by Tara ClowSeventeen medals for Team New Brunswick, five gold, seven silver and five bronze. The athletes returned home after the Canada Summer Games held in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Games were held over the past two weeks. Gold medals went to Dante Cormier, two, 100 metre and 400 metre men’s...
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by Evan TaylorCanada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are returning to the bargaining table today after a delay late last week. Talks had been scheduled for Friday but were postponed after Canada Post said in a statement it needed more time to review offers from the union. CUPW announced...
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by Evan TaylorTwo people from Alberta are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police seized nearly 500 kilograms of copper wire following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Mine Centre. Police say they responded Friday morning to a rollover that left the involved vehicle demolished. Two occupants...
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by Tara ClowThe YQM Country Fest for 2025 has wrapped up, and tickets are already set to go on sale for next year. A busy weekend at the Musiq Art site in Dieppe with over 20,000 fans gathering each night to see Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and Luke Bryan, amongst others. The three acts for 2026 were announced...
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Like many Canadians, Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador is staying on this side of the U.S. border for now. According to the Bluenose II’s social media, its trip to Massachusetts in early September is cancelled. Instead, the vessel will turn its focus to our province’s busy tourism season,...
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by NewsKings Transit will no longer run in the Town of Digby. The last day for the bus service in the town will be this Saturday, August 30. In July, the transit authority applied to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board to remove the fixed route service within the Town of Digby. At a hearing...
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by Tara ClowLocal air quality could be reduced in some areas due to wildfire activity. Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for areas including Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick, Saint John and County, Sussex, Kennebecasis County and Kings County. The smoke is coming from a...
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by Brad PerryYou will need to put up with construction headaches along Moncton’s Main Street for a few more weeks. A major infrastructure renewal project has led to lane closures and major traffic delays since late April. City officials had hoped to wrap up the work by last week, but it is now expected to...
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by Tim DavidsonThe search for a missing Norwegian trekker has ended tragically. The body of Steffan Skjottelvik was found Sunday morning near York Factory, Manitoba. The 29 year old was planning to trek along the Hudson’s Bay coast from Fort Severn, Ontario to York Factory, a distance of more than 300...
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by Tim DavidsonTwo people have been killed in a fatal crash just east of Kenora. The collision involved a pickup truck and SUV Saturday just after noon on Highway 17 east near Kimberly Road. The two occupants of the SUV were killed. They have been identified as a 76-year-old woman from Dryden and a 68-year-old...
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