A remarkable comeback for Mark Carney’s Liberals. Just three months ago, the Liberals were destined for an election loss with Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister. But Carney eliminated the unpopular Carbon Tax, and gained another minority government for the party. Political scientist Dr. Tom...
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by CJ GoaterCity council has approved Kam River Heritage Park as the location for the city’s Temporary Shelter Village Initiative. The decision still needs to receive final approval at the next city council meeting. The village, once complete, will offer up to 80 heated, powered, and lockable units, along...
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by NewsA 23-year-old Yarmouth man has been charged after an apartment fire last year. It happened in August on Kirk Street, the fire was contained to one unit but caused damage throughout the building. After a months-long investigation, RCMP arrested the suspect on Sunday. He’s facing charges of arson,...
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by Brad PerryA Sussex Corner man is facing multiple charges in connection with several offences in the area. Officers responded to an ongoing break-in at a business on Leonard Drive in Sussex on Jan. 14. A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene and later released with a future court date. The same man was...
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by CJ GoaterThe Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has extended its Flood Warning in the Thunder Bay Area. This includes: Municipalities of Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah and the Townships of O’Connor, Conmee, Gillies and Dorion. The Conservation Authority recorded between 42 and 67 millimetres of...
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by NewsVictoria County Districk RCMP have charged a 36-year-old man from Lower Truro after investigating a fatal collision in Baddeck Inlet. It happened on October 7 on Highway 105. Police say a tractor trailor collided with a vehicle before crashing into the ditch. A 45-year-old man and 49-year-old...
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by NewsIf elementary, intermediate, and high school students had voted last night, the federal election might have had a different outcome. More than 900,000 students from 5900 Canadian schools cast a mock ballot as a part of the Student Vote Canada program. They’re all too young to vote officially,...
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Flooding has prompted some highway closures in parts of Northwestern Ontario. Sections of Hwy 595 are closed in the Hymers area around Palisades Road and South Gillies. Highway 588 southbound is also closed at Oles Road due to flooded roadways.
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by CJ GoaterIncumbent Candidate Marcus Powlowski of the Liberal Party has been re-elected in Thunder Bay-Rainy River. He is from the region, born in Fort William (now a part of Thunder Bay) and received his education at Harvard, Georgetown, and the University of Toronto. Before his time in politics, he...
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by CJ GoaterConservative Eric Melillo has been re-elected for the third time in the 45th general federal election. The Kenora native is back as the Member of Parliament for the Kenora-Kiiwetinoong riding. Mellilo has spent his life in the region, attending Beaver Brae Secondary School before studying...
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