by CJ GoaterNeebing 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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by Alex AllanThe 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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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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by Brad PerryMounties 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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by Caitlin SnowTwo 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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by Evan TaylorCape 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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by Caitlin SnowIt’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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by CJ GoaterNorthwestern 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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by Alex AllanThe 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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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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