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Marchand celebrates Stanley Cup with friends, family in HRM
Posted 1 August 2025

Marchand celebrates Stanley Cup with friends, family in HRM

Brad Marchand had his day with the Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers forward celebrated his second career championship in the HRM at a private event with friends and family on Wednesday. Some of the high-profile guests included fellow Nova Scotian NHLers Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Drake...

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Western Nova Scotia Exhibition: Day 3
Posted 1 August 2025

Western Nova Scotia Exhibition: Day 3

It’s Day 3 of the Western Nova Scotia Exhibition. The ‘ex with the extras’ offers a fun-filled day, and local wrestling fans are excited. The main event tonight in Arena 2 is UCW Wrestling, bell time is 7 p.m. Outside, the Brian Ryerson Memorial Truck Pull starts at 9 beside the horse ring. In...

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Weymouth gets funding for ‘Electric City’ interpretive centre
Posted 1 August 2025

Weymouth gets funding for ‘Electric City’ interpretive centre

Visitors to Weymouth will be able to learn more about ‘the Electric City.’ A new interpretive centre is coming, thanks to a $60,000 investment from the province. The La Nouvelle France Society wil receive the funding, it will help them tell the story of one of the first hydroelectric plants in...

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Hundreds attend Halifax Busker Festival
Posted 1 August 2025

Hundreds attend Halifax Busker Festival

It’s a big week for street theatre in Halifax. Hundreds of people were on the Halifax waterfront Thursday afternoon for the The 39th annual Buskers Festival started Wednesday and runs through the end of Monday. You could feel the excitement in the air as people cheered for Luth Wolff, a Luth...

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Macdonald Bridge walk is back bigger than ever
Posted 1 August 2025

Macdonald Bridge walk is back bigger than ever

If you are looking for some family-friendly fun this weekend, the annual bridge walk is back. Steve Proctor with Halifax Harbour Bridges tells our newsroom they wanted to do something that’s a little bigger and better. “We have wrestling this year for the very first time. We’ve got a bridge...

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Fire damages century-old church in Moncton
Posted 1 August 2025

Fire damages century-old church in Moncton

Quick work by firefighters helped to save a century-old church in Moncton from burning to the ground. Flames and smoke were seen coming from Cherryfield Baptist Church just before midnight Thursday night. Platoon Chief Brian McDonald of the Moncton Fire Department said numerous trucks responded...

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Smoke warnings could last into Saturday for some spots in Northern Ontario
Posted 1 August 2025

Smoke warnings could last into Saturday for some spots in Northern Ontario

Poor air quality could continue into Saturday for some parts of Northwestern Ontario, according to Environment Canada. High levels of smoke pollution are impacting the entire region because of wildfires in the prairies. Warnings are in place west of Terrace Bay and Fort Hope. Three new fires...

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Family members locate body of missing kayaker
Posted 1 August 2025

Family members locate body of missing kayaker

The search for a missing kayaker off New Brunswick’s Shediac Coast has come to a tragic end. Family members of 34-year-old Luc Bourgeois say they located his body at sea on Thursday. “We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, support, and kindness from our community during this...

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Gasoline prices up, diesel prices down in N.B.
Posted 1 August 2025

Gasoline prices up, diesel prices down in N.B.

Many New Brunswickers are now paying more to fill up their vehicle’s fuel tank. The maximum price for regular self-serve climbed by nearly two cents per litre overnight. Officials said the most you will now be paying is just under $1.47 per litre. Diesel prices fell by around the same amount to...

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Man shot dead by police on Wapekeka First Nation
Posted 31 July 2025

Man shot dead by police on Wapekeka First Nation

A man has died after being shot by a Sioux Lookout OPP officer on Wapekeka First Nation. OPP says officers “interacted” with a man armed with a knife during the noon hour on Thursday. “During the interaction, an officer discharged their firearm,” OPP said in a news release. The armed man died...

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