by Brad PerryCanada’s most wanted fugitive has been taken into custody — in Prince Edward Island. Michael Bebee was arrested at a business in Charlottetown on Tuesday evening. The 35-year-old was wanted for murder in a July 2023 shooting in Toronto. Charlottetown police say they were contacted last week by...
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by Randy ThomsThe issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is being spotlighted in Fort Frances this week. Several agencies are teaming up for the first annual summit. It was kicked off with a ceremony at Giishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services (Formally known as Fort Frances Tribal Area Health...
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by Brad PerrySt. Stephen residents now have a new way to get around the community. Future St. Stephen has partnered with ridesharing company Kari for a pilot project. The pilot began in the municipality on Wednesday and is expected to run for six months. Ridesharing is an on-demand service that uses an app...
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by Jacob MooreNova Scotia will have a new policy on cellphone use in schools by September. After Ontario announced new restrictions on cellphone use in schools early this week, Nova Scotia is reviewing its own policy, according to Education Minister Becky Druhan. But it may not be a big change. “I would say...
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by CJ GoaterStarting on July 1, Thunder Bay residents will have a new system of bringing recycling out on garbage day, with a new provider. The city is transitioning to wheeled recycling carts to place recycling at the curb and is stressing that after the transition bags will no longer be accepted. “These...
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by NewsYarmouth Town RCMP are looking for two people they believe stole from a grocery store. It happened on March 27 around 3:30 in the afternoon, as a man and a woman entered the store on Starrs Road. They left with more than $1,200 in unpaid razor blades. RCMP ask anyone with information to contact...
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by Brad PerryThe Town of Shediac hopes to become the first net-zero community in Canada. Federal and provincial officials have announced more than $230,000 to help make that happen. “The residents of Shediac are proud to be at the forefront of the sustainable and ecological energy efforts,” Mayor Roger...
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by NewsA man has been charged for an indecent act after urinating outside, near two childcare centres. Police say it was Monday around 7:30 p.m., on Devonshire Avenue in Halifax, when officers responded to a disturbance call over two people arguing. That conflict dissolved quickly, but while on scene,...
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Saint John police have arrested a second person after a man was allegedly assaulted and held captive at an encampment for two days. Police responded to a Broadview Avenue encampment on Friday afternoon. A 42-year-old man found inside the encampment was taken to the hospital with...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick is looking to tighten rules surrounding cellphone use in schools. The Department of Education told our newsroom that it is working on updates to Policy 311. A spokesperson said the changes will address cellphone use “in a more stringent way.” “The department will be bringing...
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