by Tara ClowJust one week before Christmas, and we’ve got a weather system to tell you about. It will not blanket the area in white, though. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for southern, southeast and southcentral New Brunswick. It calls for unseasonably warm temperatures,...
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A sold-out crowd in Halifax to watch professional women’s hockey. The Montreal Victoire defeated the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in a shootout in front of over 10,000 at Scotiabank Centre. It was the first stop on the PWHL’s Takeover Tour. Some of the loudest cheers of the night were for Nova Scotians...
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by Evan TaylorFormer Nova Scotia justice minister Becky Druhan is calling on the provincial government to take a more transparent and policy-driven response following the Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach and the filing of a related class action. In a letter to Premier Tim Houston, who also serves as...
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by Caitlin SnowA multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit over an Air Canada crash at the Halifax airport, ten years ago. Wagners Law says it is for $18 million to cover legal fees and expenses. It was in March of 2015, when the flight coming in from Toronto, hit power lines,...
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by Alex AllanSouthern New Brunswick is in for a spell of warm, wet and windy weather. Environment Canada said a fast‑moving system will arrive Friday afternoon. The federal weather agency issued the advisory Wednesday afternoon for Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, St. Stephen, Grand Manan, Fundy National...
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by Alex AllanThe Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has cleared a Sussex RCMP officer after reviewing a case where a young man was injured during an arrest. The finding comes from SiRT’s director, who is responsible for investigating serious incidents involving police in New Brunswick. The incident...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you take Halifax Transit, you may experience some delays, Wednesday. The city says there are service disruptions due to unanticipated technical difficulties with the communications system. It is not affecting ferry service. There is no estimated time when service will go back to normal....
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There are special weather alerts across Nova Scotia, including in Halifax, Yarmouth and Inverness. With unseasonably warm temperatures, significant rainfall is expected and could reach over 25 mm from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Strong winds with...
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Road construction that caused havoc in Antigonish is expected to be done over the next couple of weeks, until spring. West Street had the base layer of pavement poured last week, while Bay Street will have its base layer paved during the day on Thursday or Friday, depending on the weather....
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by Alex AllanA local homelessness committee says the city is heading into winter with major gaps in housing and basic services. The Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee told council this week that several issues first raised in June remain unresolved, including stalled transitional housing...
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