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A new breakwater at the Pointe-du-Chêne wharf in Shediac will be constructed using continued funding from the federal and provincial governments. Dominic LeBlanc, federal minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs and MP for the riding of Beauséjour, announced Thursday the wharf is on track to receive $8.2 million from the Hurricane Fiona recovery fund. Réjean…
Two separate structural fires have destroyed a home in Sachigo Lake First Nation and several residences in Fort Severn First Nation this week in northern Ontario. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) observed a structural fire while on general patrol in Sachigo Lake on Tuesday around 7 p.m. ET. Officers who arrived at the…
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. The province is ready to begin the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill in October for the remains of two women who were victims of a serial killer, Manitoba’s premier said Thursday. At an unrelated news conference, Wab Kinew said the province is “on track” to start the search this fall…
The federal government is giving an updated glimpse into which of its properties could be converted into housing by developers as it tries to boost supply and lower the cost of living. The next step in the Public Lands for Homes Plan laid out in the spring is a list of properties, currently numbering 56 across the…
Premier Danielle Smith realizes her United Conservatives have an urban problem, having lost every seat in Edmonton last election and a majority of ridings in Calgary to the NDP. “Why do people become socialist when they move to Calgary and Edmonton? I just don’t get it,” she quipped at a UCP town hall earlier this…
An earthquake early detection system has been activated in British Columbia to provide the public and infrastructure managers with up to 10 seconds of warning ahead of a potentially harmful tremor. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says when a strong earthquake is detected, alerts will be transmitted automatically to British Columbians via cellphones, radio and…
New Brunswick has paused its express-entry and skilled-worker immigration streams for the rest of the year because it has already met its quota of about 2,000 nominations. The pause will be lifted in January 2025, said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Department spokesperson Paul Bradley in an email. “Demand often outpaces the number of people…
The Ford government is investing 2 million dollars in the Makwa Waakaa’igan project at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie. The 45-million dollar building is being described as a “global centre for cross-cultural learning.” It will house the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre archives and Indigenous teachings, as well as research facilities, classrooms, art, healing, and…
