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Transport Canada looking at moving Digby-Saint John ferry to P.E.I.
Posted 9 November 2023

Transport Canada looking at moving Digby-Saint John ferry to P.E.I.

Nova Scotia, along with provincial and municipal leaders, are expressing concern about the potential temporary redeployment of the ferry currently operating between Digby, N.S., and Saint John. They fear it might be redirected to serve another route for part of the upcoming year. A...

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Shelburne Scotiabank closing as part of cuts
Posted 9 November 2023

Shelburne Scotiabank closing as part of cuts

It appears the Shelburne Scotiabank branch will be part of cuts across Atlantic Canada as it is one of a handful in the region set to close. A representative with Scotiabank has confirmed with our newsroom that  branches in Nova Scotia closing include Shelburne, Annapolis Royal and Bridgetown...

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Mental health support extended to volunteer firefighters and search teams
Posted 9 November 2023

Mental health support extended to volunteer firefighters and search teams

Volunteer firefighters and members of ground search and rescue teams will soon have access to new mental health supports. A new program will give these first responders and their families access to a range of health and wellness services, including personal and family counselling, stress...

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NB Liquor, Cannabis NB second-quarter sales rise
Posted 9 November 2023

NB Liquor, Cannabis NB second-quarter sales rise

NB Liquor sales were up in the second quarter ending October 1st. Product sales totalled $150.7 million, up 1.8 per cent over the same period in 2022. Wine sales increased 2.6 per cent, up $0.8 million Spirit sales increased 0.9 per cent, up $0.3 million Beer sales increased 1.2 per cent, up...

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Driver of suspicious vehicle identified in Inverness and Colchester Counties: RCMP
Posted 9 November 2023

Driver of suspicious vehicle identified in Inverness and Colchester Counties: RCMP

The driver of a suspicious vehicle in Inverness and Colchester Counties has been identified. RCMP say that had received multiple driving complaints about a white GMC truck with a Quebec license plate. According to posts on social media, the complaints were from earlier in the week on Monday and...

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Leyad purchases first commercial property in the Maritimes
Posted 9 November 2023

Leyad purchases first commercial property in the Maritimes

New acquisitions for Henry Zavriyev. The business owner recently purchased a commercial property in Moncton. His Montreal-based real estate development company Leyad recently took over the Wheeler Park Power Centre in Moncton. Zavriyev says it’s his first in the Maritimes, “We own all different...

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NWO smile cookie charity list
Posted 9 November 2023

NWO smile cookie charity list

This year there is a new twist on an annual fundraiser for Tim Hortons. The Smile Cookie campaign is being held during the holiday season for the first time. Starting on Monday, and running until Friday, 100 per cent of proceeds from each Holiday Smile Cookie sold will be donated directly to...

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Health unit changes its reporting policy
Posted 9 November 2023

Health unit changes its reporting policy

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit will no longer be issuing media releases or social media posts for respiratory (including COVID-19) and gastrointestinal outbreaks. This includes outbreaks in public hospitals and institutions (e.g., long-term care homes, and retirement homes). The change is...

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Elementary school principal charged with historic sexual assaults in HRM
Posted 9 November 2023

Elementary school principal charged with historic sexual assaults in HRM

A Halifax-area elementary school principal has been charged with historic sexual assaults. RCMP say the allegations date back to an elementary school in Eastern Passage in the late 1980’s and at a home in Lucasville in the 1990’s. There were two victims involved, both youths at the time, and one...

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Police investigating Fredericton ER patient’s death
Posted 9 November 2023

Police investigating Fredericton ER patient’s death

Police are now investigating the death of a patient waiting for care in a New Brunswick emergency room. Darrell Mesheau, 78, died in the emergency department waiting room at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July. A coroner’s inquest was scheduled for this past...

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