by Randy ThomsA last-minute ticket purchase has earned a Fort Frances couple just over $31,000. Barb and Tom Bedard are winners of the Lake of the Woods Hospital Foundation’s summer 50/50 cash draw. The Bedards purchased tickets earlier in the summer but decided one more purchase the night before the draw’s...
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by Alex Allan“Move that truck!” echoed behind the RST-Sunbury building on Thursday, as a crowd gathered for the unveiling of a new Kids on the Go bus. As PALS (Partners Assisting Local Schools) celebrates its 25th anniversary, a beloved new bus is hitting the road in style, designed to carry even more...
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by CJ GoaterWake the Giant is underway in Thunder Bay. The three-day event is an orientation for incoming students attending Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School (DFC) from 24 remote First Nation communities, who travel to Thunder Bay for school. “Yeah, so it’s a huge leap, right?” explained DFC Transition...
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by Caitlin SnowHalifax’s mayor is being investigated for allegedly breaching the municipal code of conduct regarding comments he made on the structure of our municipal government, says two HRM residents. According to CBC, the residents say Andy Fillmore was misleading when he said in Juy, the mayor reports to...
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by Randy ThomsThe planning for this year’s Terry Fox Run in Fort Frances is underway. It will take place on September 14th at the Sorting Gap Marina. This will be the 45th year. The event’s site organizer, Laura Bruyere, says participants will walk along the waterfront toward Seven Oaks at Point Park and...
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by Randy ThomsA provincial arbitrator gives nurses represented by the Ontario Nurses Association a new two-year contract. It includes wage increases of 3% for this year and 2.25% in 2026. However, neither the ONA nor the Ontario Hospital Association is happy. The ONA says it pushes wages further behind what...
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by Brad PerryExpect to see some increases at the fuel pumps this week in New Brunswick, according to an industry source. The maximum price for regular self-serve is expected to rise by around 2.5 cents per litre on Thursday night. Diesel prices are also expected to increase, with the maximum price set to go...
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by Brad PerryPlanning is underway for New Brunswick’s first program to train physiotherapists, officials announced Thursday. The provincial government and l’Université de Moncton are working together to launch the 12-seat program. “Statistically, professionals who are educated at a post-secondary institution...
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by Evan TaylorFire crews responded to a major blaze in Three Fathom Harbour on Thursday afternoon that damaged several buildings and threatened nearby woods. Assistant Chief Steven Turner with Halifax Fire says firefighters arrived to find four buildings already engulfed in flames. Crews first worked...
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Yarmouth has a plan to get a deer problem under control. A more detailed version of a cull will be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources by a deer management working group. The first draft proposal earlier this year lacked in detail, according to DNR. The goal is to have qualified...
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