by Tara ClowThe Mayor of Salisbury knows what it’s like to have reduced cellular coverage. His community is one of the rural areas in New Brunswick affected. “We’ve actually seen a continued degradation in service in our community get worse,” Robert Campbell said. Ten new Bell cellular sites in the province...
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The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is keeping $312,000 of their marketing levy funds from Destination Cape Breton (DCB). The news was shared in a recent Richmond County committee meeting by DCB’s CEO, Terry Smith. “On June 10th, the CBRM decided to keep 50 per cent of the marketing...
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by Caitlin SnowCanada Post is going to cut back on how often mail gets delivered straight to your door as it forges ahead to fix its finances. In a press conference Thursday, Minister Joel Lightbound told reporters, the Crown corporation is facing an existential crisis, and they will accept all of the...
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by Evan TaylorLunenburg’s waterfront is set to come alive this weekend as South Shore Oktoberfest kicks off with two full days of concerts, craft beer, food, and family activities. The festival begins Friday evening with a major outdoor concert on Bluenose Drive, headlined by East Coast hip-hop star...
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by Caitlin SnowA runner from Halifax has broken a record for the fastest time to race around an entire lap of the land of fire and ice- Iceland. Ryan Keeping clocked in at 14 days, 13 hours and 68 minutes: beating the original record of 16 days and 10 hours. In a video posted to his social media account on his...
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by Evan TaylorThe South Shore Lumberjacks are off to a strong start this season, heading into their home opener this weekend with a chance to remain undefeated. The team is currently 3-0 and will first face the Capstone Colts in Shearwater Friday night in a rematch of last year’s finals, before returning...
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by NewsRCMP are asking for help as they investigate a weapon complaint after an incident near Sackville High School. It was September 22, just before 2:30 p.m., when police responded to the school to investigate a report of a youth who had a weapon off school property. A teen was taken into custody and...
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by Tara ClowA large recall of various brands of pistachios and products containing the nut continues to expand. There are now 105 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella linked to the outbreak that includes one in New Brunswick. Other cases have been found in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and...
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by Alex AllanThe Saint John Police Force says its Community Engagement Quick Reaction Team has made measurable progress since launching earlier this year. Between March and the end of August, the four-member team conducted 121 foot patrols, made 108 arrests, issued 124 citations and carried out 261 traffic...
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The doors have opened for 17 affordable housing units. Colleen Cameron, Board Chair for the Antigonish Affordable Housing Society tells our newsroom the second phase of Appleseed Court had residents move in at the beginning of August. The first phase of 12 units and a community room were already...
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