by Caitlin SnowThe biggest night for music in Canada is looking for volunteers! The JUNOS will be in Halifax, March 24th at Scotiabank Centre, hosted by Nelly Furtado. Several days’ worth of celebrations will start on Thursday, March 21st, before the big event, Sunday. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts...
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by Evan TaylorLunenburg West MLA Becky Druhan has announced a significant investment in local active living initiatives, bringing a breath of fresh air to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Government is injecting $22,800 into two key projects aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles. The Town of...
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RCMP are investigating 3 break-and-enters in our area. The first happened on December 11th at a gas station in Meteghan, as a man broke a glass door and stole several packs of cigarettes. He then fled on a red all-terrain vehicle. A day later, a grocery store in Dayton had its window shattered,...
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by Brad PerryMounties say they located a $300,000 loader just hours after it was stolen in Dieppe. Police say the construction equipment was taken from a Babin Street business on Boxing Day. “An older white GMC pickup truck arrived at the business and two individuals exited the truck,” RCMP said in a news...
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A blustery and wet Wednesday is in store for Nova Scotia. Rainfall and wind warnings are in effect, the storm will arrive in the early morning hours. Some areas could get 5-10 centimetres of snow before changing over to rain. Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud tells us what to...
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by Caitlin SnowEast Hants RCMP have charged a New Brunswick man after a number of vehicles were stolen in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. RCMP say on December 27, the 31-year-old suspect attempted to steal a tow truck from a business in Elmsdale. He arrived in a dump truck and left in the same vehicle. A short...
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by Tara Clow2023 is now the fourth-worst year for insured losses in Canada due to severe weather events and natural catastrophic events. Canada reached $3.1 billion in insured damage from those events, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The Insurance Bureau of Canada says as a...
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by Brad PerryA Saint John councillor wants the province to do more to help those experiencing homelessness. It follows a weekend tent encampment fire which claimed the life of 44-year-old Peter (Evan) McArthur. “With this loss of life, I want to renew our call to the province to step up on housing,” Coun....
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by Adam RileyEmergency crews with Shuniah Fire and Emergency Services have now cleared the scene of a scene collision east of Thunder Bay. According to a social media post by SFES, crews were initially called out for a report of a single vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near McKenzie Heights Road at 10:00...
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by Tara ClowThe Light Up Riverview display has gone dark for another year. The popular lights display that attracts thousands to the Town’s Riverfront was officially turned off on Sunday, January 7th. Mayor Andrew Leblanc says the annual tradition was a great success, “It went very well this year other than...
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