by Randy ThomsA coroner’s inquest will be held into the 2020 death of a man from Kingfisher Lake First Nation. Kevin Mamakwa died while held in custody at the Thunder Bay jail. The 27-year-old was a nephew of Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa. The inquest is intended to look into the circumstances surrounding the...
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by CJ GoaterAnother Central Canada Mining Expo (Cen-Can) has wrapped up in Thunder Bay. The event welcomed mining companies, Indigenous leaders, government officials, suppliers, and investors together to explore how Canada can accelerate the production of the metals needed for a low-carbon economy. The...
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by CJ GoaterThe Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are advising drivers that they are conducting an investigation on Highway 17 between Upsala and Ignace. An advisory was posted on the OPP Northwest Region Facebook page about the situation on Friday, around 2:00 p.m. Motorists are being asked not to pick up...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will lift the overtime ban Monday and stop delivering flyers and neighborhood mail. It will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., September 15. The move comes as negotiations between them and Canada Post get closer to the two-year mark. In a news release,...
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A suspected is in custody after a man threatened someone with a firearm in Halifax. Police say a weapons complaint occurred Thursday evening at a school in Clayton Park at the 160 block of Thomas Raddall Drive. They received the call around 10 a.m. on Friday. It was around 10:40 a.m., when the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe SIJHL season is almost ready to get underway. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs play the Red Lake Miners in a pair of games this weekend, with the first game tonight in Dryden and returning to Red Lake tomorrow night. The Fort Frances Lakers meanwhile meet the Winnipeg Monarchs, formerly the Winnipeg...
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by Randy ThomsAnother round of career fairs is being launched to attract young people and others into the trades. This year’s Level UP Career fairs will be held in 12 communities this fall. The fairs showcase dozens of skilled trades from electricians and boilermakers to heavy equipment operators and...
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by Alex AllanThe Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation has launched a $10.5 million fundraising campaign to bring advanced surgical technology to New Brunswick. The campaign, called Working Wonders, will support the creation of Atlantic Canada’s first cardiac-enabled Hybrid Operating Room(OR) and one of...
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by Tim DavidsonProperty and violent crime were down in Dryden in the second quarter of this year. Property crime was down 28 percent. Inspector Matt LeBlanc says work by the Community Street Crimes Unit is paying off. “You can attribute that to the success of your CSCU team,” LeBlanc told the Dryden OPP...
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by Bryan TaitA Riverview man was handed a three-year prison sentence Monday in connection with a 2023 homicide. Michael Thomas Glaspy was found guilty in June of manslaughter in the death of Rodney Frenette in March 2023. Frenette was working as a manager at Casino New Brunswick when Codiac Regional RCMP...
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