by Brad PerryGood news if you are one of the many people who use the Saint Patrick Street Pedway in uptown Saint John. City officials say a months-long redevelopment project is on track to be completed at the end of October. A section of the pedway connecting Market Square and Brunswick Square has been...
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by Tara ClowAnother break at the gas pumps for New Brunswick motorists. The maximum cost for regular self-serve dipped by 3.1 cents a litre overnight to $1.61. Diesel is also down around 1.3 cents to $1.65 and furnace oil decreased 1.2 cents a litre to $1.35. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly...
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by Tim DavidsonThe LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances has been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak. It’s in the first-floor in-patient unit. Because of this, there are some visitor restrictions in place. That includes, no more than two people at one time for each patient, and they must be wearing a mask....
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by Tim DavidsonThe Superior International Junior Hockey League is gearing up for another season. Training camps are just opening, and the first games will take place in about two weeks. Dean Thibodeau is the league’s new commissioner and says he has visited most of the markets in the league. “Everyone is...
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by Caitlin SnowThe first of its kind in Nova Scotia, a tiny home community is starting to shape in Lower Sackville. The province says the first batch have arrived with more on the way over the coming weeks. Photo: Communications Nova Scotia There will be 60 homes in total, to provide housing for roughly 70...
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Nova Scotia’s lieutenant governor will recognize a Richmond County community for its power, strength and diversity. His Honour Arthur J. LeBlanc will present a 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Community Spirit Award to Isle Madame on Saturday. The event will be held at the D’Escousse Civic Improvement...
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Residents and visitors travelling through St. Stephen will notice a newly installed gate surrounding the Royal Canadian Legion St. Croix Branch #9. The legion released a statement Wednesday addressing why the local veterans’ organization put fencing up around its Queen Street West parking lot....
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by Brad PerryAn Ontario man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after an armed robbery in Moncton. RCMP said they responded to a bank on Cornhill Street on the morning of June 12, 2023. A man believed to be carrying a firearm demanded money from the teller and fled the scene with cash. Police were...
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A couple of provincial minor baseball championships are happening in Yarmouth. The U13 AAA Gateways begin their tournament Friday at Mariners and Travelers fields. Seven teams are taking part. Saturday, the U17 girls Gateways are hosting a three-team tournament at Veterans Field. The...
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You were wise to wait to fill your gas tank. Another drop in regular and diesel overnight. Gas went down nearly two cents, while diesel fell by a cent and a half. The price of regular is just over $1.60 a litre in most areas.
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