by NewsA man is facing charges after an attempted stabbing in Bridgewater over the weekend. Police say they got a call about a man trying to stab another man at about 10:40 p.m., Saturday in the area of High Street. No injuries were reported. Police then found a man matching a description of the...
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by Randy ThomsPrincess Court in Dryden is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Long-Term Care Home is holding a series of open houses this week. Chair of the Dryden Extended Care Organization, Carol Gardam, says the home’s origins date back to the 1980s. “The local hospitals were overwhelmed with the beds...
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by Randy ThomsVoting is underway on what Canada Post has said is its final offer to postal workers. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board directed the vote after receiving a request from federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hadju. Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers had negotiated off...
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by Randy ThomsTwo exploration companies are working together in a search for lithium in northwestern Ontario. The focus for B.C.-based Libra Energy Materials and U.S.-based Kobold Metals is on two properties at Flanders, west of Atikokan and another south of Pickle Lake. The work comes on the heels of an...
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by Randy ThomsAn Ontario Superior Court Judge has dismissed motions from the federal government and the city of Kenora regarding a land claim issue connected to Anicinabe Park. Kenora and Canada wanted the land claim dismissed. Three First Nations behind the land claim applaud the ruling. “The case is not...
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by Caitlin SnowYou can now get your green cart emptied every week until the fall. Weekly collection started Monday. The city says Regional Council approved a slightly shorter collection period this year under the 2025/26 budget. To help ensure pickup, have it at the cub at 7 a.m., on your collection day. A...
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by Evan TaylorMalcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at 54. According to Costa Rican authorities, Warner drowned on Sunday, while swimming at Playa Grande de Cocles during a family vacation. He was caught in a strong current and could not be revived Warner starred on the...
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by NewsRCMP are looking for information after a vehicle was shot at in North Preston over the weekend. Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, in the area of Nelson Whynder Elementary School and the North Preston Cemetery on Downey Road. The window in the car shattered, but no injuries were...
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by Tara ClowFour projects in Atlantic Canada are receiving federal funding to support response to the overdose crisis. The money is coming from the Emergency Treatment Fund. Over $1.53 million will be used to support a wraparound treatment centre in Miramichi, New Brunswick as an extension to the new Out of...
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by Caitlin SnowA new survey launched by a wellness team at Nova Scotia Health aims to get to the bottom of what Nova Scotians need to stay mentally healthy. Jenna McQueen, with Nova Scotia Health and research manager for WellNS, tells us they hope the survey will help improve the data they have to inform...
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