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2024 Provincial baton twirling championship in Moncton
Posted 26 April 2024

2024 Provincial baton twirling championship in Moncton

Competitors from across the province will be spinning in Moncton today through Sunday. They’re competing at the 2024 provincial Baton Twirling Championship. Baton New Brunswick is hosting the event at the Université de Moncton CEPS. The winners will represent New Brunswick at the Canadian...

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Storm look for first win at Maritime tournament
Posted 26 April 2024

Storm look for first win at Maritime tournament

The Southwest Storm are back in action at the Maritime Junior C championship Friday. They’re taking on the Pownal Ice Dogs in their third game of the tournament. The Storm fell 11-2 to Tri County, New Brunswick in their second game Thursday after losing their event opener. They have yet to...

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Bulldogs 1-1 heading into Day 3 of DOJO Cup
Posted 26 April 2024

Bulldogs 1-1 heading into Day 3 of DOJO Cup

The Antigonish Bulldogs are back at it Friday in Newfoundland. They’re playing their third game at the Don Johnson Cup against PEI’s Kensington Vipers. Antigonish is 1-1 at the event in Mount Pearl. They are the defending champions.

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Work coming for 2 Whycocomagh-area roads
Posted 26 April 2024

Work coming for 2 Whycocomagh-area roads

Some paving for two roads in the Whycocomagh area. Roseburn Road will see five kilometres of ditching, brush cutting and road base reconstruction. The Cameron Road will get two kilometres of similar work. Inverness MLA and Deputy Premier Allan MacMaster says they’re always getting calls to do...

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Affordable housing for seniors, people with developmental disabilities opening in 2025
Posted 26 April 2024

Affordable housing for seniors, people with developmental disabilities opening in 2025

Housing for seniors and people with developmental disabilities in Dartmouth could be available in the spring of 2025. A seven-storey building on Main Street will have 12 accessible and 25 affordable units, with 45 in total, according to a news release from the provincial government. Councillor...

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Port Arthur Curling Centre hosting Pride Bonspiel
Posted 26 April 2024

Port Arthur Curling Centre hosting Pride Bonspiel

The Port Arthur Curling Centre is hosting northwestern Ontario’s first Pride Bonspiel (curling tournament). Tourism Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission supplied $5,000 in funding from the CEDC Tourism Event Fund. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday...

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The Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society is commemorating 50 years
Posted 26 April 2024

The Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society is commemorating 50 years

The Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society (TBFCHS) is commemorating 50 years in the community. The society has announced that the Thunder Bay Museum will be hosting the “From the Ashes of the Old: The History, Loss, and Memory of the Finnish Labour Temple” event, taking place on...

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First Nova Scotia Health provincial career fair underway
Posted 26 April 2024

First Nova Scotia Health provincial career fair underway

Nova Scotia Health is hosting its first provincial career fair. It’s happening in 11 communities across the province, including Inverness, Antigonish, Halifax, Bridgewater and Yarmouth. Representatives from various NSH departments are on hand to discuss career and volunteer opportunities until 7...

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Multiple Fire Departments respond to Baptist Church Fire in Bridgetown
Posted 26 April 2024

Multiple Fire Departments respond to Baptist Church Fire in Bridgetown

Fire departments are currently responding to a fire that broke out in the Bridgetown Baptist Church Friday morning. Details are limited as the scene is still active, but videos and images shared online show the roof of the church billowing with smoke. The church is located on Granville Street...

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4 people facing charges following a drug bust
Posted 26 April 2024

4 people facing charges following a drug bust

The Treaty Three Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police have seized over $12,000 cash and a large amount of cocaine and oxycodone. On Wednesday, the T3PS and the OPP arrested two Seine River residents and two Manitoba residents in the Kenora area following a several month-long...

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