by Adam RileyA Gull Bay First Nation woman is hoping to win it big as she competes in the semi finals of an Indigenous entrepreneurship competition. Donna Tremble, of Royalty Data Rewards Club, believes her idea of bringing digitized reward programs to smaller businesses will wow the judges at the Pow Wow...
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by Adam RileyAlvin Fiddler is officially back as the Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. He was acclaimed this morning during the Keewaywin Conference in Thunder Bay to take over for a 1 year term. A task he says feels daunting. “If you have three years, you have a bit more time to do things that you...
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by Joe ThomsonPolice have made an arrest in relation to a homicide that occurred in the 1700 block on Brunswick Street on Christmas Eve last year. On December 24, 2022, at around 1:15 a.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a disturbance at the corner of Prince and Brunswick streets and found 31-year-old...
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by Tara ClowAnother big country concert is just a week away. Y-Q-M Country Fest returns to Dieppe from August 24th to August 26 at the MusiqART site. Promoter Sam Bourgeois says they’ve expanded the festival this year, “We didn’t know exactly what to expect last year, but it went extremely well both from an...
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by Caitlin SnowBirch Cove Beach is closed to swimming again over high bacteria levels. The city says high bacteria levels can be caused by a number of factors. For more information, visit their beaches page.
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by Tim DavidsonThe Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is providing $163,376 to the Dryden Regional Airport. The funding will help with a number of upgrades to the terminal. That includes resurfacing the terminal floor, update the plumbing system and making the washrooms more accessible. “This funding will allow us...
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by Tara ClowResidents in the City of Dieppe can now begin drinking their water without boiling it. A boil water order has now been lifted for all residents from 2135 and 2152, Amirault Street, to city limits, Dover Road, Domaine Dover Estates, Bayview Street and the following streets: Marco Freda Kristian...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora District Services Board and the Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord are sharing $4 million in funding from the province. The money will go towards the creation of 16 new support treatment beds in Sioux Lookout. Michael Tibollo, the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions made...
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by Caitlin SnowWildfires are taking hold of the Northwest Territories and the Canadian military has sent troops to help. There are 236 wildfires covering over 2126254 Ha. Two new fires have popped up in the last 24 hours, one just north of Long Lake Many have been evacuated including those in the region of...
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by Joe ThomsonPolice are investigating after a man was stabbed to death in Halifax early this morning. HRP officers responded to reports of the stabbing t around 2:20 a.m. on Twin Oaks Road in Spryfield. They found the 32-year-old man who had been stabbed and transported him to the hospital where he later...
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