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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A woman has been arrested for impaired driving on the Eastern Shore. RCMP say on Monday evening, officers responded to a report of a driver showing signs of impairment as she left a gas station on Highway 7 in Sheet Harbour. Officers stopped her nearby in a grocery store parking lot. Police...
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A 35-year-old motorcyclist has died in a two-vehicle collision in Lucasville. RCMP say just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, crews responded to a report that a motorcycle and pick-up truck collided at the intersection of Waterstone Run and Lucasville Road. Police say witnesses and other emergency...
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by Brad PerryA portion of Route 1 westbound just outside of Saint John will be closed overnight on Friday night. Gateway Operations said the closure will take place in the area of the Fox Farm Road overpass at Exit 133. Traffic heading into the city will be detoured to the westbound off-ramp and take the...
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