Olymel is to close its Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant for good this summer, a decision that will affect 135 employees.
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Mounties arrest 7 after ‘significant’ seizure of drugs, guns on Vancouver Island
Mounties say seven people have been arrested after a series of co-ordinated property searches on Vancouver Island yielded multiple firearms, including 3D-printed handguns, and several kilograms of drugs.
Morley man in serious condition, facing multiple charges after Tuesday shooting involving RCMP near Cochrane
A 27-year-old Morley resident faces multiple charges after a Tuesday incident with an RCMP officer in a rural area near Cochrane.
Quebec labour code doesn’t infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
Excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
County of Simcoe nears completion on rapid housing program for homeless youth
The County of Simcoe is preparing to open its latest rapid rehousing site to local youth escape homelessness after securing a site in the City of Orillia.
Medicine Hat woman charged after $60K stolen from Redcliff Legion
Mounties say a 32-year-old Medicine Hat woman has been charged in connection with the theft of $60,000 from the Redcliff Legion.
Battalion and Generals have a week off before they meet in OHL East Final
The North Bay Battalion and on the road for the first time this playoff as the open the OHL’s Eastern Conference Championships next Friday versus the east’s top seeded Oshawa Generals
Driver charged after load of beer kegs tumbles off truck in Brockville crash
A tractor-trailer carrying beer kegs rolled over on Brockville’s eastbound Highway 401 off-ramp Friday morning, injuring the driver and closing off access to the highway as workers cleared the mess. Provincial police say the 53 year-old driver of the truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and was charged with careless driving and making an unsafe move. The […]
What the jury didn’t hear at the trial of a man accused of killing a Toronto officer
Here are some other things jurors didn’t hear about the case.
New study explores visitor experiences in Alberta dark sky preserves
The health and environmental benefits of protecting a region from light pollution are already well established, and one only has to look at the stream of visitors to the Jasper Dark Sky Festival or the Alberta’s newest dark sky preserve in Lakeland Provincial Park to get a sense of how “astrotourism” can boost rural economies.
