by Tim DavidsonInput continues to be gathered to help restore regional air passenger services in parts of northwestern Ontario. Fort Frances, Kenora and Dryden have turned to a firm that is working to build the business case. Dryden CAO Roger Nesbitt says they are about halfway through the process of creating...
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by Alex AllanCharges will not be laid against a New Brunswick RCMP officer following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) said the evidence did not meet the legal threshold required to support a criminal charge. The complaint was made to the RCMP in...
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by Jacob MooreThe Nova Scotia Liberals want to ban social media for children under 16. They tabled the bill at province house on the first day of the fall session. They say it would protect youth from the harmful effects of apps like Instagram and YouTube. Nova Scotians want to do everything they can to...
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There are developments for the new nursing home being built in Antigonish. The RK MacDonald Nursing Home’s Board of Directors Chair, Camilla Benoit tells our newsroom since ground-breaking ceremony in June, there has been great progress in excavation of the property. “Formwork and rebar has been...
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by Randy ThomsA new poll finds that most Ontario residents point to underfunding, and not school board trustees, for the challenges faced in schools. The poll, conducted for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), finds 60% hold the Ford government responsible for the underfunding that has hurt the...
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by Brad PerryA murder charge has been laid in connection with a homicide in Fredericton. Police say a 45-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder. He remains in custody and is due to appear in court again at a later date. Fredericton police were called to a downtown residence on Sept. 4 and...
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by Bryan TaitAndrew Milner was the first player Damian Gay recruited when he became basketball coach at Rothesay Netherwood School. “We are the only prep basketball team in Atlantic Canada and it’s all because of Andrew Milner,” Gay said. “I always credit him for being responsible for starting my coaching...
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by Alex AllanTwo men have been arrested in connection with an alleged break and enter in Saint John’s south end. Saint John police said officers responded to a call about a possible break-in at a building under construction in the 19-block of Harding Street around 4:20 a.m. on Monday. Two men were reportedly...
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by Bryan TaitThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has announced a new chair. Amber Chisholm began her three-year term on Aug. 19. She’s replacing Phylomène Zangio, who had served as chair since 2023. “Human rights are an essential pillar of society,” Chisholm said in a news release announcing her...
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by Caitlin SnowAnother step forward from the city to protect Dartmouth Cove. Halifax Regional Council voted 12-5 Tuesday, against a staff recommendation to wait for the Dartmouth revitalization plan to be complete before making a by-law to protect the water from infilling. What was voted ahead, 14-3, was a...
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