieppe. Allan Robinson was last seen on Tuesday at a home on Amirault Street. He is described as around 5’7 and weighs approximately 185 pounds. He has brown eyes, and grey hair, and was last seen wearing grey pants and a...
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by Tim DavidsonThe provincial government is putting more emphasis on the basics when it comes to education. That includes improving math scores. AJ Keene is the Superintendent of Mathematics for the Lakehead District School Board and says they will still be finding their way when the school year starts. “It’s...
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by Tim DavidsonKids are heading back to school today. Inspector Jeff Duggan of the OPP says they want motorists to be extra careful on the roads today, especially regarding school buses. “Make sure we’re coming to that full stop, especially when the stop arms are out, that is a huge fine under the Highway...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Dryden has created two new crosswalks. One is located at Memorial Avenue and Spruce Street. The other is between Wice Road and Mary Street. To activate the lights you push the button on the posts. The city says drivers have to stop when the lights are flashing.
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by Tim DavidsonThe Thunder Bay Police are dealing with a case of fraud. Police say an elderly man was asked to cough up $100,000 for asphalt work. Initially, two men approached him saying they could do driveway repair work for $30,000. They took him to the bank and he withdrew the money. They indicated that...
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by Tara ClowA large home on Lutes Mountain has been destroyed by fire. Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Mike Lake says crews arrived on Thorncastle Street at around 3 a.m. At that time, the residence was already fully engulfed. Flames and smoke could be spotted from kilometres away. Dieppe Fire was also called in...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Ontario Special Investigations Unit has cleared officers with the OPP in connection to an incident in McLeod Park. The SIU says on the morning of May 1st, the OPP were on foot patrol when they came across a man lying on the railway tracks. As they approached the man, he rose to his feet and...
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