The Yarmouth Hospital Foundation have purchased 46 new stretchers. They’ll be used on the emergency and medical floors of the hospital. Mary Surette with the foundation says it wouldn’t be possible without their donors. “We’re trying to make sure that we’re getting the most recently updated...
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Canada has its 20th medal of the Paris Olympics. Maude Charron won a silver medal in women’s weightlifting. Charron was one of Canada’s flag-bearers during the opening ceremony, she won gold in Tokyo. Another medal hopeful will compete later Thursday, with Savannah Sutherland racing in the...
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Before you pick up that hose, a reminder to ease up on water use in St. Peter’s, Samsonville and area. The local utility says there’s no conservation order right now, but the warmer, dryer summer weather means high demand and low wells. Customers are asked to voluntarily restrict water use...
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by Evan TaylorWestjet is reporting that 18 of their airplanes were damaged by a hail storm that hit Calgary on Monday. The Calgary-based airline says at the time of the storm they had 22 planes on the ground. Some of their fleet was put in hangers or diverted elsewhere but 16 sustained serious damage that has...
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The Serious Incident Response Team is seeking video of an interaction involving the Halifax Regional Police and a woman. It happened on Robie Street on July 16th at about 6:20 p.m. Investigators say eyewitnesses and video footage indicate that a male pedestrian may have cell phone video footage...
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It’s day three of the Shelburne County Exhibition. On the arena stage, the band One Metre Up will play tonight, there’s also Autumn Dedrick, karaoke, Cliff Deon and the Little Miss Pageant. There will also be events in the hauling building, the light horse ring and the curling club. The midway...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council (AKRC) says it has not given its free, informed, prior consent to a proposal to bury spent nuclear fuel in the Ignace area. The council is made up of five First Nations on the east side of Lake of the Woods. AKRC represents Wauzhusk Onigum,...
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A section of Highway 105 in Cape Breton has reopened following a crash. Few details are known, but it happened Wednesday evening near Whycocomagh Mountain Road. The road was shut down for several hours as investigators looked over the scene.
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by Newsby Bruce Braun “The mind messes up more shots than the body.” –Tommy Bolt As I typically do, when I get up in the morning, I do a quick scan of the skyline and then focus my bleary eyes on the outdoor thermometer. +9°C. I don’t recall having those temperatures in quite some time. Are the dog...
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Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton has qualified for the women’s shot put final at the Paris Olympics On her first attempt Thursday morning, Mitton threw a distance of 19.77, surpassing the 19.55 qualification standard. More to come.
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