by CJ GoaterA new outdoor learning space dedicated to Indigenous education is coming to Lakehead University. The university has received $1 million from BMO to help make it happen. The funds are being received over five years. The new outdoor learning space is part of the university’s ongoing Gichi...
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by NewsRCMP are asking the public for any information on a snowmobile crash in Cumberland County. It happened last Friday around 10:20 p.m. on Wyvern Rd. Police say they need details on every aspect of the crash including hours leading up to it and when it happened. The 28-year-old driver went off the...
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by Alex AllanA Sussex RCMP officer charged with distributing intimate images without consent will return to court next month. Const. Jonathan Murphy, who did not appear in court for his first appearance on Friday, is scheduled to return on March 28 to enter a plea. Murphy is accused of taking and sharing...
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by Caitlin SnowOne person is dead after an apartment fire in Digby. It happened Friday around 8 a.m. on Birch Street. Crews helped evacuate the building, several people were able to get out safely. One person died at the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The fire is under investigation.
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick local governments are in need of long-term sustainable funding, according to one municipal association. It is one of the five key priorities for the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB) heading into the provincial budget. Brittany Merrifield, president of the...
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by CJ GoaterThe Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario is receiving a boost from the federal government. The organization is receiving $838,000 through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program for a Substance Use and Addiction Support Services Project. The project will operate out of two...
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by Caitlin SnowThere’s been a huge increase in passengers since it became free to ride transit in Yarmouth and a stop in at Wasoqopa’q First Nation (WFN) was added. The town says about 2,000 more people rode transit last month, than January 2024 going from about 1,282 to 3,108 – a jump of 142 per cent. The...
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by Tim DavidsonSix festivals in northwestern Ontario have been selected as some of the 100 top attractions in Ontario. Festivals and Events Ontario presented the award recently to the Dryden Fall Fest and the Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival. Thunder Bay had four events honoured. The included the Anishinaabe...
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by Brad PerryHigher household spending helped grow Canada’s economy at the end of 2024. Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product increased 0.6 cent in the fourth quarter. That was compared to a 0.5 per cent increase recorded during Q3, according to the agency. Household spending rose 1.4 per cent,...
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by Alex AllanThe RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a man involved in two acts of public indecency in Rogersville. Police reported that a man entered a store on Rue Principale and exposed himself last Saturday around 9:55 a.m. They believe the same man is responsible for a similar offence that...
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