by CJ GoaterLakehead University has received funding to help address the underrepresentation of Indigenous perspectives and knowledge in the engineering industry in Canada. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience program is giving the university $540,000 to lead...
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by Tim DavidsonThe OPP is investigating a death on the Pikangikum First Nation. Last Wednesday, Provincial Police responded to an incident where an infant was taken to the nursing clinic in medical distress. The child was then taken to hospital in Winnipeg. The infant died on Sunday. A post-mortem exam is...
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by Caitlin SnowRCMP will be providing an update to the media Wednesday afternoon on the multi-agency search for the missing children in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The media briefing will be at 2 p.m., AT. Lily and Jack Sullivan, six and four-years-old, have been missing from their home on Gairloch Road near...
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by Caitlin SnowThe MLA for Timberlea-Prospect is calling on the province to do more to improve parking for healthcare workers in Halifax. Iain Rankin wrote a letter to Health Minister Michelle Thompson with possible solutions after receiving complaints from dozens of constituents on the matter. On May 1,...
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by Tara ClowHigh school students are getting set to take the stage over the next three days at the 2025 Dramafest. It’s an annual festival featuring 1200 students from 40 New Brunswick schools. Middle school students are wrapping up their time today in Fredericton. The Festival started for them on May 3....
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by Tim DavidsonAfter a slow start, the forest fire season in northwestern Ontario is starting to heat up. The fire hazard in most of the region is in the high to extreme range. There are five active wildfires, two fires are not under control, one fire is being held and two fires are under control. The two out...
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by Alex AllanHalifax Water has applied for rate increases, stating that rising operational costs and financial deficits require adjustments to maintain services. The proposed increases outlined in Halifax Water’s General Rate Application to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board (NSRAB) would see the...
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by Tim DavidsonA major project at the Moncrief Construction Sports Center is beginning this week. Work is taking place replace the concrete slab at the Thistle Rink. The new slab will feature heating pipes and insulation beneath the surface, which will reduce the risk of freezing underneath and heaving. It...
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by Tara ClowGrad shopping is underway, but some students don’t have the means to pay for prom dresses or suits. Sarah Hackett is a Grade 12 student at Bernice MacNaughton High School. She says they have come up with a plan to allow students to rent instead of purchase. “Our theatre costume room is...
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by Tara ClowA record-breaking Tim Hortons Smile cookie campaign for 2025. Almost $23 million was raised through sales this year. It will be shared between 600 charities and community groups across Canada and the United States. Since the first-ever Smile Cookie campaign in 1996, the annual charitable...
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