The Yarmouth Mariners split their weekend home games. They beat the North Division’s top team, the Grand Falls Rapids 5-3 on Friday night. Yarmouth then fell 5-2 to the Truro Bearcats on Sunday afternoon. Head Coach and GM Laurie Barron assessed his team’s performance. “I thought it was maybe...
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by Bryan TaitStriking part-time faculty at two Nova Scotia universities have denounced requests for binding arbitration to resolve ongoing labour disputes. CUPE Local 3912 represents striking workers at Saint Mary’s University and Mount Saint Vincent University. In a statement issued Sunday, CUPE accused the...
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by Bryan TaitThe top judges of Nova Scotia’s provincial court and Supreme Court have spoken out on the courtroom poppy ban. Chief provincial court Judge Perry F. Borden and Chief Justice Deborah K. Smith issued a joint statement Sunday. The statement referred to “recent comments” about court staff being...
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by Bryan TaitEnvironment Canada has issued a Les Suêtes wind warning for part of Inverness County. The warning is for an area from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence. Strong winds that may cause are expected from late Monday afternoon until early Tuesday morning. Maximum wind gusts are expected to reach up...
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by Bryan TaitThe Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the federal government had a chance to show leadership on the environment with the new budget. But the organization says the budget fails to protect Canadians from escalating environmental crises. “This budget leaves major holes in Canada’s...
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by Bryan TaitHalifax firefighters dealt with a fire involving multiple tractor-trailers in Dartmouth late Saturday. The city’s firefighters’ union reported on its Facebook page that crews had responded to reports of visible fire in the area of Mount Hope Avenue and Orion Court. Members discovered the fire at...
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by Bryan TaitHalifax fire crews responded to reports of smoke in an apartment on Kent Street late Friday night. According to the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters Facebook page, crews confirmed a fire in a third-floor unit with one occupant inside. Firefighters quickly rescued the occupant and transferred...
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by Bryan TaitThe company behind a scrapyard on Toombs Street in Moncton is asking a judge to overturn a decision not to renew its licence. American Iron & Metal Company (AIM) filed an application in the Court of King’s Bench in October, seeking an order to quash and set aside the public safety minister’s...
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by Bryan TaitThe actor who portrays Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys has been charged with sexual assault in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service told Acadia Broadcasting that Mike Smith is scheduled for arraignment Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at Halifax provincial court. Court documents provided to...
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by Bryan TaitA 42-year-old man from Saint-Saveur has died after a motorcycle crash in Bois-Gagnon in northern New Brunswick. At approximately 6:13 p.m. on Nov. 7, members of the Tracadie RCMP responded to a report of a single-motorcycle crash on Bordage Road. The driver of the motorcycle died at the scene...
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