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Boil water advisory for Forest Hills area
Posted 6 September 2025

Boil water advisory for Forest Hills area

A boil water advisory for the Forest Hills area. The city of Saint John says due to infrastructure improvement, the Department of Health has advised Saint John Water to issue the advisory for those within the highlighted area of this map: Photo: City of Saint John The city says to bring water...

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N.B. needs more time to finish mystery brain disease probe
Posted 6 September 2025

N.B. needs more time to finish mystery brain disease probe

It will now be late December before New Brunswick releases its report on the mystery brain disease investigation. The news comes as the province announces it has asked the Public Health Agency of Canada for additional support. Federal officials have been asked to review all of the data collected...

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Broken down transport truck closes Route 16 in N.B.
Posted 6 September 2025

Broken down transport truck closes Route 16 in N.B.

A broken down transport truck has shut down Route 16, in Jolicure N.B. RCMP says it is near Jolicure Road on the highway towards P.E.I. Expect delays.  

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Man arrested after stolen truck tracked near Lake Utopia
Posted 5 September 2025

Man arrested after stolen truck tracked near Lake Utopia

A man has been arrested and charged after RCMP tracked a stolen truck from Tracyville to the Lake Utopia area, northeast of St. George in eastern Charlotte County. Police say the truck was reported stolen around 7:15 a.m. on Thursday and later spotted in Wirral, roughly 20 kilometres away....

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Close to 5,000 N.S. power customers in the dark
Posted 5 September 2025

Close to 5,000 N.S. power customers in the dark

Close to 5,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are without electricity, Friday evening. According to the utility’s outage map, the affected area stretches from the Amherst area through to Advocate Harbour and Bass River. The cause is a transmission interruption. The estimated restoration time is 11...

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Former IWK CEO convicted of fraud after retrial
Posted 5 September 2025

Former IWK CEO convicted of fraud after retrial

The former CEO of the IWK in Halifax has been found guilty of fraud Friday, after a retrial. Tracey Kitch was first convicted in 2022 for fraud over $5,000 after charging $47,000 worth of personal expenses to a corporate credit card in 2018. She was sentenced to five months in jail but was...

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Three people facing drug related charges following traffic stop in Kenora
Posted 5 September 2025

Three people facing drug related charges following traffic stop in Kenora

Three people are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Kenora. On Thursday officer performed a traffic stop on Anderson Road. During the stop, an investigation led to the seizure of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and hydromorphone. This led to the arrest of...

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Border waters identified as zebra mussel infested
Posted 5 September 2025

Border waters identified as zebra mussel infested

Three Minnesota lakes along the Canada-U.S. border have been identified with the presence of zebra mussel larvae known as veligers. They were in water samples taken from Lake Kabetogama, Crane Lake and Namakan Lake. All three lakes flow into Rainy Lake, where a similar discovery was made on the...

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Youth airlifted to hospital after Upper Tantallon dirt bike crash
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Posted 5 September 2025

Youth airlifted to hospital after Upper Tantallon dirt bike crash

A dirt bike crash in Upper Tantallon has left a youth with life threatening injuries. RCMP say it happened Thursday around 4 p.m., on Hammonds Plains and Scholars Roads. The biker was driving on the sidewalk when they swerved to avoid a pedestrian and lost control. The youth was airlifted to...

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More charges laid against 2 Fort Frances men
Posted 5 September 2025

More charges laid against 2 Fort Frances men

Provincial Police have again arrested two men who are connected to a drug bust in Fort Frances in August. OPP say they have charged them with failing to comply with a court order. The men, aged 33 and 38, are facing drug-trafficking charges after police discovered methamphetamine and cocaine in...

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