by Jacob MooreOff-shore wind won’t help Nova Scotia reach its 2030 renewable energy goal, according to Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton, because it won’t be ready in time But Rushton says the government will meet their target of 80 per cent renewable energy on the grid by 2030 anyway. “The off-shore...
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by Randy ThomsPlenty of mineral exploration activity is expected this summer in northwestern Ontario. BC-based Kenorland Minerals says it will conduct work at five sites covering more than 330 thousand hectares believed to contain minerals such as gold, lithium and nickel. The fieldwork is to help define...
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by Jacob MooreA lot of Liberal programs “disproportionately support low-income families,” according to Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. The Liberals recently lost a long-held seat in Toronto-St. Paul’s, which some consider a major loss for the party. “When I...
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by CJ GoaterThe Keewatin Library and Keewatin Senior Centre are closed indefinitely. The building on Ottawa Street has been deemed unsafe due to a structural issue with the roof. The City is temporarily relocating senior centre programming to the Keewatin Arena while there are no ice rentals in the...
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by NewsInverness County RCMP are looking for two people of interest after a business was broken into in Whycocomagh. Police say it was Wednesday just after midnight when they responded to an alarm in the 9000 block of Hwy 105. Firearms and ammunition were stolen. With the assistance of RCMP Police Dog...
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A Scotch Village man has been charged with impaired driving after a crash in Mount Uniacke. The 75-year-old was arrested after he refused to give a breath sample following the collision Thursday morning. RCMP say he was driving a truck, and allegedly rear-ended another car on Highway 1, pushing...
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by NewsA 55-year-old man is dead after an ATV collision in Cumberland County. RCMP say it was around 9 a.m., Thursday, when officers found a side-by-side in the ditch on the 1500 block of Barronsfield Rd in River Hebert. Investigators believe the man, from River Herbert, was thrown out of the ATV,...
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by CJ GoaterIt may be time to buy a lottery ticket for two residents in the region. Randy Spekking and Superior North EMS Paramedic Paula Verin’s paths have crossed during two separate heart attacks experienced by Spekking 12 years apart. In 2012, Spekking was transferred from Wilson Memorial General...
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by Randy ThomsAn early celebration of Canada Day in Emo. The Borderland Racing Association, with support from the Rainy River Valley District Agricultural Society and the township of Emo, will host a pre-Canada Day event on Sunday. Board member Darren Derendorf says several family activities will take place...
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by Tara ClowPlans for a gay nightclub in Moncton are getting closer to reality. Ari Roach has secured a location at 184 Alma Street to be the home of the ARIS Nightclub. “It’s a perfect downtown location. We got it at the beginning of June, but it was supposed to be at the end of April. I’m relieved we have...
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