by NewsThe victim of last night’s Dartmouth homicide has been identified. It was 37-year-old Cortrell Thomas, according to a news release from police. Police say they got a report of gunshots outside a home on Ancona Place around 9 p.m. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting is not...
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by Tim DavidsonThere are now four candidates in the Kenora-Kiiwetinoong Riding in the federal election. Kelvin Boucher-Chicago will be running as an independent candidate. Bryce Dejarlais is also listed as the People’s Party candidate in the riding. His Facebook page says he’s a locomotive engineer for CPKC...
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by Brad PerryA tenants’ rights group is demanding action on rising electricity rates and energy poverty. New Brunswick ACORN held rallies in Moncton and Fredericton over the noon hour on Tuesday. The rallies were held the same day that NB Power’s latest 9.7 per cent rate hike went into effect. “We cannot...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Northwestern Ontario Metis Community is proposing to erect 6 interpretive signs in Dryden. Stacey Devlin of Know History says the signs will be scattered throughout the community at the expense of the Metis Community. “So, the idea is that these would be sturdy, aluminum signs,” Devlin told...
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by Caitlin SnowVictims of domestic violence now have more paid leave. As of April 1, it has gone up to five days, instead of three, allowing more time to get medical, legal and social support and not lose any income. Minister Nolan Young says nobody should have to choose between their safety and their pay...
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by Tim Davidson2025 is going to be a challenging year for local business. A recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independant Business shows business confidence is just 25 percent, due in part to US tariffs. Ryan Reynard is executive director of the Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation and is...
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by Tim DavidsonCanadians are getting a break at the pumps. The carbon tax is gone as of today. Last month Mark Carney said the fuel charge would be removed April 1st. It added 17 cents to a litre of gasoline and 21 cents to a litre of diesel. Gas is as low as 1.42.9 cents per litre today at some service...
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by Alex AllanYoung athletes in New Brunswick will soon have an opportunity to pursue their Olympic dreams as RBC Training Ground comes to Saint John. The free event takes place on April 13 at the Irving Oil Field House and is open to athletes aged 14 to 25. The program is designed to identify Canada’s next...
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by CJ GoaterMatawa First Nations Management has a new CEO. Its board has announced the appointment of Dr. Sharon L. Nate. Dr. Nate is replacing former CEO David Paul Achneepineskum, who is entering semi-retirement after serving in the role for 25 years. “My beginnings in Eabametoong First Nation and working...
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by CJ GoaterDespite a late season snowstorm, calendar parking is over for the year. The by-law that supports the parking rule is only enforceable until March 31. However, priority routes are still in effect until April 30. Thunder Bay is currently under a Winter Storm Warning from Environment Canada, so the...
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