Many in northeastern Nova Scotia are still digging out from a major winter storm. It dumped as much as 150 centimetres on some parts of Cape Breton. The Department of Public Works says people in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality need to follow the local state of emergency. That includes...
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by Brad PerryMore big changes are coming at Canada’s largest telecommunications company. BCE Inc. has announced plans to cut around 4,800 positions or nine per cent of its workforce. It is being described as the company’s largest workforce restructuring initiative in nearly 30 years. At the same time, Bell...
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by Brad Perryore big changes are coming at Canada’s largest telecommunications company. BCE Inc. has announced plans to cut around 4,800 positions or nine per cent of its workforce. It is being described as the company’s largest workforce restructuring initiative in nearly 30 years. At the same time, Bell...
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The Municipality of Yarmouth is looking to sell a historic landmark. It’s the Port Maitland Fog Alarm Building on Shore Road. The municipality says they’d like to sell it below market value to a non-profit organization. They’ve got a call for expressions out to those groups. The successful...
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by Adam RileyA special weather statement has been issued for the Sioux Lookout and Eastern Lac Seul areas. Total rainfall amounts of between 15 to 25 mm are expected to fall by tonight, and combined with the frozen grounds reduced ability to absorb water there is a possibility of flooding localized to low...
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by Tara ClowAnother option for a flight to Toronto. WestJet will once again be offering flights to the Pearson Airport out of the Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International Airport. Spokesperson Sheila Lagace says they’ll start on May 17th. “It’ll fly twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, increasing to...
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by Tara ClowA national auto theft summit will get underway in Ottawa on Thursday. In 2022, vehicle theft rose by over 48 per cent in Ontario and over 34 per cent in Atlantic Canada. Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc says the federal government can’t tackle this alone, “The only way to attack this is to...
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Mounties in New Brunswick say they are seeing an increase in financially motivated online sextortion scams across the province. Online sextortion is a form of blackmail that involves someone threatening to send sexual images or videos of a person to others if they are not paid. Police say...
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by Brad PerryNB Power has sold its two head office buildings in downtown Fredericton as the utility tries to reduce debt and cut costs. Toronto-based Forum Asset Management has acquired the buildings at 515 and 527 King Street for $39 million. It followed a public request for proposals issued in early 2023...
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by Brad PerryA global technology firm is expanding and adding more new jobs in New Brunswick. Kyndryl plans to add more than 40 remote and on-site positions throughout the province. The company will hire a mix of new graduates and professionals with a range of experience. Some of those new employees will...
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