by Bryan TaitThere’s still room for improvement, but the results of last year’s provincial assessments were encouraging according to New Brunswick’s education minister. Claire Johnson said the efforts of all education stakeholders are essential for students to have success, and the evidence is in the...
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by Tara ClowThe Confederation Bridge will be closed to traffic on Sunday in honour of the 45th anniversary of the Terry Fox run. Over 10,000 pedestrians who have registered will be permitted to run or walk across. “The very first Confederation Bridge, Terry Fox Run, happened in 2005 as part of the 25th...
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The Halifax Mooseheads are back. They open their 32nd season in Charlottetown Friday night. New head coach Brad MacKenzie says they want to build on the team’s legacy. “It’s our job every single day as staff, players, or whatever your role is with this organization to carry that legacy and keep...
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by Caitlin SnowNew searches for two young children who went missing in rural Nova Scotia more than four months ago are on the way, involving police dogs trained to look for human remains. Jack and Lilly Sullivan, four and six years old at the time, reportedly wandered away from home on Gairloch Road in Pictou...
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by Evan TaylorThe Long Lake wildfire is now being held, but for the loggers who helped fight it, the past few weeks have been exhausting. Steve Ward, a land manager with Freeman Lumber, was one of several industry workers who stepped in when the fire broke out on August 14. He says there were no contracts or...
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You may want to give yourself extra time if you’re heading to the Mooseheads home opener at Scotiabank Centre Saturday night. Halifax Harbour Bridges says delays are possible with the closure of the Macdonald Bridge from 8 p.m. Friday until 5:30 a.m. Monday. It will be off-limits to motorists,...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Dryden Eagles high school football team improved to 2-1 on the season thanks to a 32-14 win over the St. John’s Tigers, in the Winnipeg High School Football League. The Eagles are at home next Friday as they take on the Churchill Bulldogs. This afternoon, the Beaver Brae Broncos meet the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe season begins tonight in the Superior Junior Hockey League with two games. The Red Lake Miners travel to Fort Frances to face-off against the Lakers, and the Thunder Bay North Stars are in Ironwood, Michegan to take on the Lumberjacks. The other teams in the league start their season...
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by Tara ClowMore information is needed after a reported armed robbery in Dieppe. RCMP say it happened at around 9:30 pm on August 19 on a walking trail near Champlain Street and Virginia Avenue. Two people who were sitting on a bench were approached by an individual who demanded personal items. Police say...
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by NewsA former massage therapist in Halifax is facing additional sex charges. The 43-year-old suspect was originally charged in March with one count of sexual assault, with five more charges laid in April. Police say two more charges have been added to the case in July against the man who reappeared...
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