by Joe ThomsonThe Halifax Regional Police are looking for a man who assaulted a teenage lifeguard at the newly opened Halifax Commons Aquatic Facility last month. They say the incident happened on July 8, at around 7 p.m., when the 15-year-old lifeguard approached the man in relation to pool policies. They...
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by Evan TaylorEmergency responders were called to a single-vehicle collision Friday morning in Lunenburg shortly after 10 a.m. where a vehicle had launched itself over a curb landing on the street below. The vehicle was heading downhill on Duke Street towards Montague Street, where Duke ends and witnesses...
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by Joe ThomsonThe Nova Scotia Liberals are calling on the Houston government to provide more support for fishers in Shelburne who lost equipment during the wildfires. The province recently announced it would provide $2,500 to each fisher who lost equipment, but many have come forward to say that’s not nearly...
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by Tim DavidsonMotorists who use 9th Street North regularly will have a detour for another day. The section west of Houghton Road has been closed for the past two as Titan Contracting replaces a storm sewer. The closure has been extended until 3:00 this afternoon. The city says there will be a detour south of...
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by Evan TaylorThe Halifax Wanderers have unveiled their plans to inaugurate a women’s team as part of their dedicated involvement in the upcoming League1 Atlantic, set to debut in 2024. The announcement came from Halifax Wanderers Founder and President, Derek Martin, who expressed his enthusiasm for advancing...
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by Tim DavidsonA business from northwestern Ontario has made it to the semi-finals of the Pow Wow Pitch. This is a North American-wide competition featuring Indigenous entrepreneurs. Ricky Dankewich is starting up his business call Blackstone Concrete. “We do decorative overlays working specifically with...
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by Brad PerryMounties say they have made an arrest in connection with the theft of a backhoe. RCMP said theft is believed to have happened at a business on Golden Grove Road in Saint John on Aug. 3. Sgt. Tyson Nelson said officers located the backhoe in Sussex the same day and arrested a 34-year-old Saint...
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by Brad PerrySaturday night will be a good time to put your phone aside, head outdoors and look up at the sky. The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak Saturday night into early Sunday morning. The shower takes place when Earth moves through the thickest part of debris left over from the...
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by Evan TaylorEmergency crews are on scene at a collision in Lunenburg currently. Reports indicate it is a single-vehicle collision, though details about the vehicle involved have not been released. A LifeFlight ambulance has been dispatched to help transport a person that sustained life-threatening injuries....
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Crews continue to restore bridges that were damaged in last month’s floods. 13 of the 30 being worked on were completely destroyed. Public Works Minister Kim Masland says they addressed isolated areas first. “We had significant bridge damage, but we certainly had enough bailey bridges installed....
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