by CJ GoaterThree people are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In January the OPP-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team started the investigation. On March 5, investigations searched homes on Balmoral Street and Cumberland Street North. During the searches...
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by Caitlin SnowMetal detectors are expected to continue popping up in more Nova Scotia emergency rooms as safety continues to be an issue, according to the Executive Director of Health Services in Nova Scotia’s Central Zone. Lori Sanderson tells our newsroom they are taking look at hospitals across the...
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by Tara ClowA new deputy mayor for Moncton city council. With the recent resignation of Dawn Arnold, Councillor Paulette Theriault has moved into the mayoral chair. She was named the deputy mayor for a one year term in May, but with her appointment, that left a vacancy. There was a unanimous vote on Monday...
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by Caitlin SnowMore than 1,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are in the dark in the Forest Hills area, Tuesday afternoon. According to the utility’s outage map, it affects streets such as Arklow Drive, Flying Cloud and Taranaki Drive. Nova Scotia Power says the cause is from damage to overhead equipment....
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by Randy ThomsThe Fort Frances Muskies boys and girls hockey teams opened the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’ hockey championships in Sudbury with losses. The boys’ team dropped a 4-1 decision to Renfrew’s St. Joseph’s Jaguars on Tuesday morning. The Muskies gave up three goals in the...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay is launching a survey to get some feedback from residents on transit services. This comes as the city is in the process of updating its asset management plan. “Gathering feedback from residents on what levels of service are expected from the assets owned and operated by the City is...
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by Evan TaylorLunenburg District RCMP are investigating a suspected arson after a house fire in Tanner Settlement. Emergency crews were called to a home on Tanner Settlement Road around 2:10 a.m. on Monday. The house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, and the fire caused significant damage. No...
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Inflation went up last month. The rate shot to 2.6 percent year-over-year in February. That’s up from the 1.9 percent increase in January. Statistics Canada says the end of the GST holiday put pressure on the prices of eligible products. Prices for food at restaurants declined at a slower pace...
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by NewsA 27-year-old pedestrian has serious injuries after they were hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning on Barrington Street at Artz Street. Details are few, but police say the collision closed the ramp to the Macdonald Bridge. Crews have since left the scene; the investigation is still ongoing.
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by Brad PerryConstruction on the new school in Saint John’s south end is inching closer. Tree removal in Rainbow Park will begin this week in preparation for construction. City officials said the affected area will be roped off during the tree-cutting process. Meanwhile, the Turner Brewer Memorial will be...
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