by Jacob MooreThe Brilliant Lady cruise ship visited North America for the first time on the weekend. The ship stopped in Halifax on Sunday, along with Sir Richard Branson. He is the founder the Virgin group of companies, which includes Virgin Voyages. The adults only ship can hold about 2500 people. The ship...
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by Jacob MooreWork has begun on a major housing project in Upper Hammonds Plains. The feds are spending $61 million on the housing co-operative. The government says the project focusses on preserving African Nova Scotian culture and heritage, while creating 136 affordable homes, including 29 accessible units....
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by Jacob MooreIt is the first day of school for Dalhousie University students, but only some will have classes. Members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) and the university have not reached a deal. The university locked the faculty out on August 20. Last week, the DFA voted against arbitration and...
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by Alex AllanAs students return to class this week, the RCMP is reminding drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians to stay alert around school zones and bus stops. Cpl. Jamie Perreault, with the RCMP’s community policing unit, says the return of school buses brings heavier traffic and a need for extra caution....
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Graham Greene, born June 22, 1952, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario, was a trailblazing Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor whose career spanned nearly five decades. Before stepping into the spotlight, Greene worked as a draftsman, steelworker, and audio technician for rock...
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A 24-year-old man from Dieppe is dead after a single-all-terrain-vehicle crash in Memramcook. RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Centrale Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators believe the ATV left the roadway and struck a tree, ejecting the driver and landing in a...
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RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Cape Breton. On Saturday shortly before 1:30 p.m., police received a report of an abandoned car in New Campbellton believed to be that of a missing person from the CBRM. Responding officers located a deceased 43-year-old man in the car...
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Crews are working to get evacuees home as soon as possible as the Long Lake wildfire remains out of control and appears to be larger than recent estimates. The Department of Natural Resources said last week the fire was estimated at 8234 hectares. According to Sunday’s DNR update, the new...
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by NewsA group is calling the province’s before and after school program a ‘patchwork.’ Child Care Now NS says it doesn’t address the urgent need for a comprehensive, licensed system. The province announced last week that program will expand to 21 more schools. But the group says it’s only supervision,...
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Colchester District RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle crash that has claimed the life of a man near Tatamagouche. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a Ford Escape in Bayhead at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday Investigators say the northbound...
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