by Brad PerryIt looks like gas prices are on their way up this week in New Brunswick. Gasoline prices are expected to climb around three cents on Thursday night. Diesel users will see a slight break with the maximum price anticipated to fall around half a cent. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board...
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by CJ GoaterThe Ontario Provincial Police in Ottawa have arrested a Nigerian National wanted by the Atikokan OPP for participation in a sextortion scam. Last December the Atikokan OPP Detachment started an investigation into a youth-related sextortion scam. Atikokan OPP working in conjunction with Elgin...
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by Tim DavidsonCommunity Safety, housing and development are seen as the most important services provided by the City of Kenora. The city has released the results of the Rethinking Budget Survey, which was conducted this past summer. A total of 460 people took the survey. It found that 30 percent of...
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by Caitlin SnowPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is set on his stance that Alberta should not pull out of Canada’s Pension Plan. Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, has recently said she’s exploring the idea of Alberta having its own pension plan. However, Trudeau told reporters, he’s heard from many provinces...
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Nova Scotia is looking to eliminate the practice by some daycare providers to take money from families to put them on a waitlist. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan told reporters this week a previous issue with one daycare was resolved, but there have been recent...
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The Halifax District RCMP has obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man in relation to an assault in Beaver Bank. Twenty-three-year-old Logan Cameron Saucier, fom Beaver Bank, is charged with Assault, Assault with a Weapon Uttering Threats, and Failure to Comply with ProbationOrders....
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by Tara ClowMore homes are needed in the City of Dieppe, that’s according to a housing needs assessment. A housing needs assessment study was presented to Dieppe City Council at its public meeting on October 23, 2023. The study found, between 3,505 and 4,365 housing units will need to be built in Dieppe by...
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Flu shots are now available in Nova Scotia. It may be a rough season in the province for the flu, with COVID and RSV also circulating. Digby pharmacist Bronwen McGuire says data from Australia’s flu season showed a rise in hospitalizations for children. “It’s touted to be one of the largest flu...
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The American stage and screen actor considered to be “the first black action hero” has died. According to his agent, Richard Roundtree passed away Tuesday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Roundtree’s starring role in the 1971 Blaxploitation epic, Shaft, pushed him into the...
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Some proposed legislation would protect bartenders and cooks from have their tips snatched away by their employer. Nova Scotia is the only province in Atlantic Canada without legislation that protects service industry workers against employers taking all or part of tips from customers. “Most...
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