by Caitlin SnowThe Municipality of the District of Lunenburg is taking a big step toward clean energy. A solar garden may be coming to town, next to the Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre on Mullock Rd thanks to a partnership with the Alternative Resource Energy Authority (AREA) and the MODL. The...
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Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) will be celebrated in St. Stephen this weekend. The event will be the second annual celebration of the thousands-year-old Mexican tradition for the Charlotte County Multicultural Association. Executive Director Joan Majchrowski says the event was organized by...
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Halifax Regional Police have made an arrest in relation to the 2022 murder of a Spryfield woman. On May 17th of last year, 37-year-old Chauntel Lizette MacIntyre was found stabbed in the area of Sylvia Avenue and Herring Cove Road. Police say she was taken to hospital where she later died of her...
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It’s Yarmouth’s time to shine at Nova Scotia Music Week. Rock band ‘Like A Motorcycle’ will headline the Rodd Grand Ballroom stage Thursday night. They’ll be joined by the Town Heroes, Atay and JAX and more. Local artist Marlee Bubar will kick things off on the Haley’s Lounge stage. Acadian band...
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The feds have announced new targets for immigration. Minister Marc Miller says they’re maintaining their goal of 485,000 permanent residents for next year. “And 500,000 in 2025. Starting in 2026, the number of newcomers we’ll aim to welcome will stabilize at 500,000, allowing for sustainable...
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by Caitlin SnowThe leader of the provincial NDP is slamming Premier Tim Houston over his comments on the homeless situation, now that we have had our first snowfall of the season. Houston told reporters there is more work to be done and the sad reality is, some people will sleep outside this winter. Claudia...
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by Caitlin SnowHalifax police are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian early this morning in Bedford. Officers responded to an injured person on Farmers Dairy Lane around 5:40am. Police say a delivery truck struck the pedestrian who was walking in the centre of the roadway. The 60-year-old man was...
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by Adam RileyCouncillor Rajni Agarwal faces a recommended penalty following an investigation by Integrity Principles, which provides integrity commissioner services for the City of Thunder Bay following what the firm calls “abrasive, confrontational and harassing” behavior which breached council’s code of...
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A well-known Bridgewater businessman and avid boater has passed away. Barry Rofihe ran the former men’s clothing store – Rofhie’s – on the corner of Dominion and King Street. He passed away Monday at the South Shore Regional Hospital. Rofihe’s Men’s Wear was a fabric of the downtown and was in...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Southbridge Roseview, located at 99 Shuniah St, have confirmed that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Southbridge Roseview – Cheshire Unit. There are restrictions on admissions, transfers, discharges, social activities, and visitation in the...
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