by Randy ThomsA former Winter Olympian who was born in Thunder Bay is now listed on the FBI’s top ten most wanted. Ryan James Wedding appears on the list for his involvement in a Mexican drug cartel. The group is said to have moved large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Central and South America...
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by Brad PerryCorrections staff have seized more than $940,000 worth of contraband and unauthorized items at Dorchester Penitentiary. The Correctional Service of Canada says a package was seized on the perimeter of the medium-security unit on March 3. Among the items in the package were methamphetamine,...
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by NewsA 51-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Lunenburg County. It happened on Friday morning in East Chester. Police say the drivers were travelling in opposite directions and their vehicles caught fire after colliding. The man killed is from Hammonds Plains and died at the scene. Two...
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by CJ GoaterThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation have recognized Thunder Bay. They have designated the city as a 2024 Tree City of the World. “The City of Thunder Bay is honoured to receive this recognition as a 2024 Tree City of the World,” said the...
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by NewsA 58-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle on Sackville Drive. RCMP say it was Thursday evening when the Middle Sackville man was crossing the street near the 1600 block. The driver, a 25-year-old Middle Sackville man, and only one in the vehicle, was not injured. Weather conditions...
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by Jacob MooreFour Nova Scotia men are facing charges related to child pornography. The Nova Scotia RCMP conducted four separate search warrants from Feb. 18 to 26 as part of a national operation to crack down on child sexual exploitation, according to a news release from the RCMP. On Feb. 18, Kentville...
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by Brad PerryPolice say “tunnel vision” was the main reason why two men spent years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in a 1983 murder in Saint John. An independent review looking at how the Saint John Police Force handled the George Leeman murder investigation was released on Friday. Chief Robert...
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by CJ GoaterLakehead Thunderwolves men’s head basketball coach has been recognized by Ontario University Athletics (OUA). Ryan Thomson has won coach of the year. Thomson led the team to the top spot in the OUC Central Division with an 18-4 record, the program’s second-best single-season record of all time....
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by CJ GoaterNorthwestern Ontario’s French Catholic School Board has had to cancel an upcoming project in Thunder Bay. The Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique des Aurores Boreales’ (CSDCAB) École Secondaire Catholique de La Vérendrye (ESC de La Vérendrye) announced their plans to build a new stage and...
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by Tara ClowA rally in support of International Women’s Rights Day. The New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity organized the event to be held at the Avenir Centre in Moncton on Saturday. “It’s a chance to bring women, men and families together about the need to invest in feminist economic policies. The...
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