by CJ GoaterA search warrant in Nipigon has successfully stopped some illegal drugs from reaching the community. Early Tuesday afternoon members of the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a residence on Harkness Street. During the search suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, and mushrooms...
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by Evan TaylorCKBW host John Wiles’s last broadcast will take place Friday, June 28, as he enters retirement after nearly four decades in broadcasting. In recent years, Wiles has become best known for hosting the Drive Home program on CKBW, where he regularly chats with listeners and plays music from the 70s,...
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A U.S. man was arrested for sending intimate images to an eight-year-old child in West Hants. The child went to RCMP in May of last year, and said the man was threatening to hurt them and their family unless they sent intimate images through a social platform. Evidence was gathered, and RCMP...
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Good news for health care in Cape Breton. The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation celebrated the huge success of its Cancer Care Here at Home campaign Wednesday night in Membertou. Its largest in nearly four decades, the campaign surpassed the $10 million goal, raising more than $15 million...
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by Brad PerryCanada’s governor general announced 83 more appointments to the Order of Canada on Thursday. The latest list released just ahead of Canada Day includes pop punk artist Avril Lavigne from Ontario. Also on the list are former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and veteran journalist Joyce...
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There will be lots to do on Canada Day in Shelburne County. In Clark’s Harbour, an all-day BBQ with bouncy castles, kids games and live music. It also includes a kids parade, regular parade, a car show, lobster races and more. Fireworks will be shot off at 10 p.m. Lockeport and area July 1...
READ MORE by Newsby Bruce Braun “It’s a funny thing – the more I practice, the luckier I get.” – Arnold Palmer. After a three-week hiatus from golf due to all that wet weather there sure were a lot of smiles as Beauty Bay Senior Men’s League returned to the golf course. A big hip hip hooray! 73 members and 3...
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Minister of National Defence Bill Blair is visiting the province’s capital. He is scheduled to speak about Canada’s updated defence policy at a Halifax Chamber of Commerce event Thursday morning. On Friday, Blair and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee will be at the Irving Shipyard to launch...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Treaty #3 Police are searching for a woman missing from the Whitefish Bay First Nation. Alyssa Jack was last seen on June 11th in that community. The 19 year old woman is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and has black shoulder length hair, usually in a ponytail or bun with dark brown eyes. Anyone...
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Firefighters in Digby acted quick to put out a blaze. It was at a small take-out on Highway 303 in Conway. It happened around 5:30 Thursday morning, flames were showing out of the roof when firefighters arrived. Digby deputy fire chief Adrien LeBlanc says there were no injuries, and the cause is...
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