Canada’s para-athletes are ready to go for gold. The Paralympics open up in Paris on Wednesday. Canada is sending a contingent of 126 to the games, they’ll take part in 18 different sports. Our country won five gold and 21 medals at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. For the first time, Canadian...
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by Tim DavidsonSome temporary road closures in Sioux Lookout this week. There will be rolling, intermittent closures of Front Street and Sixth Avenue. The town says it will be doing resurfacing work starting today and running until Friday, September 6th. The closures will run on Front Street from Fourth Avenue...
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by Tim DavidsonA family in Atikokan is homeless after their house went up in flames Sunday Night. The blaze was reported around 8:00 in the evening. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help the family with day-to-day expenses over the next few days. The target is $5,000 and in just over 24 hours more than...
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by Tim DavidsonThe province is making more money available for the second intake for the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund. Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma says it’s part of their goal of building more homes faster in Ontario. “In response to the high demand for this program our government is investing...
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by Brad PerryIt has been a busy few weeks at schools throughout the Anglophone South School District. Staff have been working to ensure buildings are ready to welcome students back next week. “The summer is a very busy time in our school district, even though the students and the teaching staff go home,”...
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by Brad PerryNursing home and special care home residents will now get a larger comfort and clothing allowance. In a news release Monday, the province said it is setting aside an extra $7.6 million each year. Nursing home residents will now receive $150 a month, up from $108 a month currently, according to...
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The YMCA of Greater Moncton has announced the nomination period is now open for the annual YMCA Peace Medallions. Hannah LaPointe, the senior director of community initiatives and fund development, said the rules for nominations are simple: an individual or a group within the tri-communities...
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by Jacob MooreDozens of library workers chanted outside of the Alderney Gate and Halifax Central libraries Monday for the first ever Halifax library workers strike. About 340 workers are calling for better wages and workplace safety after bargaining talks with the library stalled. All branches of Halifax...
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by CJ GoaterA portion of John Street is set for a brief closure for a watermain repair. The road will be closed in both directions between Secord Street and Algoma Street beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Access to the Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot will remain available via Memorial Avenue and Queen...
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Canada’s railways were silent for a few days following the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail stoppage. On Thursday, CN and CPKC locked out more than 9,000 workers after negotiations with union officials that lasted nine months failed to resolve issues related to...
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