Nova Scotia is going to learn about nuclear energy from Ontario. The two provinces signed a ‘memorandum of understanding,’ that will see them work together on small modular reactor technology. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce was in Halifax to sign the understanding with Nova Scotia Premier...
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Benefits and concerns are rising over a proposed golf course at that’s back on the table. Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Timothy Halman reversed the government’s prior position on the land that is currently designated and protected by law, by not shutting down the...
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by Bryan TaitThe region’s economic development agency is looking ahead to the next five years. Envision Saint John revealed a five-year strategic plan to Saint John Common Council on Oct. 20. The agency is now in its sixth year of operation. According to the chair of its board of directors, that meant it was...
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by Alex AllanForty-four vehicles were towed and more than 160 tickets were issued during a three‑day RCMP traffic enforcement operation in Southeastern New Brunswick. Police said the operation took place from October 16 to 18 in the Codiac, Petitcodiac, Richibucto and Sussex areas. Tickets were issued under...
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by Tara ClowA Canadian music icon returns to Atlantic Canada. Alan Doyle has been entertaining the country for three decades, with his fiddle-fuelled, foot-stomping, toe-tapping tunes. His ‘Already Dancing’ tour features 42 dates across Canada and the United States. Those dates include seven in Atlantic...
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by Caitlin SnowIt will be your chance to help improve health care in our community. The 2nd annual Radiothon with Dartmouth General Hospital on Surge 105.1 and Hot Country 103.5 starts at 6 a.m., Friday. “We’re super excited,” said Steve Harding, CEO and President of the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation....
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The art gallery building now belongs to the Town of Yarmouth. The province sold the former Western branch of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia to the town for one dollar. The plan is to make it an arts and culture hub, in line with their downtown blueprint. Mayor Pam Mood says the historic...
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It was a huge home win and an amazing first NHL game for a Cape Breton hockey player! Colten Ellis debuted in nets for the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night. Buffalo beat the Red Wings 4-2, wrapping up Detroit’s five-game win streak. According to Sabre Noise, it ended “one of the longest win...
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It’s the day Yarmouth has been waiting for. The start of Nova Scotia Music Week at several venues across town. Kelsey Whynot with Music Nova Scotia says they’re thrilled to be back. “It’s one of those places where the distance is really an opportunity. I think people come to Yarmouth with the...
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by Bryan TaitThe Saint John Police have arrested a 23-year-old male following a stabbing Tuesday evening. Police responded to a call of a stabbing at approximately 8 p.m. in the Coburg Street area. Before their arrival, officers were told a 49-year-old male had gone to the hospital to be treated for a...
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