by Tara ClowA two-year project researching ways to overcome housing barriers in Southeast New Brunswick is nearing completion. O’Strategies received funding from CMHC two years ago for Shelter in the Storm. Spokesperson Cory Herc says this was a research-to-action project, “To the best of our knowledge, we...
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The RCMP is investigating after five people were assaulted in Antigonish County. At about 5 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to a report of multiple assaults at a home on Paqtnkek First Nation. A 25-year-old man, two women in their 30s and two men in their 40s were transported to hospital with...
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by Caitlin SnowNSCC is another step toward the possibility of a strike, which would affect thousands of union members. In an email to students and staff Friday, the Nova Scotia Community College says they did not reach an agreement with the Atlantic Academic Union (AAU). This comes after meetings with a...
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Nova Scotia has the second-longest wait times in the country for walk-in clinics, but there is some improvement. A company that connects patients with healthcare providers collected wait-time numbers from 1,200 partner practices in six provinces. Medimap says the average wait was 72 minutes last...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you live in Inverness County and still do not have high speed internet, you’ll have to wait even longer. MLA Allan MacMaster says the installation process of fibre optic cable, is well behind schedule, with only 70 per cent of residents connected. He says this is due to not enough trained...
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Twenty-one new long-term care beds for Yarmouth. Single rooms will be converted at Yarmouth Heights and patients will start moving in next week. The province says they’re working with the GEM Healthcare Group to make the upgrades on the first floor. This includes adding new beds, ceiling lifts,...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you have a flight booked through Lynx Air, you’re about to be out of luck. The Calgary-based, low-cost carrier has filed for creditor protection and will shut down on Monday. In a statement they say they have faced significant hurdles including “rising operating costs, high fuel prices,...
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It’s an announcement residents of the Tri-Counties have been waiting for at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. A tender to get work started on the expansion of the emergency department at the hospital will go out in a few months. Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc and MLA for Argyle...
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by Brad PerryA Saint John police officer who was stabbed during a call this week has been released from the hospital. Const. Jonathan Grenier remains off-duty recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, police said in an update Friday. He was one of several officers who responded to a disturbance call at...
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by Adam RileyA motor vehicle collision west of Dryden Sunday has resulted in cocaine trafficking charges for a Dryden resident. Ontario Provincial Police and Northwest EMS responded to the collision on Highway 17 around 6 p.m. near McRae Road. This resulted in the driver, a 21-year-old woman, being taken to...
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