by Evan TaylorAir Canada’s flight attendants are one step closer to walking off the job after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) served a 72-hour strike notice early Wednesday morning. The notice means union members could begin strike action at 12:58 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Within an hour of...
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by Tara ClowAnother day, another heat warning. The hot weather continues for most of the province, with those warnings in effect across New Brunswick. The exception is the cooler areas along the Fundy coast, and Saint John is once again excluded from those warnings. High temperatures on Wednesday will...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says firefighters made progress overnight on the Bayers Lake wildfire in Halifax, but the blaze remains out of control. As of Tuesday evening, the fire was estimated to cover between 25 and 30 hectares in the wooded area behind Julius Boulevard and...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswickers are encouraged to conserve water amid extremely dry conditions throughout the province. Recent heat waves and low precipitation have left surface water and groundwater levels lower than normal. “A slow and steady rainfall over several days is needed to help improve low water...
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by Caitlin SnowAir Canada has declared an impasse with the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants as a strike looms. In a news release Tuesday, the airline says negotiations with CUPE reached an impasse with a strike or lockout notice to be issued at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, August 13. A strike...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Nishnawbe Aski Police continue to crack down of drugs being brought into northern First Nations via the airport. The most recent occurrence took place on the North Spirit Lake First Nation. Police say they seized about $15,000 of crack cocaine earlier this month. Officers received a call for...
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by Randy ThomsThe opposition is critical of the provincial government for holding closed-door meetings with First Nations this week. Reports indicate that the meetings are planned for Thunder Bay and Sudbury, focusing on the bill aimed at accelerating development. Some First Nations have expressed concern...
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by Randy ThomsA 22-year-old is facing charges after several vehicles in the east end of Fort Frances were entered illegally. Provincial police say the incidents occurred in the areas of 5th Street East and 2nd Street East. OPP say multiple vehicles were broken into between the evening hours on August 11 and...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Provincial of Manitoba is signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Four Winds Group (Niiwin Wendaanimok Partnership) of Treaty #3 for the twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to the Ontario Border. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was on Pow Wow Island on the Wauzhushk...
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by Brad PerryMunicipal officials in Charlotte County are taking steps to reduce the wildfire risk amid extremely dry conditions. The Municipal District of St. Stephen has closed Dover Hill Park and Cove Park until further notice. The end sections of the Coastal Link Trail that pass through heavily wooded...
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