A few road reminders from your local RCMP. Incidents like speeding, cellphone usage and impaired driving continue to happen in the Tri-Counties. Cst. Greg Bowie with Southwest Traffic Services says he’s noticed quite a few who still don’t wear their seatbelt. “Physics come into play if there’s...
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by Brad PerryCharges have been laid after a stolen vehicle investigation in Sioux Lookout, according to OPP. Officers were called to a local grocery store for an attempted theft shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday. The person fled the store in a vehicle, which investigators later determined had been stolen....
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick is not ruling out taking American liquor off store shelves in response to the 25 per cent U.S. tariff. Premier Susan Holt said her team will use “every tool in our toolbox” to defend and support New Brunswickers. Holt’s press secretary told our newsroom Sunday that the provincial...
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by Brad PerryOntario is taking action in response to the 25 per cent tariffs being imposed by the U.S. president. Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford said all American products will be removed from LCBO shelves starting Tuesday. “As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, LCBO will also remove...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has outlined his response to tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order placing a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods entering the U.S., including a 10 percent tariff on oil and gas. In a...
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by Evan TaylorCanada’s famed groundhog forecasters have delivered their verdicts, offering mixed results for winter-weary Canadians. In Nova Scotia where the first groundhog forecasts in North America are made both Shubenacadie Sam and Lucy the Lobster saw their shadows, predicting six more weeks of...
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by Caitlin SnowSunday is World Wetlands Day and according to a spokesperson for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, wetlands are the “unsung heroes” in the Maritimes. Andrew Holland tells us that this day has been celebrated since 1971 to focus on how critical wetlands are to our communities and there are many...
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by Brad PerryA jackknifed tractor has shut down a section of Highway 17. The incident happened about five kilometres west of Upsala. Ontario 511 first posted about the closure at around 6:20 a.m. CT on Sunday. No word at this point how long the highway will remain closed.
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by NewsCanada will be hit with a 25 per cent tariff on nearly all exports to the United States starting on Tuesday. Senior Canadian government sources have confirmed the details to a number of major news outlets. Energy products coming from Canada will face a smaller 10 per cent tariff, according to...
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by Brad PerryOne person died in a tent fire at a Thunder Bay encampment this week, according to fire investigators. Firefighters were called to the Kam River Park encampment area off Simpson Street at around 4 a.m. Wednesday. “Upon arrival, the first fire crew encountered flames engulfing a tent,” Thunder...
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