Being a bookworm has many benefits, especially for students. That’s according to the Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE) that’s celebrating Literacy Month this January. They recommend setting aside time to read with children and youth this month, and year-round. Doing this will help...
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RCMP are looking for help to find Chad Sanford who’s wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Police describe the 42-year-old man as 6-foot-2 and 265 pounds with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. They say he is wanted for multiple charges including break and enter, theft, and possession of stolen...
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by Randy ThomsStatistics Canada is hiring. The agency is preparing for this year’s Census. It will take place this May. Statistics Canada is in the process of hiring approximately 32,000 workers to assist in collecting the data. They include enumerators and supervisory staff who will work in communities...
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by Caitlin SnowA teenage boy in Nova Scotia has passed away after he was attacked by three dogs over the weekend. In a statement to Acadia News, the Municipality of Shelburne says the community is “deeply heartbroken” by the tragic loss of the 13-year-old. “We extend our most sincere condolences to his family,...
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by Tara ClowA sad start to 2026 for the Capitol Theatre. For the past 12 years, Kevin the Corgi shared the hearts of staff and visitors. Kevin was Managing Director Kim Rayworth’s fur baby. Sadly, he passed away before Christmas. “In 2014, I asked our boss, Marc Choiunard. I said, I think it would be really...
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by Caitlin SnowNova Scotia’s blueberry growers have a little bit more optimism heading into next year’s season after an unprecedented drought. Janette McDonald, the Executive Director of the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia says the summer of 2025 was so dry it led to a 55 per cent reduction...
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by Tara ClowAnother day, another storm. Special weather statements were issued Tuesday morning for the southern, southeastern and central parts of New Brunswick with rain, freezing rain and snow expected to start on Wednesday morning and continue into Thursday. We asked Environment Canada Meteorologist Jill...
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by Evan TaylorA major leadership change is coming to the Nova Scotia Energy and Regulatory Boards Tribunal. Later this month, David MacNeil will step into the role of Executive Director, taking over from Paul Allen, who is retiring after nearly four decades of service. MacNeil says he’s eager to bring his...
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by Tara ClowThe perfect way to ring in the New Year. Fifty polar plungers leaped into Palmers Pond on January 1 in Dorchester. Many onlookers gathered around to see and cheer them on. RELATED: Polar dippers to take the plunge in Dorchester, N.B. Over $1400 was raised for various community initiatives. The...
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by Tara ClowOpening statements are expected to be heard on Tuesday in a Moncton courtroom as a murder trial gets underway. Twenty-nine-year-old Janson Bryan Baker is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Bernard and Rose Marie Saulnier. The couple were killed in 2019 in their Dieppe...
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