by CJ GoaterThe only bank serving residents in Schreiber and Terrace Bay is shutting down. BMO has announced that its bank in the area is closing on July 25. “Schreiber’s Municipal Office does a bank run (deposits, getting change) three times a week,” said MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, Lise Vaugeois....
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A last-ditch effort to save an historic building in Clare. Eglise Sainte-Marie in Church Point was the largest wooden church in North America, and is nearly 120 years old. The last service was held in December, 2019 and the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth were looking to sell it, with no luck. A...
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by Randy ThomsUnexpected operational challenges are blamed for a shortfall in production at New Gold’s Rainy River Mine. A total of 60,768 ounces were produced at the mine during the last three months of 2024. That is about 4,000 less than was produced in the same period in 2023. New Gold says unexpected...
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by CJ GoaterA teen in Thunder Bay is facing several charges after being caught with a gun. Officers were sent to Windsor Street on Monday morning after receiving reports of a person with a weapon. They spoke to witnesses and located a suspect at a home nearby. During the arrest, officers found two-edged...
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by Randy ThomsThe province government is issuing cheques totalling over $1950,000 to seniors’ centres in northwestern Ontario. It is the final installment of a planned increase announced last June. The funding is used to deliver programs to adults 55 and older. Twenty-one seniors’ centres in the northwest are...
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The price of diesel is going to change at midnight. The province invoking their interrupter clause due to market shifts. No word on which way it’s going to go. As of today in Halifax, the price of diesel was sitting around $1.89 a litre. It shot up nearly six cents on Friday.
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by CJ GoaterOntario is prepared to lend a helping hand to California, which is dealing with rampant wildfires around Los Angeles. “Our thoughts are with the people and brave wildland fire and emergency workers who are fighting the devastating wildland fires in California,” said the Minister of Natural...
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by Brad PerryTragedy near Saint John after two bodies were pulled from the water at the East Branch Reservoir. First responders were called to a water rescue at the end of Menzie Lake Road around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters from Musquash and Saint John responded to the scene with water and ice rescue...
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by Brad PerryA 51-year-old woman has died after the side-by-side she was on rolled several times near Miramichi. The crash happened on Semiwagon Road in Barnaby River around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Mounties said the passenger, who was from South Nelson, died at the scene. The driver of the ATV was treated at the...
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by CJ GoaterAn investigation in Thunder Bay has resulted in a significant drug bust. On December 10, three homes were searched in Thunder Bay and Kakabeka Falls. During the searches, officers seized the following: 1.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine $257,000 Four cellphones Three scales One laptop Police...
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