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Mariners ready for season-opening weekend at home
Posted 11 September 2025

Mariners ready for season-opening weekend at home

The Yarmouth Mariners are ready for the regular season. Puck-drop is Friday night at Mariners Centre against the Campbellton Tigers at 7 p.m. Last year, Yarmouth missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years, they have nine returning players hoping to get the team back to the postseason....

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NDP calls for more action to help tenants without power in downtown Halifax
Posted 11 September 2025

NDP calls for more action to help tenants without power in downtown Halifax

The NDP is calling on the provincial government to do more to help people at an apartment in downtown Halifax. Some tenants are still in the dark after more than two weeks at The Scotian apartment after more than two weeks. NDP MLA Lisa LaChance has sent a letter to Service Nova Scotia Minister...

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Police seeking help identifying Cookville robbery suspect
Posted 11 September 2025

Police seeking help identifying Cookville robbery suspect

RCMP in Lunenburg County are appealing to the public for information on a man suspected of robbing a business in Cookville. The incident occured shortly after 9:00 p.m. on Sepetmber 8th at a business on Pine Grove Road. The suspect set off alarms upon leaving the building with stolen goods. He...

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How a scallop fishing boat caught on fire off the coast of Shelburne
Posted 11 September 2025

How a scallop fishing boat caught on fire off the coast of Shelburne

A new report reveals how a scallop fishing boat that caught on fire near Shelburne. Twelve crew members were on board the Fundy Leader when the master noticed smoke near some electrical panel vents. They shut off the engine and noticed smoke coming from a wall. They broke the handle of two fire...

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FBI still searching for Charlie Kirk shooter
Posted 11 September 2025

FBI still searching for Charlie Kirk shooter

The FBI is still searching for the shooter responsible for the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Videos across social media show that the 31-year-old was speaking to a massive crowd of people during an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon when the bullet hit him in the...

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NBSPCA reports record animal protection calls, rising costs
Posted 11 September 2025

NBSPCA reports record animal protection calls, rising costs

The New Brunswick SPCA says 2024 was its busiest year ever, according to their annual report. The organization received 4,611 calls involving animals in distress. That’s an 8.5 per cent increase from the previous year and the highest volume in its 145-year history. Of those calls, 3,092 were...

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Ontario college support staff officially on strike
Posted 11 September 2025

Ontario college support staff officially on strike

More than 10,000 full-time support staff at Ontario’s 24 publicly-funded colleges are now on strike. This comes after the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council (CEC) failed to reach a new agreement. Both sides remained far apart on a number of important...

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More road funding to improve access to Ring of Fire
Posted 10 September 2025

More road funding to improve access to Ring of Fire

The provincial government continues to sell the importance of opening up the Ring of Fire. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford and Webequie First Nations Chief Cornelius Wabasse spoke to the Toronto Board of Trade on Wednesday. Rickford says the mining area’s development will be done in...

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New offer extended to Dal faculty union, members gain email access
Posted 10 September 2025

New offer extended to Dal faculty union, members gain email access

A new offer has been extended to the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) after being locked out of the university for weeks and nearly 17 hours of conciliation talks Monday and Tuesday. In a statement on their website Wednesday evening, Dalhousie President Kim Brooks says, the meetings ended...

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LeBlanc takes over at Dryden OPP detachment
Posted 10 September 2025

LeBlanc takes over at Dryden OPP detachment

A new inspector is now in charge at the Dryden OPP detachment. Matt LeBlanc takes over from Adam Illman. Illman left this summer to move to the Red Lake Detachment of the OPP.

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