by Alex AllanFamilies in Greater Saint John can now apply for help with winter activities through Positive Recreation Opportunities (P.R.O.) for Kids. The City of Saint John said the charitable service provides financial support to eligible children between the ages of 2 and 18. The program helps cover...
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A poor showing on home ice for the Yarmouth Mariners. They lost 8-3 Friday to the Pictou County Crushers and 10-5 Saturday to the Summerside Western Capitals. They have now lost three straight, all at home. That leaves the Mariners four points back of the Crushers for fourth place in the...
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A new search for Jack and Lilly Sullivan. An Ontario volunteer group ‘Please Bring Me Home’ led the efforts on Saturday through woods in Landsdowne Station, Pictou County. The four-and-six year-old siblings reportedly went missing on May 2 from their home in the community. Multiple search...
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by NewsYarmouth Town RCMP are asking for help finding a missing teenager. Fourteen-year-old Destiny Wolfe-Wentzell was last seen Saturday night around 6:30 p.m. She is five-foot-three, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Wolfe-Wentzell was last seen wearing a black hoodie, grey pants and a...
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Parts of Cape Breton and surrounding areas are in for a windy Sunday. Environment Canada has a wind warning in effect for Guysborough, Richmond and Cape Breton counties. Starting Sunday afternoon, wind gusts could reach 90 kilometres an hour. A Les Suites wind warning is also in effect for...
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by NewsOne person died in a house fire in the Annapolis Valley. RCMP say it happened around 4 a.m. Friday morning at a home in Margaretsville. The residence was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. After the fire was put out, the remains of an adult were found inside the home. RCMP say...
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by NewsA man from southwest Nova Scotia died after being struck by vehicles in Pictou County. It happened last night just before 7 on Highway 104 near Stellarton. RCMP say the 45-year-old was walking on the westbound lane of the road and was hit, no word on how many vehicles were involved. He was...
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The Quad Counties will soon have two new childcare centres. Inverness Education Centre/Academy will have 104 spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. “Building a new childcare centre in partnership with the Inverness school means making childcare convenient and affordable for families,”...
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by Jacob MooreIf you have information about three stolen side-by-side vehicles, Halifax police want to hear from you. Officers got a call on Oct. 29 about a break and enter at the Rallye Motoplex in Bayer’s Lake. Investigators say three suspects broke in shortly after midnight and drove off on three stolen...
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by Alex AllanSaint John’s holiday season kicks off Saturday night with the 72nd annual Santa Claus Parade, and organizers say it will be the biggest in years. Parade organizer Blaine Harris said 60 entries are taking part, up from 42 last year. “I love it. All these entries, when you read through the...
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