by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora OPP say impaired drivers led to two collisions in the past couple of weeks. One took place on Tresoor Point Road on January 21st, around 10 pm, when a vehicle ended up in the ditch. The 64-year-old driver has been charged. In the other incident, a two-vehicle collision on Rabbit Lake...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Town of Ignace is going to conduct a couple of studies in advance of a deep underground nuclear waste repository coming to the area. One will be looking at the town’s short- and long-term housing needs. The other will examine if there is enough demand to reopen the Ignace Municipal Airport....
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by Caitlin SnowPort Hawkesbury council will soon decide what the next steps will be after the Regional Vice President from the Bank of Montreal (BMO) declined a visit to the Town. Earlier this month, clients received word from the bank, it would be closing its branches in Port Hawkesbury and Canso this summer....
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by CJ GoaterA community in northern Ontario continues to be plagued by what they are calling Canada’s longest boil water advisory. Neskantaga First Nation will officially be under the advisory for 30 years on Saturday. According to the community, their residents have had to rely on bottled or boiled water...
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by Jacob MooreEven if Donald Trump puts tariffs on several Canadian exports, the country should not go into an economic recession. That’s according to economist Pierre Cléroux, who spoke at a panel by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. He’s the vice president of research and the chief economist with...
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by Brad PerryOttawa is delaying its controversial capital gains tax changes until next Jan. 1, 2026. The federal government made the announcement in a news release on Friday morning. All capital gains are currently taxed at a rate of 50 per cent, meaning half of the profits are added to taxable income for...
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by Tara ClowMore funding for two groups who stepped up to provide for seniors. Dans Encorps and Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 will again offer programming in 2025. Legion President Bob Dupuis says numbers have increased substantially, “Thanks to the exercise program, we have people coming in on crutches,...
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by Evan TaylorThe Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl is back, celebrating the peak of lobster season along the South Shore throughout February. The festival kicks off February 2 with Lucy the Lobster’s annual prediction in Barrington. Instead of a groundhog, the South Shore has its own tradition—Lucy emerges from the...
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by Brad PerryThe mayor of Saint John is extending her condolences after the deaths of two boys in the city. A 10-year-old and a 17-year-old were found dead in a home on Skaling Court in the north end on Wednesday morning. “The loss of two young lives is heart-wrenching for everyone involved. My thoughts are...
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by Alex AllanTenant advocates are hoping to make further reforms as New Brunswick’s three per cent rent cap takes effect this Saturday. Nichola Taylor, the chair of NB ACORN, expressed relief at the upcoming implementation of the rent cap, highlighting the hardships many tenants have faced due to steep rent...
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