by NewsA 38-year-old man is facing charges for uttering threats in Pabineau First Nation. RCMP say it was Wednesday around 4 p.m. when they received a report that someone in possession of knives was uttering threats on Pabineau Falls Road. When officers got to the scene they found someone barricaded...
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Ten years of the ‘WE CARE Radiothon’ in Yarmouth. Y95 partners with the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation to host the annual fundraiser for vital equipment. On March 5, we’ll be raising money for an automated tablet packager for the pharmacy department. Mary Surette with the foundation says the...
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by NewsThe province’s police watchdog is asking for the public’s help finding witnesses and video footage of a shooting involving RCMP that left one man dead. SiRT says the man driving a blue Honda Civic on January 13 between Hwy 14 in Upper Rawdon to Brooklyn and ended up Hwy 236 at the intersection...
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by Jacob MooreOne man was stabbed after two men wearing masks attacked him at home in Lower Sackville. The RCMP says it happened just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the 100 block of Alder Crescent. They say two men were wearing masks when they knocked on the door and then kicked it in. The victim confronted...
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Canadians can look forward to finding Internet and cellphone services availability across the country. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking to improve connectivity by making service providers, technologies, and speeds available in each area public....
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A new captain for the Yarmouth Mariners. Twenty-year-old defender Jano Zambakdjian will wear the ‘C’ for the rest of the season. This follows the trade of former captain Justin Garneau last weekend. Yarmouth native Jared Pitman will wear an ‘A’ as an alternate captain, joining the current...
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by Caitlin SnowA big investment from the federal government for access to suicide prevention. In an announcement, Friday, Health Minister Marjorie Michel says the feds will spend up to $102.2 million over the next two years to support the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline. She says it is a “critical service” for...
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It’s being called a ‘landmark’ trade deal. Canada and China have a strategic partnership in place, that will see up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles enter the country. The tariff rate on the EVs will be lowered to 6.1 percent, down from 100 percent. Half of those vehicles are expected to cost...
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by Caitlin SnowA local tourism organization says the Halifax casino moving to Dartmouth is a “significant opportunity” for new development in the heart of downtown. After 25 years of being a staple on the waterfront, a new Casino Nova Scotia will be built in Dartmouth Crossing, right next to IKEA – to be owned...
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A school bus was involved in a vehicle-pedestrian collision near the 6400 block of Quinpool Road after the driver failed to yield to someone in a marked crosswalk. Police responded to the report this morning and say that the victim was taken to the hospital by EHS with what are believed to be...
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