Ottawa is spending nearly $20 million to help families access affordable child care in Nova Scotia. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland with federal cabinet ministers Jenna Sudds and Becky Druhan made the announcement in Bridgewater Tuesday. Nearly $20 million over four years will go to the...
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by NewsA 21-year-old woman is dead after a crash on Highway 104 in Cape Breton. It happened Tuesday just before 6 p.m. in Richmond County. Police say the woman was from Chapel Island and died after she was thrown from her vehicle when it ended up in the ditch. An RCMP collision reconstructionist...
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The ‘CAT’ ferry is getting ready to set sail for the 2024 season. The first trips between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine are scheduled for Friday. Kilby Nickerson is the manager of ‘Every Bloomin’ Thing,’ a gift, clothing and flower shop on Main Street. She says it’s always refreshing to see the...
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by Caitlin SnowA restaurant in downtown Halifax is one of the best in the country. That’s according to national food magazine, Canada’s 100 Best, which has given Bar Kismet, on Agricola St, the number 9 spot. That is three notches up from last year when it ranked 12. The restaurant’s website describes itself...
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by Brad PerryCanada’s annual pace of housing starts fell one per cent in April. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 240,229 units. That was compared to 242,267 units in March, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Figures provided by the corporation show the...
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by Brad PerryCharlotte County residents soon will not have to travel to Saint John or Fredericton for a CT scan. MLA Kathy Bockus says the new CT scan at the Charlotte County Hospital should be operational this fall. The Charlotte County Hospital Foundation fundraised $750,000 for the new machine. That...
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It was on May 18, 1783, when American colonists landed and stepped ashore near Saint John’s modern-day Market Slip. These ‘Loyalists’ sided with the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War. Between May and October 1783, more than 10,000 settlers would make their way to the mouth of...
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by Tim DavidsonResidents living on a section of Airport Road in Kenora are asked to boil their water. The boil water advisory was issued after a sudden loss of pressure in the water line. The area affected is from 1052 Airport Road to the Weyerhaeuser Mill. The City of Kenora says due to the pressure loss, the...
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by Tara ClowIt’s official. The Moncton Wildcats have named Gardiner MacDougall as their new Head Coach. After announcing his retirement from UNB’s men’s hockey team last night, MacDougall will now lead the Q league team. “Shortest retirement in hockey history,” MacDougall said after his introduction during...
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The province will develop an autism action plan. They’ll look to identify strategies to better support the needs of those with autism and make recommendations on more supports. Mental Health and Addictions minister Brian Comer says people with autism and their families deserve this plan. He says...
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