The NDP is focused on affordable housing. Leader Jagmeet Singh met with Dalhousie University students in Halifax about their struggles to find a place to live. He says there’s simply nothing available. “Multiple people to a single room just to be able to afford rent. Students should be worried...
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A march through Yarmouth raised some money for veterans. Saturday’s 15 kilometre ‘Rucksack March’ brought awareness to soldiers suffering from PTSD. This year it was in honour of the late Sergeant Tyson Bowen, who became an advocate for veterans and mental health. Organizer Todd Muise says it...
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by Brad PerrySt. Joseph’s Hospital in Saint John is in need of updated ultrasound equipment. That is the focus of the fourth annual September for St. Joe’s fundraising campaign. Laurie Flood, executive director of the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, said the current systems are 10 years old. “Our...
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by Tara ClowThe number of animals being cared for at the People for Animal Wellbeing shelter is up this year. Executive Director Heather Smith says they took in around 179 animals last month, which is more than they normally see. “We watch our animal intake quite closely. We want to make sure that we have...
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The Yarmouth Mariners are looking good heading into the season. They shutout Valley 6-0 Saturday night in their second preseason game. Goalie Keegan Warren got the shutout. He thanked his teammates in front of him. “The boys played a pretty good game in front of me, the defense locked up the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Sioux-Hudson Literacy Council is $20,000 richer. The council was singled out for it’s Good Learning Anywhere program. Linda Wright is the of distance projects and says they work with federal inmates to improve their life skills. “This particular program is the first of it’s kind in a...
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by Tara ClowA woman was located safe in Dieppe thanks to RCMP and drone technology. RCMP says her family believed she was in distress after getting lost in the woods along the Petitcodiac River at around midnight on August 25th. Police Dog Services was called to the scene but had difficulty locating the...
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by Caitlin SnowThe province has announced a new pilot program for assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool and school aged children. Nova Scotia will spend $500,000 to pay for assessments done through a private psychologist, for those who are on...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay Police Service is asking for help in finding Nathan Lambert, a 14-year-old boy who was last seen on Friday, September 8 in the 700 block of James Street South. Nathan is a white male who is 5’3″ with a thin build, medium-length red hair, and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a...
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A new collaborative family practice has officially opened in Masstown. It shares a care team with the West Colchester Community Health Centre in Bass River. The care team includes three nurse practitioners, a registered nurse, a pharmacist, a social worker and three administrative support staff....
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