The Yarmouth Mariners gained three of a possible four points at home. They took on Summerside Saturday night, and had a 3-0 lead after two periods. But the first-place Caps stormed back to win it 4-3 in a shootout. The Mariners held off Campbellton 3-2 Sunday night, with Will Forbes making 53...
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The Southwest Storm dropped the opening game of their first-round playoff series. They lost 3-2 in overtime to Spryfield in Barrington on Sunday afternoon. Jack Atkinson and Ethan Brannen scored for the Storm, who are the two-time defending league champions. Game 2 of the best-of-five series...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia power is attributing a power outage impacting Liverpool and surrounding areas to “transmission interruptions” according to their outage tracker. It began early Monday morning and power is expected to be restored by 8 p.m. Monday night. It is estimated to be impacting a little over...
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by Brad PerryMore big leadership changes at Irving Oil amid a strategic review of the company’s operations. Ian Whitcomb is stepping down from his role as president, the company announced Monday. It was a “personal decision,” according to a company statement, noting that Whitcomb will stay on until June 9....
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A 19-year old man from Pubnico has died in an ATV crash. RCMP say it happened yesterday after 5 p.m. in Digby County. The man was travelling on a logging road in Sissiboo Grand Lake when his 4-wheeler rolled. He died at the scene. Police say an investigation is ongoing.
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by Brad PerryA coroner’s inquest has made recommendations to improve safety in high-risk industries. The three-day inquest was held last week into the death of Louis Gagnon four years ago. Gagnon died in January 2020 after being injured at NB Power’s Belledune Generating Station. The five-member jury, which...
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by Brad PerryA weekend walk helped to raise money for those experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Coldest Night of the Year took place Saturday night in nearly 200 different locations across Canada. That included here in St. Stephen, where the 2K and 5K walk raised more than $43,000 in total. That...
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by Brad PerryA weekend walk helped to raise money for those experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Coldest Night of the Year took place Saturday night in nearly 200 different locations across Canada. That included here in Saint John, where the 2K and 5K walk raised more than $83,000 in total. That...
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by Brad PerryA weekend walk helped to raise money for those experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. Coldest Night of the Year took place Saturday night in nearly 200 different locations across Canada. That included here in Moncton, where the 2K and 5K walk raised more than $146,000 in total. That money...
READ MOREThe government has announced its plan to protect people, homes and nature from climate change along Nova Scotia’s 13,000 kilometres of coastline. Climate change is causing rising sea levels and stronger storms which can lead to more storm surge flooding and erosion, putting people and properties...
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