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Live jazz music and a film night in Inverness
Posted 2 December 2025

Live jazz music and a film night in Inverness

The Inverness County Centre for the Arts (ICCA) is inviting you to a special screening and live music event. Come see how jazz music was vibrant in Cape Breton by watching the The Piano Tuner documentary. The movie follows the colourful life of “Red Mike” MacDonald, who has tuned pianos in...

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Saint John police launch Festive RIDE campaign
Posted 2 December 2025

Saint John police launch Festive RIDE campaign

Saint John police are stepping up enforcement against impaired driving as the holiday season begins. The Saint John Police Force has launched its annual Festive RIDE campaign, which stands for Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere. The program runs through December with support from the...

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Man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant
Posted 2 December 2025

Man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant

RCMP are looking for Tyler Coty Read who is wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. The 36-year-old man is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He is from Sipekne’katik and was last known to be in Stellarton. Read is charged with intimidation of a justice system...

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Miles announces children and youth advisory council
Posted 2 December 2025

Miles announces children and youth advisory council

The provincial government has created a new minister’s advisory council. This one will focus on children and youth. In a statement, Social Development Minister Cindy Miles said she met with young people last week during a youth-in-care roundtable. “Their insights reaffirmed how essential it is...

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Saint John outlines winter parking ban rules
Posted 2 December 2025

Saint John outlines winter parking ban rules

The City of Saint John is reminding residents to follow overnight parking rules during winter storms. The City said on‑street parking is permitted during the winter months unless a temporary ban is declared or restrictions are posted under the Motor Vehicle Act. There are two types of overnight...

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Moncton, Dieppe announce parking bans
Posted 2 December 2025

Moncton, Dieppe announce parking bans

Moncton and Dieppe are banning on-street parking Tuesday night as the first winter storm of the season arrives. Both cities announced no parking will be permitted beginning at midnight and continuing until 7 a.m. Wednesday. A news release from Moncton said the city would update its alerts...

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More details for two homicides in Pictou County
Posted 2 December 2025

More details for two homicides in Pictou County

We are learning more about the homicides of two people in Pictou County last year. It was November 9 when RCMP responded to a burned vehicle on MacLean Road in Greenhill, and found human remains. The major crime unit says the vehicle of 32 year old Keleana Trask of Truro and 34 Tyler Meagher...

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Cancer support hub in Moncton officially opens
Posted 2 December 2025

Cancer support hub in Moncton officially opens

A new centre offering free cancer support programs has officially opened in Moncton. Wellspring Bannon House, located on MacBeath Avenue near The Moncton Hospital, is part of the launch of Wellspring New Brunswick — the first Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation affiliate in Atlantic Canada....

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Drill alert in Guysborough County
Posted 2 December 2025

Drill alert in Guysborough County

Morien Resources is informing residents of a small geological drill program in the Lazy Head area. It is taking place from December 1 until next week, and could affect residents in Tickle Road, Hazel Hill, Three Mile Lake, Island Main, and surrounding areas. The drill equipment will be moved...

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Minimum wage going up in two parts next year to $17
Posted 2 December 2025

Minimum wage going up in two parts next year to $17

Minimum wage is going up again across the province. Nova Scotia had its largest minimum wage increase ever in 2025. Hourly rates went up in two parts, with a $1.30 increase overall, and the minimum hourly rate was $16.50 as of Oct. 1. But minimum wage workers can expect their paychecks to...

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