by Randy ThomsAn effort to establish a first contract for unionized employees at Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre enters conciliation on Tuesday. The contract would impact nearly 40 nurses and other healthcare professionals. They agreed to join the Ontario Nurses Association in April 2024. The union says...
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by Randy ThomsAdministration is recommending someone take over as interim fire chief in Fort Frances. A report to council comes before them at their meeting tonight. Chief Administrative Officer Marcel Michaels has handled the job since April, when the town opted not to renew a contract with Dave Robertson....
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by Jacob MooreA 52-year-old woman was found dead after a fire at a home in Sipekne’katik. The RCMP says they were called to Tuff Street, near Burma Road, just after midnight on Sunday, according to a news release. Officers found the home fully engulfed when they arrived. And once the fire was out, they found...
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A 21-year-old man is dead after a crash on the Cabot Trail. Inverness RCMP say it happened Sunday afternoon in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The Victoria County man was on a motorcycle and hit a guardrail. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead. A section of the...
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by Randy ThomsForest fires in western Canada have been identified as the source of the smoke that is drifting into parts of northwestern Ontario. Air quality advisories are in place for an area between the Ontario-Manitoba border east to Ignace and from Red Lake to the Ontario-Minnesota border. Environment...
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by Randy ThomsVisitor restrictions have been removed at Rainycrest Long Term Care. They were imposed three weeks ago because of a respiratory outbreak. It was initially declared in the West Wing before it was expanded to the East Wing. Riverside Health Care says the outbreak has now been resolved. Riverside...
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by Tara ClowThere’s help for residents in Irishtown and other communities who have been placed on alert and could be forced to evacuate due to forest fires. Posts are surfacing on social media from New Brunswickers offering assistance. One from the Boyle Family Farm, who are willing to transport cattle or...
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The number of Canadians travelling to the U.S. continues to decline. According to StatsCan, 1.7 million Canadians made a return trip by car in July, that’s down from 2.6 million in the same month last year. That’s a nearly 37 percent drop in vehicle travel, and over a quarter drop in air travel....
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by Brad PerryAs two out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, smoke is causing air quality concerns in some parts of New Brunswick. Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for areas just north of Moncton and north of Miramichi. Melanie Langille, president and CEO of NB Lung, said there...
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by Tim DavidsonKenora is well represented in the swimming competition at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Janet Hyslop, the coach of the Kenora Swimming Sharks, is list as an assistant coach. Her son, Tazio Mastromatteo is also competing for Team Ontario in the breaststroke races. The game...
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