Wildfires have forced more than 17,000 residents from their homes in Manitoba. Communities, including Flin Flon, are affected. They were ordered out earlier this week. A province-wide state of emergency was declared on Wednesday. Firefighters from across the country are lending a helping hand. Twenty New Brunswick fi...

Need to gas up today? You'll pay less than you would have yesterday. Diesel prices dipped by 3.9 cents a litre overnight to a maximum of around $1.42. The maximum for regular self-serve is down by the same amount. It now sits at around $1.44. Furnace oil decreased 3.5 cents to around $1.31. In Nova Scotia, regular self...

It has now been four weeks since two young children went missing from rural Nova Scotia. Lilly and Jack Sullivan, six and four years old, are reported to have wandered away from home on Gairloch Road in Pictou County, May 2. A massive search involving over 160 volunteers who spent tens of thousands of search hours over...

There was no jackpot winner once again this week in the St. George Chase the Ace draw. Bob Dack had 10 cards to choose from and ended up selecting the Six of Diamonds. While the Ace of Spades remained elusive, Dack still walked away with more than $15,000. The jackpot grows from more than $522,000 to more than $585,000...

Englobe has presented a timeline for its work toward finding a new water source for Blacks Harbour. The company was contracted by Eastern Charlotte to start the process of looking into ongoing water quality issues in the community that have forced several boil water orders in the past several years. In October, Eastern...

More confusion and uncertainty surrounding some of the tariffs by the Trump administration. A United States appeals court has paused a ruling from earlier this week that struck down some of them. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that Trump overstepped his legal authority when he used emergency powe...

Transforming health care through innovation - that is the focus of the Horizon Health Network's new five-year strategic plan. The 16-page plan, unveiled on Thursday, includes a number of goals within four priority areas: Transformative Community Care Excellence in Hospital Care Our People at Their Best Trusted Partner ...

A Sussex man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being charged in a sexual assault investigation in the community. Colton Sproul was arrested in December 2023 following a month-long investigation by the RCMP. Mounties said they were looking into several "serious offences," including drug traffickin...

It might be a good idea to hold off on filling up your vehicle's fuel tank, according to an industry source. Regular self-serve gasoline and diesel prices are expected to fall by around four cents per litre on Thursday night. Maximum prices currently hover at around $1.48 per litre for regular self-serve and $1.46 per ...

It has been ten years, but the annual Terry Fox Run is returning to the Confederation Bridge to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. The Terry Fox Foundation announced Monday, the iconic span that connects New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island will be closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, September...