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Posted 3 July 2021

New Stunt Driving Rules In Place

Provincial Police are reminding motorists of new rules that are now in place. The Highway Traffic Act has been modified to increase vehicle impoundment penalties for individuals charged with stunt driving as well as decreasing the speed threshold for street racing. Anyone charged with the...

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Posted 3 July 2021

New Stunt Driving Rules In Place

Provincial Police are reminding drivers about new rules around stunt driving and street racing. At the start of July, the Highway Traffic Act was updated to double the time your vehicle can be impounded for stunt driving. It can now be seized for 14 days, and you can also face a seven-day...

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Posted 3 July 2021

Postal Workers Consider Contract Extension

A two-year extension is being offered to postal workers in Canada. Canada Post presented the offer in early June because of the ongoing pandemic. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it includes a 2 per cent wage increase each year, new hourly wages for rural and suburban carriers and a...

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Posted 3 July 2021

Postal Workers Consider Contract Extension

A two-year extension is being offered to postal workers in Canada. Canada Post presented the offer in early June because of the ongoing pandemic. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it includes a 2 per cent wage increase each year, new hourly wages for rural and suburban carriers and a...

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Posted 3 July 2021

Cross-Country Charity Run Reaches NWO

A fundraiser run for Childhood Cancer Canada and Make-A-Wish Canada has made it to Northwestern Ontario. Avid runner Rick Fall started what he calls ‘the marathon of his life’ in Victoria, near his hometown of Duncan, British Columbia in April bound for his current home in Sault Ste. Marie....

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Posted 3 July 2021

Cross-Country Charity Run Reaches NWO

A fundraiser run for Childhood Cancer Canada and Make-A-Wish Canada has made it to Northwestern Ontario. Avid runner Rick Fall started what he calls ‘the marathon of his life’ in Victoria, near his hometown of Duncan, British Columbia in April bound for his current home in Sault Ste. Marie....

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Posted 3 July 2021

Free Fishing Week Underway

It’s time to grab the rod and reel and enjoy the great outdoors. Free Fishing Week opens today and lasts until July 11th. You won’t need a license or an Outdoors Card, but you still have to follow all COVID-19 health guidelines. You also need to abide by conservation rules and regulations,...

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Posted 3 July 2021

Free Fishing Week Underway

It’s time to grab the rod and reel and enjoy the great outdoors. Free Fishing Week opens today and lasts until July 11th. You won’t need a license or an Outdoors Card, but you still have to follow all COVID-19 health guidelines. You also need to abide by conservation rules and regulations,...

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Posted 2 July 2021

Flying car completes successful test flight

It looks like we might be moving closer to the future of The Jetsons, flying to work in your car. A flying car prototype completed the first-ever test flight between two cities in Slovakia. Known as the AirCar, described as a “dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle’ it was in the sky for 35 minutes, and...

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Posted 2 July 2021

NWHU COVID Cases Drop By Five

The number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped by half. There are now five being reported by the Northwestern Health Unit, down from 10 Thursday. Of the active cases there are two each in the Rainy River and Kenora Districts and a single one in Sioux Lookout. Officials reported two new positive...

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