by CJ GoaterA Thunder Bay resident is facing charges after crashing into a hydro pole and the front steps of a home on Shuniah Street. On Thursday evening officers were sent to the home where they found damage to a hydro pole, the house, and located the driver of the vehicle. Officers spoke to the driver...
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Construction at a major Yarmouth intersection is starting this week. It’s happening in the Main, Vancouver and Chesnut street area. The initial work includes test pit digging, which will require lane closures and traffic control. Water Street between Cann and Vancouver will be local traffic...
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It was a week to remember for East Coast Music in Charlottetown. The 2024 ECMAs were handed out on two separate nights during the week-long festival. PEI’s East Pointers were the big winners with three awards, including group of the year. Jenn Grant won song of the year, she picked up two awards...
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Yarmouth firefighters were busy on another call Sunday night. A barn fire was reported in Arcadia just after 9 p.m. According to Firefighters of Nova Scotia on Facebook, the Yarmouth department along with Lake Vaughan, Wedgeport and Eel Brook were on scene. Stay tuned for updates.
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With longer days and warmer weather on the horizon, Canadians are bracing for an irritating summer nuisance: mosquitoes. The small, long-legged insects are not just a nuisance, but also the world’s deadliest animal because of the diseases they carry. Sean Rollo, technical director for Orkin...
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by Brad PerryThe Saint John Police Force will focus on the province’s “Slow Down, Move Over” law this week. It is the latest in a series of traffic enforcement campaigns the police force is undertaking this year. “The focus of the campaign will be to promote safety for all emergency and service personnel...
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by Brad PerryA wrecked vessel along the Saint John River is raising the ire of many locals, including provincial and federal politicians. “Not a Starship” sank in the Browns Flat area, north of Saint John, in February after its owner left the boat in the river over the winter. Now, the Conservative MP for...
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by Brad PerrySending a letter in Canada will now cost you a bit more. Canada Post has received approval to increase prices by seven cents per stamp. As of Monday, stamps purchased in a booklet, coil, or pane cost 99 cents, up from 92 cents. The price of a single stamp increased to $1.15 from the current...
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by Brad PerryThe emergency department at the Strait Richmond Hospital will be closed Sunday night. Nova Scotia Health announced the temporary closure in a news release early Sunday evening. The ER is expected to re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, according to the release. Anyone with urgent medical needs is urged to...
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by Brad PerryThree people have died after police say their car hit a tree and landed on another vehicle in Fredericton. First responders were called to Douglas Avenue on the city’s north side around 1 a.m. Sunday. Police said the driver and two occupants of the car died at the scene from their injuries. A...
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