by Caitlin SnowRinks in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. and Taber, Alberta have landed the final two spots in Kraft Hockeyville 2026. It means those arenas are both in the running for the top prize in the national competition to win $250,000 for arena upgrades and the chance to host a pre-season NHL game. The win for...
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RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is asking for help to find Darren Trevor Jackson, who is currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Police describe Jackson, a 54-year-old man from Musquodoboit Harbour, as 5-foot-9 and 230 pounds, with grey-brown hair and brown eyes. He is facing...
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Snowfall is expected to hit some parts of Cape Breton Saturday afternoon until early Sunday morning. Environment Canada has issued yellow weather warnings for Inverness County and Victoria County. Anywhere from 15 to 25 cm of wet, heavy snow is expected, but a mixture of snow and rain could fall...
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by Evan TaylorThe Saint Mary’s Huskies are through to the semi-finals at the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship in Halifax. The host Huskies secured their spot earlier in the tournament and will face the University of Windsor for a chance to advance to the national final. Université du Québec à...
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by Evan TaylorDiesel prices in Nova Scotia are set to rise again overnight, just a day after the province’s regular weekly fuel adjustment. The Nova Scotia Energy Board says it is invoking its interrupter clause, which allows prices to be changed outside of the normal weekly schedule when there are...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia is heading into wildfire season with improved moisture levels compared to last fall — but officials say the weeks ahead remain a critical period for fire risk. Scott Tingley, manager of Forest Protection with the Department of Natural Resources, says winter snow and rain helped...
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by Caitlin SnowThe president of District 13 Recreation and Planning Commission, the owner and operator of the Ivor MacDonald Memorial Arena in Thorburn, Nova Scotia, says community spirit really paid off to put the rink in the running to win a national contest. For its 20th anniversary, Kraft Hockeyville 2026...
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Premier Tim Houston will be meeting with global energy leaders to promote energy and natural resources in Nova Scotia. He’s attending the Cambridge Energy Research Associates Week known as CERAWeek that’s taking place in Texas from March 23 to 27. Houston will be joined by other Canadian...
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If you would like support paying your rent and utilities on time, there is a trustee program that could help you. New Dawn Enterprises is offering their free and confidential service to Richmond County and Port Hawkesbury residents. Community Trustee Marguerite Conradie shared with our newsroom...
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by Jacob MooreThe NDP says the province needs to pause the whole budget process and go back to the drawing board. After backlash from the public, the government brought some funding back for seniors, people with disabilities, African Nova Scotians and Indigenous students, but they kept a lot of the cuts to...
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