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Expect significant bus delays Sunday
Posted 19 August 2023

Expect significant bus delays Sunday

Halifax Transit says to expect significant bus delays Sunday, August 20 due to the Macdonald bridge closure as well as detours related to the Navy 10k run. Please be advised that bus service is expected to experience significant delays on Sun., Aug. 20, 2023, due to the Macdonald Bridge...

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N.B. man cycling to raise awareness about schizophrenia
Posted 19 August 2023

N.B. man cycling to raise awareness about schizophrenia

A New Brunswick man hopes to become the first person with schizophrenia to bicycle across Canada. Matthew Dickson began in Vancouver back in June and hopes to arrive in Newfoundland by late August. “It’s been a pretty good trip. I missed out on the two months of rain here in New Brunswick,”...

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Lake Banook dam being lowered
Posted 19 August 2023

Lake Banook dam being lowered

The city is going to lower Lake Banook’s dam, in anticipation of the amount of rain expected overnight. They say it should mitigate possible flooding upstream, however once lowered, there will be an increase in water flow downstream of the dam by Sullivan’s Pond and Martin’s Park in Dartmouth...

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Ride to the Shield arrives in Kenora Saturday
Posted 18 August 2023

Ride to the Shield arrives in Kenora Saturday

A soldier from CFB Shilo, Manitoba will arrive in Kenora tomorrow (Saturday) to wind up his Ride to the Shield. Rob Nederlof is riding 1,000 kilometers to raise funds for the Wounded Warriors foundation. He says he’s been doing this for the past three years. “So we provide funding for the...

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Community agencies receive funding for facility repairs
Posted 18 August 2023

Community agencies receive funding for facility repairs

Community agencies in the Kenora and Rainy River areas are getting provincial help fixing up facilities. Over $580 thousand is being issued through the Partner Facility Renewal Program. Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford says it is a necessary investment. “Our government is investing in...

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OPP still searching for missing cyclist
Posted 18 August 2023

OPP still searching for missing cyclist

The search is continuing for a cyclist missing in the Thunder Bay area for the past 10 days. The OPP are looking for Andrew, who is described as 6 feet, 2 inches tall, muscular build, with hazel eyes, short brown hair and a short beard. He was reported missing in the Upsala area but there are...

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Ride for Memories ready to roll Saturday
Posted 18 August 2023

Ride for Memories ready to roll Saturday

Motorcycle enthusiasts from across the region will take to the highway tomorrow to support the Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River District. The Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River Districts stages its annual Ride for Memories. Riders will leave Kenora, Fort Frances, and Dryden for a...

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Sydney man arrested for assault with a weapon
Posted 18 August 2023

Sydney man arrested for assault with a weapon

A man was arrested in earlier this week for assaulting somebody outside of a Sobeys in Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Police responded to reports of an altercation outside of the Prince Street Plaza on August 15th. They learned that a 43-year-old man had attacked somebody with what looked like a...

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Ontario unveils new Caribou Conservation Program
Posted 18 August 2023

Ontario unveils new Caribou Conservation Program

The province is launching a new program to protect caribou. The Caribou Conservation Program makes available $20 million for projects focusing on habitat protection and research projects. This can include habitat management/restoration, monitoring, reducing threats, and gathering, sharing, or...

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Glace Bay man arrested for breaking into Lingan Power Plant
Posted 18 August 2023

Glace Bay man arrested for breaking into Lingan Power Plant

The Lingan Power Plant was broken into and now a Glace Bay man is facing charges. It was Thursday, August 17 around 5pm, when a security guard spotted the 42-year-old man in a secure area of the plant and called the Cape Breton Regional Police to the scene. They ended up finding that a fence had...

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