by Alex AllanA new surgical option in New Brunswick is changing how some patients receive foot and ankle care. Horizon Health Network said its Saint John orthopedic team is now offering “awake” foot and ankle surgery, a technique that uses local anesthesia and surgeon‑administered nerve blocks instead of...
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by Evan TaylorA local housing support organization is moving to secure dozens of rental units in Bridgewater in an effort to keep them affordable long term. The South Shore Open Doors Association (SSODA) has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 82 housing units across 17 buildings in the...
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by Caitlin SnowYour water bill is about to go up in the new year; but by how much, is still being worked out. In a media release, the Regulatory and Appeals Board says it has approved a rate hike for Halifax Water but not for the 35.6 per cent increase over three months that was requested in the spring....
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by Jacob MoorePenny Boudreau, the Nova Scotia woman who killed her 12-year-old daughter in 2008, has been granted day parole. That means she will live in a halfway house, a community-based residential facility, for six months. Boudreau strangled her daughter, Karissa, on Jan. 27, 2008. The woman initially...
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by NewsPolice are looking for information after an SUV hit a house in Pictou County. RCMP say it was December 13 just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of West River Road and High Street. Two or three people got out of the car, removed the plate, and ran away before police arrived. When officers did...
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A special election is coming in the Municipality of Shelburne. It will be held in District 4 on February 21. The seat was vacated by Anthony Gosbee last month. Nomination Day will end on January 26 at 5 p.m, early voting will start on February 12. District 4 covers the Clyde River, Ohio, Indian...
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by Evan TaylorConstruction is now underway on a new affordable housing development in Liverpool that will add 30 rental homes to the community. The Lawrence Street project is being led by Queens Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing and is supported by more than $11 million in combined federal and provincial...
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by NewsA Yarmouth mother has pleaded guilty in the death of her 17-month old son. Thirty-two-year-old April Surette entered the plea to a manslaughter charge in Yarmouth Provincial Court on Monday, the day her trial was scheduled to begin. An agreed statement of facts from the Crown and defense say...
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by Evan TaylorNew Brunswick’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is back online following a five-month maintenance outage that extended longer than originally planned. NB Power says the generating station officially returned to service Sunday, after a turbine bearing problem added roughly two weeks to...
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by Evan TaylorA federal cabinet minister is hinting that more Members of Parliament may be considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal government. According to CBC News, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson made the comments Monday in Toronto, following last week’s defection of Ontario MP Michael Ma from the...
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