by CJ GoaterThe provincial police in Nipigon are warning residents about expected traffic delays on Highway 11 north of Nipigon. On January 12 officers responded to a commercial truck that had crashed through a guard rail and came to a stop on the ice on Reflection Lake. The truck broke through the ice the...
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by Evan TaylorMetal detectors are being installed at the QEII Halifax Infirmary’s emergency department as part of new security measures following a recent stabbing incident. Starting Friday, anyone entering through the main entrance on Bell Road will be screened, and security may conduct searches. Weapons and...
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by CJ GoaterA donation from CIBC is allowing Confederation College to lower costs for students in the Community Integration Through Co-operative Education Program (CICE). The college received $100,000 and is using the funds for student awards. They are creating 10 bursaries of $2,500 each per year for three...
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by CJ GoaterA new partnership between Thunder Bay Public Library and the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LCRA) is providing residents with a new opportunity to get outside. Twenty LCRA Explore Card Parking Passes are now available to be loaned through the library’s collection and can be borrowed for...
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by Tara ClowCharges have been laid after a man barricaded himself in a Notre-Dame home for around seven hours. RCMP went to a residence at around 11:16 Monday morning after reports of an individual in mental distress on Poirier Office Road. A man with two weapons was inside and refused to cooperate with...
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by Brad PerryA bomb threat forced the evacuation of a school in the Millidgeville neighbourhood of Saint John. Saint John police said officers were called to Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain on Wednesday morning. Det. Sgt. Matt Weir said school officials had already started to evacuate the building when...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia is bracing for a mix of snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain on Thursday as a winter storm system moves in from Ontario and Quebec. Ian Hubbard, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the system will begin as snow in the southwest in the morning before moving across the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe fundraising campaign for a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine for Lake of the Woods District Hospital has already reached 80 percent of its $8.5 million goal. The public portion of the Beyond the Scan campaign was launched earlier today. Mira Trebilcock is the executive director of...
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It’s Family Violence Prevention Week in Nova Scotia. Juniper House in Yarmouth will be out in the community providing information. Executive director Lisa Newell-Bain says they have a 24/7 crisis line. “You don’t have to give your name or any information, you can just talk and ask questions. We...
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by Alex AllanThe 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is anticipated to deliver an economic boost to Thunder Bay, generating an estimated $4.2 million for the local economy. Eighteen teams across Canada will compete for the national women’s curling championship at Fort William Gardens starting this Friday....
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