by Bryan TaitThe Progressive Conservatives responded to the throne speech Thursday, and interim leader Glen Savoie had a simple message. “The failures of this government are becoming a clear pattern of behaviour for the people of this province,” Savoie said. “When government fails, people suffer.” Savoie...
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by Bryan TaitThe only provinces operating nuclear power plants entered an agreement Friday to improve performance at the Point Lepreau generating station. New Brunswick Energy Minister René Legacy was joined by his Ontario counterpart Stephen Lecce to make the agreement. “New Brunswick and Ontario are known...
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by Alex AllanThe Saint John City Market will host its first Great Pumpkin Pet Party. The event will bring pets in costume together for a contest and community fundraiser for the SPCA. It takes place on Saturday, beginning at noon, with a pet costume contest scheduled for 2 p.m. Organizers say the day will...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s Justice Minister says the province supports Ottawa’s proposed reforms to bail and sentencing, calling them an important step toward safer communities. Justice Minister and Attorney General Scott Armstrong said in a statement that the province backs the federal government’s new...
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by Evan TaylorPlans to create North America’s first whale sanctuary have cleared a major hurdle, with the Nova Scotia government approving a Crown land lease for the project on the province’s Eastern Shore. The Whale Sanctuary Project, a U.S.-based non-profit, confirmed that the province has authorized a...
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by Alex AllanThe RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance following a theft from a commercial trailer in St.Andrews. Police said the incident is believed to have happened between 1:50 and 2:50 a.m. on October 19, when someone forcibly entered a trailer parked at a business on Prince of Wales Street....
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by Tara ClowPlaying the lottery online has paid off for a Fredericton, New Brunswick couple. Tilly van den Bosch recently won over $1.6 million on the Lotto 6/49 classic jackpot. She checked her tickets in the early morning hours because she couldn’t sleep. “It was the middle of the night, so I didn’t jump...
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More French-speaking schools are needed in Nova Scotia. That’s according to a new report from the province’s Acadian school board, the CSAP. They say only 27 percent of first-language French students go to one of their 23 schools in the province. Board chair Diane Racette says learning in your...
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Development of the Port Hawkesbury waterfront is underway. Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton says cultivating the waterfront will attract new revenue streams as a working harbour and tourism destination. “It’s going to be about kind of building that destination that’s going to benefit the residents....
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The Yarmouth Mariners are on the road for a couple of matchups this weekend. They meet the Valley Wildcats in Truro Friday night. Then they head to Prince Edward Island to play the Summerside Western Capitals Saturday evening. The Mariners are 8th overall in the Maritime Junior Hockey League....
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