by Tim DavidsonMotorists are asked to use caution in the area of the Golf Course today. Ditching work is being carried out on the south side Golf Course Road and one lane will be closed. While there will be traffic control and signage in place, the hill and elevation change may block the line of sight to...
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We’ve had a lot of rain in 2023. Some areas of Cape Breton received over 100 millimetres between Sunday and Tuesday morning. Is it unusual to have this much rain this time of year? Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud says the fall months produce more of these weather systems. “What...
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by Tara ClowA new General Manager of Business Operations for the Moncton Wildcats. Natasha Ostaff started in the role just before the hockey season began. “Natasha has been very involved in the community in Greater Moncton having served as a committee member for Events Moncton and the boards of many...
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by Tim DavidsonIt might be slow going on some parts of Highway 17 through Dryden. The city of completing water main repairs along Government Street and the Boozhoo Avenue intersection. As a result, the eastbound turning lane from Government onto Boozhoo will closed to traffic all day Wednesday. The closure...
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by Tara ClowThe Anglophone East District Education Council is standing tall on Policy 713. Member Ian Hebblethwaite says they recently received a letter from Education Minister Bill Hogan regarding changes. “We have no intentions of making any changes to our existing Policy around provincial 713. I would...
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by Tim DavidsonLake of the Woods District Hospital is looking at different ways to attract more doctors to the community. Ray Racette is president and CEO and says one of the key components they are trying to address is physician compensation. “You’re really going to have to really sell the opportunity, and...
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by Caitlin SnowThree new animal recruits have joined the Halifax police force. Two dogs named Cain and Kron and a horse named Jewelz were sworn in Monday at police headquarters. Jewelz an 8-year-old Percheron Thoroughbred gelding, was named after six fallen officers and is the only horse serving with HRP. Cain...
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The Progressive Conservative Party says the social media account of one of its staffers was hacked. On Monday, antisemitic comments were posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, to the account of Nargis Demolitor, Special Advisor to the provincial Immigration Minister. According to multiple...
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by Adam RileyA region wide campaign from the Ontario Provincial Police to arrest those wanted for violent offences has wrapped, with some positive numbers. Acting Detective Inspector Adam Wilkins says Operation Return says 306 individuals were picked up over the course of several months. “It has been very...
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The Halifax street bearing the name of the city’s controversial founder who issued a scalping proclamation for the lives of Mi’kmaq men, women and children will soon be officially renamed. Regional council’s approval of the change came last year following resident surveys and task force...
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