It’s Gaelic Nova Scotia Month. Minister of Gaelic Affairs, Allan MacMaster says, “Many Nova Scotians can look back on their family history and find Gaelic speakers who made their home in our province.” It’s estimated that 50,000 Gaels immigrated here from the Scottish Highlands and islands in...
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by Tara ClowIt is decreases across the board for fuel prices this week, but in small increments. Diesel dipped 2.4 cents a litre to a maximum of $1.79. Furnace oil is down by 1.3 cents to $1.48. For regular self-serve, the price difference is barely noticeable, with a decrease of half a cent to $1.81. The...
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by Tara ClowCutouts of red dresses are being hung across the country for Red Dress Day on Sunday. Patty Musgrave-Quinn says it honours missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples, and invites solidarity and action. “Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is a form of...
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Join Canada’s largest charity walk for children and youth on Sunday, May 5. Walk so Kids Can Talk supports Kids Help Phone, a lifeline for children and youth struggling with mental health. The five-kilometre family-friendly and pet-friendly walk can either be done in person or virtually in 17...
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The Colchester County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old boy. Jeffrey Oderkirk was last seen Thursday in Bible Hill. Oderkirk has short brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall, 110 pounds. When last seen, he was wearing a blue...
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by Brad PerryNearly three dozen companies are vying for this year’s New Brunswick Export Awards. The annual event highlights companies that have achieved recent or ongoing success. Awards will be presented in seven different categories, including: Exporter of the Year Award – over $5 million in export sales...
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A little relief at the pumps. Gasoline and diesel prices fell 3 cents at midnight in Nova Scotia. Self-serve regular gas is down to a minimum of $1.84 while diesel is down to a minimum of about $1.79.
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by Caitlin SnowA beloved family-run store in the heart of Westphal has been given the green light to expand. Gateway Meat Market on Highway 7 is a massively popular store that has long line ups on a daily basis for its fresh, affordable food. Photo: Gateway Meat Market Facebook Harbour East Marine Drive...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s education minister says he will ask a court to dissolve the Anglophone East District Education Council (DEC). It is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the minister and the elected council over the province’s gender identity policy in schools. The Moncton-area...
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by CJ GoaterA Mississauga resident is in custody following a drug bust in Thunder Bay. On Tuesday an Ontario Provincial Police-led team executed a search warrant on Detroit Avenue. More than 22 grams of fentanyl, approximately 60 grams of cocaine, 30 oxycodone pills, roughly $4,000 Canadian currency, and...
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