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Petition submitted to keep Keewatin Library building open
Posted 6 March 2025

Petition submitted to keep Keewatin Library building open

Kenora City Council has received a petition to keep the Keewatin Library open. The library and seniors center are currently closed until repairs to the building can be made. Cindy Christensen presented the petition to council and says all the names were gathered in the past week. “We also had...

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69-year-old facing fraud charge following investigation in Thunder Bay
Posted 6 March 2025

69-year-old facing fraud charge following investigation in Thunder Bay

A local resident is facing a fraud charge following a lengthy investigation in the city. The investigation started in 2023 after leaders of a hockey organization in Thunder Bay noticed some money was missing. Investigators found multiple transactions where funds were removed from the...

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CUPE Local 1190 reaches deal with N.B. government
Posted 6 March 2025

CUPE Local 1190 reaches deal with N.B. government

A new collective agreement for the Canadian Union of  Public Employees Local 1190 with the provincial government. It represents more than 2100 employees in general labour and trades, including mechanics, highway workers, parks workers, maintenance workers and health supply chain workers. The...

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Trade war will continue for ‘foreseeable future’: Trudeau
Posted 6 March 2025

Trade war will continue for ‘foreseeable future’: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects the trade war with the United States will continue for the “foreseeable future.” The comments come after a Wednesday evening phone call between Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. “I can confirm that it was a colourful call and it was also a...

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City of Kenora and CUPE 191 in mediation talks today
Posted 6 March 2025

City of Kenora and CUPE 191 in mediation talks today

The strike deadline for CUPE workers with the City of Kenora is getting closer. CUPE local 191 will be in a legal strike position as of Saturday. Roberta Marsh is the city’s Director of Human Resources and says this is the last offer they made to the union. “It is about an 11 percent increase...

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Southwest Storm ready for another playoff run
Posted 6 March 2025

Southwest Storm ready for another playoff run

It’s playoff time in Barrington. The Southwest Storm host East Hants in Game 1 of their best-of-three series Friday night. The three-time defending Junior C league champs secured the last playoff spot in the league standings. The Storm finished sixth in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey...

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Special Olympics athletes from N.B. headed to Italy
Posted 6 March 2025

Special Olympics athletes from N.B. headed to Italy

Two New Brunswickers are headed to Turin, Italy, to represent Canada. Jonathan Henry of Dieppe and Mario Richard of Tracadie Sheila will compete at the Special Olympics World Winter Games. Henry will be looking for the gold in speed skating, while Richard is there as a Figure Skating Assistant...

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Crash closes Hwy 103 in Tusket
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Posted 6 March 2025

Crash closes Hwy 103 in Tusket

Highway 103 is closed after a collision in Tusket, Yarmouth County. RCMP say the highway is shut down in both directions between Exit 32A and 33. Police you to avoid the area and expect delays.

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Tolls on harbour bridges coming down 2 weeks early
Posted 6 March 2025

Tolls on harbour bridges coming down 2 weeks early

The tolls on both harbour bridges are coming down two weeks ahead of schedule. Public Works says Halifax Harbour Bridges will stop collecting tolls on the Macdonald and MacKay bridges 5 a.m., March 17. “This is great news for commuters, and we’re proud that we’re delivering on our election...

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Four N.B. men arrested for online child sexual exploitation
Posted 6 March 2025

Four N.B. men arrested for online child sexual exploitation

Four New Brunswick men have been arrested in a national online child sexual exploitation operation. RCMP conducted searches last month at two locations in Fredericton, one in Moncton and one in Oromocto as a part of Project STEEL. Twenty-six digital devices were seized during the searches in New...

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