by Randy ThomsVisitor restrictions at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances have been lifted. They were put in place at the end of April because of a gastro outbreak in the hospital’s Second Floor In-Patient Unit. Riverside Health Care has now declared that outbreak to be over. A similar outbreak at...
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by Randy ThomsThe Ford government’s plans to combat the U.S. trade tariffs will be fully revealed next week. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is to deliver the PC’s first budget since their election on May 15th. It will include an expansion of a tax credit supporting the manufacturing and processing...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce has partnered up with the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) to launch the Small Business Tariff Response Fund. The goal of the program is to provide short-term support to small and medium-sized businesses (50 employees or less)...
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by Alex AllanThe province is ramping up fuel outlet inspections after a diesel spill in Woodstock last December. Since launching inspections in April, government officials have reviewed 30 sites, uncovering violations at 14 locations. As a result, enforcement actions, including tickets and compliance plans,...
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by Randy ThomsSeveral Indigenous agencies have come together to create a database to illustrate the severity of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited people in Canada. Nikki Komaksiutiksak, Chief Executive Officer of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, says the goal is to raise public...
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by Alex AllanThe Greater Moncton Dragon Boat Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of fundraising, racing, and community engagement. The festival has grown to new heights, with a record-breaking 44 high school teams competing alongside 26 community and corporate teams at...
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by NewsFive teenagers and one man are facing charges after a break-in at a Bedford elementary. Police say it happened Saturday at about 8:10 p.m., at Rockingham Elementary School on 31 Tremont Drive. Five youths aged 16 to 17-years-old as well as an 18-year-old man were arrested for these charges:...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Vice President of the NSGEU says free parking at Nova Scotia hospitals, although a step in the right direction, leaves healthcare workers behind. Hugh Gills tells our newsroom the provincial initiative is positive but misleading. “The problem is, healthcare workers are not permitted to park...
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by NewsCharges have been laid after a home invasion and assault in Tobique First Nation. RCMP say two men forced their way into a Main Street home on April 29, and assaulted a 48-year-old man. The victim suffered what were believed to be minor injuries and did not receive medical treatment. Police say...
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by Tim DavidsonA wildfire is responsible for damaging a couple of outbuilding a properties in Sioux Lookout. The Sioux Lookout Fire Services and the OPP were called out around 3:00 Sunday afternoon. Initially they were called out to deal with a blaze to a woodshed on King Street, between Second and Third...
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