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Neebing Fire and Emergency Services building new decontamination facility
Posted 28 January 2025

Neebing Fire and Emergency Services building new decontamination facility

Neebing Fire and Emergency Services is building a new decontamination facility. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is investing just under $1.4 million in the project. The new facility will help the department’s ability to respond to increasing emergency calls, improving the...

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Successful Marathon Food Drive for Charlotte County
Posted 28 January 2025

Successful Marathon Food Drive for Charlotte County

The Charlotte FM Marathon Food Drive has wrapped up with great success, collecting 1,893 pounds of food, $500 in cash, and $145 in gift cards. The drive began live from the St. Stephen Superstore last Friday and continued through Saturday, rallying the community to help those facing food...

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No ‘traitors’ in parliament on foreign interference, report says
Posted 28 January 2025

No ‘traitors’ in parliament on foreign interference, report says

Foreign interference did not affect the last two federal elections. The final report of a public inquiry makes 50 recommendations after hearing from over 100 witnesses. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue says there was no evidence of ‘traitors’ in parliament. “Some may have benefitted from the...

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Québec teen killed in Bathurst crash
Posted 28 January 2025

Québec teen killed in Bathurst crash

Mounties are investigating a two-vehicle crash in northeastern New Brunswick that left a 17-year-old boy dead. First responders were called to the scene on Route 11 near the King Avenue exit in Bathurst just after 2 p.m. Monday. “The collision is believed to have occurred when the car,...

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‘Tragic loss’, 2 men dead after Dartmouth house fire
Posted 28 January 2025

‘Tragic loss’, 2 men dead after Dartmouth house fire

Two men are dead after a tragic fire in Dartmouth. Long-time partners Ron Dunphy and Francis Anopuechi’s house went up in flames just before 1 p.m., Friday. According to a GoFundMe, organized by community member Ali Nickerson, Francis pulled Ron out of the home in a “heroic act of love and...

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Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway endorses Mark Carney
Posted 28 January 2025

Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway endorses Mark Carney

Cape Breton–Canso MP Mike Kelloway has announced his endorsement of Mark Carney in the race to become the next leader of the federal Liberal Party. Kelloway, in a video filmed with Cape Breton’s iconic Scottish fiddle as a backdrop, described Carney as “down to earth, experienced, and ready to...

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Shubenacadie Sam getting ready for Groundhog Day
Posted 28 January 2025

Shubenacadie Sam getting ready for Groundhog Day

It’s that time of year again! Will we have an early spring or six more weeks of winter? The province is reminding that Shubenacadie Sam will make the annual Groundhog Day prediction, Sunday, February 2. Minister of Natural Resources, Tory Rushton says, the celebration holds a “special place” in...

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$93 million provincial investment bringing cardiovascular surgery to the region
Posted 28 January 2025

$93 million provincial investment bringing cardiovascular surgery to the region

Northwestern Ontario is getting a cardiovascular surgery program. It is the first of its kind in the region and will save patients from traveling over 10 hours to receive surgery in Toronto. The provincial government is investing over $93 million in the construction of the new facility being...

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Port City Power basketball team withdraws from 2025 season
Posted 28 January 2025

Port City Power basketball team withdraws from 2025 season

The Port City Power has announced it won’t participate in The Basketball League’s 2025 season, which would have been its first year in the league. The team’s president, Jamie Dobbelsteyn, announced the decision after facing financial challenges that they could not overcome. “We believe it is in...

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Early dismissal for some S.R.C.E. students Tuesday
Posted 28 January 2025

Early dismissal for some S.R.C.E. students Tuesday

Some students in the Strait region will be leaving classes early Tuesday. Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy, Inverness Education Centre/Academy and Pleasant Bay School will begin dismissing students at 1 p.m. The Strait Regional Centre for Education says the early dismissals are due...

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