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Indigenous startup looking to win at Pow Wow Pitch
Posted 16 August 2023

Indigenous startup looking to win at Pow Wow Pitch

A 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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Alvin Fiddler sworn in as NAN Grand Chief
Posted 16 August 2023

Alvin Fiddler sworn in as NAN Grand Chief

Alvin 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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Police lay charges in downtown Halifax Christmas Eve homicide
Posted 16 August 2023

Police lay charges in downtown Halifax Christmas Eve homicide

Police 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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Over 20,000 expected at YQM Country Fest
Posted 16 August 2023

Over 20,000 expected at YQM Country Fest

Another 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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Dartmouth beach closed to swimming
Posted 16 August 2023

Dartmouth beach closed to swimming

Birch 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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Dryden Airport receives NOFHC funding
Posted 16 August 2023

Dryden Airport receives NOFHC funding

The 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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Boil Water Order lifted in Dieppe
Posted 16 August 2023

Boil Water Order lifted in Dieppe

Residents 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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Sioux Lookout receives addictions funding
Posted 16 August 2023

Sioux Lookout receives addictions funding

The 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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Over 2 million hectares of wildfires in Northwest Territories
Posted 16 August 2023

Over 2 million hectares of wildfires in Northwest Territories

Wildfires 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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Halifax Regional Police investigating Spryfield homicide
Posted 16 August 2023

Halifax Regional Police investigating Spryfield homicide

Police 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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