by Jacob MooreThe Long Lake group of wildfires in Annapolis County has grown to about 3000 hectares, according to a press conference update from the province at about 2 p.m. The evacuation zone has also expanded, and the fire has jumped over West Dalhousie Road near Spectacle Lakes. The evacuation area from...
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by Randy ThomsSupport from the Royal Canadian Legion in Kenora for the new MRI unit at Lake of the Woods Hospital. It has provided the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation with $100,000 for its Beyond the Scan campaign. President Jason Lava says having an MRI close to home will avoid the need for...
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by NewsA man was pulled out of a car before it exploded in the HRM. It happened late Sunday afternoon on Waverley Road, after a single-vehicle crash into a tree. Halifax Regional RCMP say the driver was trapped, and the car had caught on fire. They say due to the swift-actions of an off-duty Halifax...
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by Tara ClowA shocking break-in at the PAWS shelter on Greenock Street in Moncton. It happened on Friday, at around 3 am, when an individual broke in through a vent in the back of the building. Executive Director Heather Smith says they tore the vent out and climbed through. “We haven’t found anything...
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It’s officially the second-worst wildfire season in Canadian history. The amount of hectares burned this summer equates to the size of New Brunswick. Emergency Management minister Eleanor Olszewski says that’s about double the usual average. “The National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level is at...
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by Jacob MoorePierre Poilievre hopes to win back his place in parliament tonight. A crucial by-election in Alberta will decide if the Conservative Party leader can return. to the house of commons. Poilievre lost his longtime seat of Carleton in the spring election to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy. Conservative Damien...
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Over $63 million for Nova Scotia’s infrastructure. Central Nova MP Sean Fraser announced the funding for municipalities to go toward things like public transit, water systems, and local roads and bridges. Fraser says municipalities will see the benefits. “It’s going to have a positive impact on...
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by Tara ClowCharges have been laid after a police officer was stabbed in the head several times in Northwest Moncton. RCMP were called to a home on Fairisle Drive just before midnight on August 14 after reports of an assault and disturbance involving two people. While trying to arrest one of the...
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Uncertainty remains for students at Atlantic Canada’s largest university as labour disruptions loom approaching the start of the academic year. Dalhousie University President Kim Brooks issued an update on labour relations with the Dalhousie Faculty Association Monday morning. In her message,...
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by CJ GoaterThe Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has declared the continued strike activity from Air Canada flight attendants represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as unlawful. The board has ordered CUPE’s leadership to instruct the flight attendants to return to work. It also...
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