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Grand Manan woman wins more than $670K in online game
Posted 4 September 2025

Grand Manan woman wins more than $670K in online game

A Grand Manan woman has won $672,491 dollars in an online betting game. Mary Hosford won the online Mega Jackpot with Firework Fortune Frenzy, according to the Atlantic Lottery website. The game is similar to slots, and the jackpot grows until someone wins. Hosford bet just $1 dollar when she...

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Atlantic Balloon Fiesta returns to Sussex this weekend
Posted 4 September 2025

Atlantic Balloon Fiesta returns to Sussex this weekend

Hot air balloons will be taking to the skies in the Sussex area over the coming days. The 39th annual Atlantic Balloon Fiesta begins Thursday evening and runs through Sunday. Alannah Pearson, pilot coordinator with the volunteer committee, said they are expecting another big turnout. “We did, of...

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Harbour Bridge down to 1 lane Thursday night
Posted 4 September 2025

Harbour Bridge down to 1 lane Thursday night

A heads up if you are planning to use the Saint John Harbour Bridge on Thursday night. Officials said it will be down to one lane from 6 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday. There will be flaggers and a “follow me” truck to help with traffic control. Delays can be expected during the lane closure,...

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City of Dryden ready to go ahead with Duke Street reconstruction
Posted 3 September 2025

City of Dryden ready to go ahead with Duke Street reconstruction

Eight years after it was first designed, the City of Dryden is finally ready to go ahead with the Duke Street Reconstruction project. The city’s project and asset manager Madhav Raithatha says the company the first designed the project has been selected to continue engineering it. “The KGS Group...

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Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame names 6 new inductees
Posted 3 September 2025

Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame names 6 new inductees

The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame has named its newest inductees. They include four athletes and two builders. Kenora-born karate champion Malcolm Fisher, Thunder Bay karate champ and instructor John Charry, free-style skier Doug Robinson, and the late John Schella, a two-time...

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Business community wants action on homelessness, public safety
Posted 3 September 2025

Business community wants action on homelessness, public safety

Urgent action is needed on homelessness, housing and public safety, according to the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. CEO Shannon Merrifield recently wrote a letter to Mayor Donna Reardon and Premier Susan Holt outlining their concerns. “We’re really at a tipping point, and I felt that we...

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Excavation complete at QEII Infirmary expansion
Posted 3 September 2025

Excavation complete at QEII Infirmary expansion

A big step in the QEII Halifax Infirmary expansion, Wednesday, with excavation on the new acute care tower completed. The province says 543,000 tonnes of soil and rock were excavated and removed, since May 2024- leaving a hole 10-metres deep, 260 metres long by 92 metres wide. Structures like...

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Ontario man charged with sending sexual material to N.S. youth
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Posted 3 September 2025

Ontario man charged with sending sexual material to N.S. youth

Charges for an Ontario man after a youth from West Hants received sexually explicit messages. RCMP say the investigation began three years ago, and involved authorities in both provinces. The material was sent to the youth’s phone through a social media platform. Police were able to digitally...

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Pedestrian hit in Eastern Passage at Hwy 111
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Posted 3 September 2025

Pedestrian hit in Eastern Passage at Hwy 111

A pedestrian-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 111 and Pleasant Street in Dartmouth. Police say traffic on the highway is being rerouted. North and southbound lanes on Pleasant St from Mount Hope Avenue to Irving Street is closed. The pedestrian has been taken to hospital, no word...

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NAPS lay manslaughter charges on Eabametoong
Posted 3 September 2025

NAPS lay manslaughter charges on Eabametoong

A 31-year-old man from the Eabementoong (Fort Hope) First Nation is facing manslaughter charges following a sudden death in that community. The Nishnawbe Aski Police say they were called to the nursing station in the community Monday evening. A man had been brought in but was pronounced...

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