by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s wildfire situation has improved greatly over the past couple of weeks. A provincewide burn ban that had been in place for a month was lifted earlier in the week. Roger Collet, wildfire prevention officer with the Department of Natural Resources, said there were a couple of...
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Hundreds of cyclists are ready to ride through Clare. The ‘Gran Fondo Baie Sainte-Marie’ returns Sunday after a year off due to the World Acadian Congress. Over 660 people are registered in three distances, a good percentage are tourists. Clare’s tourism manager Larry Peach says they’re excited...
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More of country music’s best will be in Dieppe next year. The full line-up announcement for YQM Country Fest 2026 has dropped. Old Dominion, Carly Pearce and Parker McCollum are just some of the names that will open for the headlining acts at next August’s festival. Post Malone, Eric Church and...
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by NewsThe suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. President Donald Trump said on Fox News, “with a high degree of certainty, we think we have him.” Charlie Kirk was the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA – a right-wing, grassroots movement. The 31-year-old died after he was shot in...
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Ahead of the Yarmouth Mariners home opener Friday, their leadership group has been named. Twenty-year-old forward Justin Garneau was named captain for the 2025/26 season. Garneau from Quebec had 44 points in 49 games last season with the club. Assistant captains are Ryan Loveless, Liam Dutcher...
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by Jacob MooreA protest is planned for the Davis Cup tennis matches Friday afternoon. Several activist groups have organized a March starting at the Garrison Grounds at 2:30 p.m. Friday. More than 400 athletes and academics wrote a letter calling for the Canada vs Israel match to be canceled. They describe...
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by Brad PerryA crash in eastern New Brunswick has left a 58-year-old man dead, according to Mounties. The collision happened on Saint-Ignace Road in Saint-Ignace around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators believe an SUV took Exit 69 of Highway 11 and proceeded onto Saint-Ignace Road, where it was struck by...
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by Jacob MooreThe waitlist for a family doctor went down in August. As of Sept. 1, Nova Scotia Health says the Need a Family Practice Registry has 84,069 Nova Scotians on the list, according to a news release. That’s 3,810 less than the number reported at the start of August, which was 87,879 on the list....
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by Jacob MooreThe NHL has temporarily suspended the five hockey players recently acquitted of sexual assault. In July, they were acquitted of charges from the 2018 World Juniors in London, Ontario. But according to reports, the NHL says they conducted their own third-party investigation. They says league...
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by Brad PerrySome of us are paying less to fuel up heading into the weekend. The new maximum price for regular self-serve gasoline is $1.49 per litre. That is down just under one cent after the weekly setting by the provincial regulator. However, diesel prices have climbed just over a cent to a new maximum...
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