by Tim DavidsonSome positive and negative takeaways from a student survey conducted recently by the Northwestern Health Unit. The survey found that students in the Health Unit’s catchment area reported more adverse health behaviors compared to Ontario average. Exceptions include hours of sleep per night, which...
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The RCMP are requesting help to locate a man who is wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. They say 29-year-old Liam Colin Cockerill is wanted for five counts of breaching probation and resisting a Peace Officer. It is suspected that he is in Shelburne County. Cockerill is described as...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Town of Ignace is looking at significant growth as plans continue for a deep geological nuclear waste repository. To that end, the town is seeking developers to build a subdivision. A Negotiated Request for Proposals has been sent out. Mayor Kim Baigrie believes this is a great opportunity...
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by Bryan TaitThe provincial government has established a task force to address homelessness. Five members of the Liberal cabinet will form the newly formed group, along with several deputy ministers. Housing Minister David Hickey will chair the task force, and said it will bring the right people together in...
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Moosehead Breweries will give its familiar green bottle a proper send-off. The Canadian-owned company says it will stop selling its beer in glass bottles beginning next year due to consumer preference. In a release, they say only 7% of beer in Canada is sold in bottles, while 85% is sold in...
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by CJ GoaterFireCon has wrapped up in Thunder Bay. The event welcomed firefighters from across the region to participate in training courses and a trade show. “So we have 170 students here this year,” said Thunder Bay Fire Chief and Emergency North Training President Dave Paxton. “Those students range...
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by NewsAnother university labour dispute is brewing. Part-time faculty at Saint Mary’s University voted 87 per cent in favour of strike action last week. In a release, CUPE local 3912 president Lauren McKenzie said they were ready to get a deal, and made every effort to identify the most pressing...
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Dalhousie students should be back in class next week. The university board and faculty association reached a tentative agreement Monday night, ending a months-long labour dispute. If the deal is ratified Wednesday, DFA members will be back to work on Thursday, with classes resuming on Tuesday,...
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by Brad PerryAir Canada and the union representing its flight attendants are heading to arbitration. The airline said Tuesday it agreed to end the mediation process after a request from CUPE. A tentative agreement was reached in August, but flight attendants rejected the wage offer. Both sides agreed to...
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by Alex AllanA Saint John police officer is recovering after being stabbed while responding to a disturbance Monday night. Officers were called to a business in the Galbraith Place area around 8:50 p.m. on Monday. Police say the suspect was found at another nearby business, and during an attempt to speak...
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