Nova Scotia Music Week will bring a big boost to Yarmouth. Hotel rooms are booked, as the area welcomes the festival this Thursday to Sunday. Neil MacKenzie with the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association says it’s a massive event for the area. “It brings in a ton of people at a time...
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by Caitlin SnowA “beloved jewel” on the south shore of Nova Scotia has become one of the largest islands ever protected in the province. The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) announced Tuesday, Cape LaHave Island will be conserved permanently. According to the MODL, the move comes after several...
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by Caitlin SnowA cabinet shuffle at Province House in Halifax. In a news release, Tuesday, the province says Premier Tim Houston announced changes to his inner circle that will enable the government to focus on energy and resource development. Houston will take over as Minister of Energy, but will continue as...
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The investigation of a collision between a motorcycle and moose continues. It occurred on Saturday, October 18 around 5:15 a.m. on Highway 105 near Aberdeen. The 47-year-old Waycobah man who drove the motorcycle was treated at the scene by emergency services and transported to the hospital with...
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More than 130 unionized shelter workers in Nova Scotia have won some of the highest wages in the sector across all the Atlantic provinces. Ninety-eight per cent of workers at the Bridge by Adsum in Dartmouth voted to join the Service Employees International Union in June of 2024. In a release,...
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by Caitlin SnowCanada’s auditor general says our country falls short in things like cybersecurity and military recruitment, in a new report released Tuesday. Karen Hogan says there are “significant gaps” in the government’s cybersecurity services, monitoring and response to attacks. “As cyber-attacks become...
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by Jacob MooreHampton is getting the first local game from the Atlantic Roller Derby team. The team formed in May 2024 with members from the Maritimes and New England, according to a news release. They say their goal is to train hard and put on a fierce competition both nationally and internationally. Their...
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Inflation was up in September. StatsCan says the Consumer Price Index rose 2.4 percent year-over-year in September. That’s up from a 1.9 percent increase in August. Prices at the grocery store were a key factor, with people paying four percent more for food compared to last year. There was an...
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by Jacob MooreDozens of meals will be donated to two families after a terrible boating tragedy. Two children under 10 years old died after a boat sank on Lake Rossignol on Saturday. Two other people, a 45-year-old man and a child, survived the incident. The Meal Train website lets volunteers sign up to give...
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by Bryan TaitThe city’s utility received some national attention recently for a clean energy initiative. Saint John Energy received a 2026 Clean50 Top Project Award at a ceremony in Toronto last week. Zero30 is the utility’s roadmap to show what it would take to reach net-zero emissions by 2030 while...
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