by Chloe HannanThe Dryden Food Bank is looking for city council’s support to help raise money for a new building. In a presentation on Monday night, they asked for letters of support from council to access federal and provincial grants, and expedited approvals to begin construction on a new building for the...
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The top women’s hockey players in the world are coming to the Maritimes. Canada’s Rivalry Series against the U.S. will be played at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on February 6. It will then move to the Credit Union Centre in Summerside, PEI two days later. The series is played each year in...
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by Brad PerryWe could be in for quite a bit of rain later this week, according to forecasters at Environment Canada. A special weather statement has been issued for most of New Brunswick from Wednesday night until Friday. Meteorologists are tracking a “slow-moving and somewhat disorganized” weather system...
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by Tara ClowAnother future Olympian for the province. Craig Thorne is the first male athlete from New Brunswick to represent Team Canada at the Olympics since 2000. The 23-year-old will travel to Paris later this month to compete in the 110-metre hurdle event. He started in track and field events in middle...
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by Randy ThomsOne-half of the federal Green Party’s leadership team is resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is stepping down as co-leader for personal reasons. He would not elaborate but expressed his appreciation for working with Elizabeth May, who was elected with Pedneault as co-leaders by Green Party...
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A second person is facing charges in a murder case dating back to 2022 in southwestern Nova Scotia. Police arrested 33-year-old Dillon Burton Deveau of Yarmouth on Tuesday. He is the latest suspect charged with second-degree murder in the death of 64-year-old Vernon Doucet. Last month,...
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A Moncton man has pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis for sale without a license under the Cannabis Act. Jason Robert Lebourque was fined $3,250 after pleading guilty in provincial court on July 2. He has a year to pay the fine. In April 2023, Public Safety officers executed a search warrant...
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by NewsPolice in Red Lake are dealing with a serious crash involving a moose on Highway 105. It happened Tuesday morning, but not many other details are known. The road is closed in both directions from Procyk’s Road to Cook’s Camp Road. OPP are asking drivers to be patient while they work at the scene.
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by Caitlin SnowSailGP will not be coming back to Halifax Harbour next summer. Based on their calendar for 2025, there are no stops in Canada, but they say they are positive about staging another event here in the future.
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by Brad PerryA northern New Brunswick man charged in a 2022 homicide investigation has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Nathan Meade, 40, was originally charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Mounties say they attended a residence on Route 134 in...
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