The Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia has said its final good-bye. In March, Leader Kyle Woodbury said it would be exiting as of April 30th due to a lack of volunteers. Chief Electoral Officer, Dorothy Rice, has given notice that it voluntarily deregistered as a political party in the...
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The Cape Breton Eagles are on the ropes in the QMJHL playoffs. They fell 8-2 to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 4 of their third round series Tuesday in Sydney. It was a rough game, with several game misconducts handed out. The Drakkar took an early 3-0 lead and never looked back. Baie-Comeau...
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by Tim DavidsonDespite recent cool and damp weather, the month of April was actually pretty normal. The daily mean temperature was 3.6 degrees last month, just above the average which is 2.9. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says even though we are starting May with cool weather, that should change later...
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by Randy ThomsThe Commissioner of the SIJHL is stepping down. Darrin Nicholas plans to pursue opportunities in another field. He has been commissioner since 2020, helping the league navigate through the pandemic and bringing new clubs to Sioux Lookout and Kenora. A search for his replacement is...
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A crash in Inverness County briefly shut down part of Highway 105. Just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, RCMP said a section in Kingsville approaching Riverside Road was closed due to a motor vehicle collision. The highway reopened about an hour later. Police have not released further details.
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by Tim DavidsonThe provincial government is making several changes to the Northern Ontario Travel Grant. It provides reimbursement when travelling to access healthcare. Health Minister Sylvia Jones was in Thunder Bay on Tuesday and says changes this fall will include higher amount for accommodations. “This...
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by Tim DavidsonDespite recent cool and damp weather, the month of April was actually pretty normal. The daily mean temperature was 4.8 degrees last month, just above the average which is 3.6. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says even though we are starting May with cool weather, that should change later...
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by Tim DavidsonDespite recent cool and damp weather, the month of April was actually pretty normal. The daily mean temperature was 3.8 degrees last month, just above the average which is 2.6. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says even though we are starting May with cool weather, that should change later...
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Donations, volunteers, and anyone with a bicycle are needed for the NB Ride Against Cancer event in June. It’s a joint partnership between the CHU Dumont and Friends of The Moncton Hospital foundations. Dumont CEO Gilles Allain says his staff discovered when cancer patients went into remission,...
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by Tara ClowA Fredericton woman is now Set for Life, but she almost wasn’t. Kim Campbell played five of the Scratch and Win tickets and thought she had only won $4. “I always check my tickets that way to get the 2Chance entries, so I scanned the first ticket and it said, ‘Major winner, see retailer,’”...
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