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Posted 28 September 2022

CBSA Needs More Officers – Union

The Canada Border Services Agency is in dire need of more officers. That is according to the national president of the Customs and Immigration Union. Mark Weber told a Commons committee Tuesday that the agency needs thousands more officers to fulfill its mandate. “This past summer alone, at some...

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Posted 28 September 2022

Cats Rule Canadian Households

It is cats with the advantage over dogs in Canada. A survey by the Canadian Animal Health Institute estimates we own an estimated 8.5 million cats compared to 7.9 million dogs. Our love for pets spiked during the pandemic with the cat population increasing by 400 thousand over the last two...

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Posted 28 September 2022

PM Tours Fiona Damage In NS and PEI

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has viewed the devastation from Fiona in PEI and Nova Scotia. He visited the Maritimes on Tuesday. Trudeau says we need to learn from this experience, “The reality is extreme weather events are going to get more intense and more severe over the coming years, with...

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Posted 28 September 2022

PM Tours Fiona Damage In NS and PEI

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has viewed the devastation from Fiona in PEI and Nova Scotia. He visited the Maritimes on Tuesday. Trudeau says we need to learn from this experience, “The reality is extreme weather events are going to get more intense and more severe over the coming years, with...

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Posted 28 September 2022

CBSA Needs More Officers – Union

The Canada Border Services Agency is in dire need of more officers. That is according to the national president of the Customs and Immigration Union. Mark Weber told a Commons committee Tuesday that the agency needs thousands more officers to fulfill its mandate. “This past summer alone, at some...

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Posted 28 September 2022

SIJHL Reaction to Government Dropping Border Requirements

The Commissioner of the Superior International Junior Hockey League feels things will truly return to normal following the announcement earlier this week that will see requirements for Covid testing and mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app drop at land border crossings effective Saturday. Darrin...

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Posted 28 September 2022

SIJHL Reaction to Government Dropping Border Requirements

The Commissioner of the Superior International Junior Hockey League feels things will truly return to normal following the announcement earlier this week that will see requirements for Covid testing and mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app drop at land border crossings effective Saturday. Darrin...

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Posted 27 September 2022

Highway Closure Sends Two to Hospital

A collision between a school bus and a pickup truck on Highway 11 has sent two people to hospital including one student. The driver of the pickup truck was also sent to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for their injuries. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30, 15 kilometres...

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Posted 27 September 2022

Highway Closure Sends Two to Hospital

A collision between a school bus and a pickup truck on Highway 11 has sent two people to hospital including one student. The driver of the pickup truck was also sent to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for their injuries. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30, 15 kilometres...

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Posted 27 September 2022

River St Sinkhole Work To Start in October

Shovels are expected to break more ground at the River St sinkhole by the second week of October. That’s according to the Project Engineer with the City of Thunder Bay, Mike Vogrig. He spoke to Acadia News and elaborated on this project saying that a contractor has been secured for the work, and...

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