Get your dancing shoes ready as a special music awards show is coming to Nova Scotia for the first time. Cape Breton was chosen as the location for the 2027 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA). They’re taking place in Sydney from April 8 to 11, 2027. Destination Cape Breton CEO, Terry Smith shares...
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Long-term care workers across Nova Scotia say they’re exhausted, cold, and soaked after nearly four weeks on rainy picket lines, with no clear end to the strike in sight. Ty Loppie, CUPE Nova Scotia’s vice-president for the long-term care committee, says workers feel the seniors minister is not...
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by Jacob MooreSix years after a boy disappeared in Truro, police have released an updated sketch showing what he would look like today. It was May 6, 2020, when the 3-year-old boy disappeared outside of his grandmother’s house, according to a social media post from the Truro Police Service. Search teams found...
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by Evan TaylorPremier Tim Houston says Nova Scotia is ready to move ahead with the province’s new healthcare information system despite concerns raised by some healthcare workers ahead of this weekend’s rollout. The province’s new clinical information system, known as OPOR, is scheduled to go live Saturday....
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by Jacob MooreNSCC may have a balanced budget this year, but at a massive cost for nearly 100 employees. The community college says they have cut 91 people, but no faculty jobs were hit, according to a news release. In about half of those cases, the employee either left voluntarily, their term ended, or the...
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by Jacob MooreThere is a heavy RCMP presence in North Preston Thursday morning. Police are in the area of Downey Road and Willis Lane, according to a social media post from just after 9 a.m. They say they are searching a property as part of an investigation. They ask pedestrians and drivers to avoid the area...
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A 38-year-old man has been charged with theft-related offences after King’s District RCMP recovered a stolen van and trailer in Harmony, Nova Scotia. Police say officers executed a search warrant at a property on April 28 after learning a van reported stolen on April 25 had been seen there....
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The province’s police watchdog is looking into an incident that left a man hurt in Halifax’s north end. Police say officers were responding to a report of a stolen bike last week when they located a 37‑year‑old man riding on Nora Bernard Street. During an attempt to stop him, a police cruiser...
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A special weather statement is in effect for parts of the Eastern Shore and Cape Breton. Starting Thursday, rainfall totals of 40 to 60 millimetres are expected, with showers possibly continuing into the night. Environment Canada says some areas could see rainfall rates of 5 to 10 millimetres...
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by Caitlin SnowThe province’s senior’s minister has no plans to go back to the table with the union that represents long term care workers who are in week four of strike action. Three thousand union members remain on the picket lines from 30 nursing homes, with two more set to join this week, and possibly...
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