by Randy ThomsConservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made his return to the House of Commons. Poilievre used the opening of the fall session to criticize Prime Minister Mark Carney, suggesting he was falling back on his promises made earlier in the year. “He promised the strongest growth in the G7 for our...
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Ontario’s Liberal Party leader Bonnie Crombie resigned yesterday after only 57% of her party expressed support for her leadership. While 57% may seem like a lot, Dennis Pilon, Chair of the Department of Politics at York University, argues it’s a poor showing: “I think people feel that the leader...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and the Board of Governors are heading back to the table, Monday evening. That’s according to a post on social media from the university. The two sides have been at odds for weeks as the union fights for wages, benefits and a return-to-work policy. Sunday...
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by Alex AllanSaint John Police say they’ve seized drugs worth about $72,000 as part of an investigation into an alleged home invasion on Taylor Avenue. Officers responded to reports of two armed men who entered a home on the 33-block of Taylor Avenue around 12:40 a.m. Thursday. Police say one of the suspects...
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by Caitlin SnowThe president of the Halifax fire union says the chief of Halifax Fire has his priorities wrong and needs to go. Ken Steubing has been the Halifax Fire Chief for eight years. Brendan Meagher tells our newsroom that the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters have tried for years to bring up issues on...
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by Bryan TaitA new chapter is being written for New Brunswick’s public libraries. Post-Secondary Education and Training Minister Jean-Claude D’Amours announced provincewide rebranding for libraries Monday. “The new brand better reflects the full scope of what libraries offer,” D’Amours said in a news...
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by Caitlin SnowMore who were forced from their homes from the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County, will be able to return. The province says that on Tuesday, re-entry can begin for 17 primary residences: – 8 and 28 Spectacle Lake Rd. – 122 Medicraft Lane – from 5606 to 6160 West Dalhousie Rd. There will be...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Nuclear Waste Management Organization is considering a second Deep Geological Repository. The NWMO is already developing one in the Ignace area. Spokesperson Joe Heil says they are also looking at another one to hold intermediate and high-level nuclear waste. “It’s another DGR that we’re...
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by Brad PerryAn electric bus recall means some cancelled bus runs in the Anglophone East School District. Bus runs 63 and 64 serving Evergreen Park, Northrop Frye, Maplehurst and Harrison Trimble are cancelled on Monday afternoon. It comes after Transport Canada ordered inspections of all LionC school buses...
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by Brad PerryA New Brunswick watchdog is sounding the alarm over what he calls systemic failures in education budgeting. Advocate Kelly Lamrock released a scathing report on Monday over the education department’s 2024-25 budget. While Lamrock was quick to point out the department’s failures, he also credited...
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