by Caitlin SnowYour local library is being impacted by the Canada Post strike. Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) says due to the labour disruption, library users can only place holds on materials and request items at ECRL locations. The Borrow by Mail service is suspended, so you will have to pick a...
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by Tim DavidsonA road near Sioux Lookout is closed due to a collision. The OPP say Vermillion River Road is blocked at Highway 516 due to a serious collision. Provincial Police say they are on the scene and asking the public to avoid the area. The road closure is expected to the lengthy as the investigation is...
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by Tara ClowA crash involving a bicycle and a motorcycle has left one dead and one seriously injured. RCMP say it’s believed the two vehicles were travelling southbound on St. Andre Road on Thursday night when they collided. A 15-year-old boy from Saint-André who was riding a bicycle died at the scene. The...
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by Jacob MooreThe Progressive Conservatives are looking to open up more opportunity for wind energy with some changes to clean energy laws. A new bill tabled at the legislature on Friday morning, called the Powering the Offshore Act, would change three pieces of legislation. Energy Minister Trevor Boudreau...
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by Tara ClowCelebrations are planned this weekend when the Greater Moncton Nigerian community recognizes its independence. Spokesperson Fisayo Adetoye says they’ll start Sunday afternoon with a flag raising at 2 pm in front of Moncton City Hall, “The essence of this is just to share Nigeria’s diversity and...
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by Brad PerryA New Brunswick man charged with second-degree murder has died in the custody of the provincial correctional system. Jean Martin Couture was found unresponsive in his cell at the Dalhousie Regional Correctional Centre on Monday. The 48-year-old was taken to the Campbellton Regional Hospital,...
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by Alex AllanThe Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Service is marking its 48th year on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The annual ceremony is held on the last Sunday of September to honour officers who died in the line of duty. Organizers say the service also recognizes the families they left behind....
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by Tim DavidsonBoth the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and the Sioux Lookout Bombers play their home openers tonight. The Ice Dogs host the Thunder Bay North Stars tonight and tomorrow night at the Dog Pound. The Bombers take on the Ironwood Lumberjacks both tonight and tomorrow night, and the Red Lake Miners Sunday...
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by Caitlin SnowChanges to hunting regulations in Nova Scotia are on the way. The province says in a matter of days, there will be amendments to General Wildlife Regulations, Bear Harvesting Regulations and Deer Hunting Regulations that include: – reduce the minimum age from 16 to 12 for hunting deer and bear,...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you are on a low income, you can soon apply for help to pay your heating bill this winter. Applications for the Heating Assistance Rebate Program open, October 1. The province says to be eligible, families need to earn a combined net income of up to $45,000, with one-person households earning...
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