The Governor General of Canada is kicking off her official visit to Nova Scotia Wednesday after being in PEI. According to a release, the Right Honourable Mary Simon’s visits are focusing on reconciliation, mental health, climate change and Canada’s history. They’ll also highlight the efforts of...
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The province has awarded the contract for a study of the ‘CAT’ ferry. Consulting firm 21 FSP will do a broad economic impact study of the service, which runs from Yarmouth to Bar Harbor, Maine. It will include data from 2 sailing seasons. The study will cost 180-thousand dollars, and should be...
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by Tim DavidsonAffordability and housing. Those were the two main themes coming out of a Conservative caucus retreat in Quebec City over the weekend. Kenora MP Eric Melillo says all Conservative ridings are seeing similar issues particularly in this region. “We don’t have that same level of municipal...
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by Joe ThomsonThe latest report on Canada’s premier approval ratings has been released, and Ontario’s Doug ford has reached the lowest percentage of his five years in office. The study, done by the Angus Reid Institute, shows that ford is now tied with Manitoba’s Heather Stefanson for the lowest rating, at...
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by CJ GoaterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is collecting information on a plane that exited the runway at Pikangikum airport just before 9 AM on September 12. A Cessna 208B aircraft, operated by Superior Airways, departed from Red Lake (CYRL) to Pikangikum (CYPM). Seven people were onboard the...
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by Evan TaylorAs the weekend approaches, Hurricane Lee, a slow-moving and substantial storm, is poised to affect the Maritimes, although the exact path it will take remains uncertain. While meteorologists are closely monitoring the situation, it is increasingly likely that Lee will bring a deluge of rain,...
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by Caitlin SnowWildfires, floods and now Hurricane Lee forecasted to make landfall in the Maritimes this weekend…Canadians are concerned about climate change. Over 1500 Canadians were polled by Leger between September 9 and 10 about climate change. The results: 70% were worried 74% who believe climate change...
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by Joe ThomsonThe Nova Scotia RCMP have charged three people with drug trafficking after raiding a house in the Valley last week. Officers executed a search warrant on the home located on Highway 201 in South Greenwood on September 7. They seized cocaine, morphine, methamphetamine, clonazepam, ammunition,...
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by Brad PerryIt is going to be a much busier day than usual in uptown Saint John. Not one, not two, but three cruise ships are expected in Saint John today. It’s a triple ship day, the first of the 2023 cruise ship season. Changes had to be made to this week’s schedule due to the storm. Emerald Princess and...
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by Tara ClowThe federal NDP leader is paying a visit to New Brunswick on Wednesday. Affordable housing is on the agenda. Jagmeet Singh will make announcements at noon in Moncton at La Station Working Space on Botsford Street. Later today, he’ll meet with French-language and Acadian community groups and also...
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