There is a power outage in some parts of the County of Antigonish. The issue was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The current estimated time of restoration is 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The map shows the outage from the north of the Town on Antigonish up Highway 337 to Lakevale and throughout...
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Lobster fishing captains will soon have to submit information electronically. Starting this fall, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is making the use of electronic logbooks, or ‘ELOGs’ mandatory in LFA 33 and 34. The department says it’s to help monitor fishing activities and ensure good...
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by Caitlin SnowA group of library support specialists are raising the alarm that nearly 100 of them are at risk of losing their jobs. In a statement on social media, Library Support Specialists (LSS) of the HRCE say it was earlier this month that Halifax Council voted to stop putting funding into the...
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by NewsA Dartmouth homicide has been added to the major crimes reward program. The province says up to $150,000 will be offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of who was responsible for the murder of 30-year-old Isaac Downey. It was January 19, 2025, at about 3 a.m., when RCMP...
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by NewsCharges against four local fishers after $77,000 of catch was seized. In January, DFO says their aerial patrol seized over 107,000 pounds of haddock and pollock. The fishers were charged this month in Yarmouth Provincial Court with using illegally blocked groundfish nets, misreporting and...
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by NewsThe inmate who escaped a jail in New Brunswick has been arrested. It was last month when the man who was the subject of an emergency alert escaped the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac. New Brunswick RCMP say he was taken into custody in Moncton. It was just after 5 p.m.,...
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by NewsAn investigation is underway after a sudden death in Halifax. Police say it was Sunday around 1 p.m., when they responded to a report of an unconscious person in Fort Needham Memorial Park. A 42-year-old man was found dead in a tent. The death does not appear to be suspicious however the medical...
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by Evan TaylorA 15-year-old from Bridgewater charged in connection with an alleged school attack plot targeting Park View Education Centre appeared in court Monday. They were in Bridgewater Youth Court for a bail hearing, where the case was adjourned at the request of the defence. The matter...
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by Caitlin SnowThe search continues for a missing man in the Colchester County area. Forty-seven-year-old Jason Lorette was last seen March 19 in Salmon River and reported missing the next day. It was Sunday when police issued an emergency alert over his disappearance. In an interview with Acadia News,...
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Workers at some Nova Scotian nursing homes could go on strike soon. Final conciliation talks between long-term care workers represented by CUPE and the province are scheduled for Tuesday. Workers at dozens of homes have voted in favour of job action, they’ve been without a contract since...
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