by Jacob MooreElections Canada is shaking up how they tally votes in a crucial by-election. So far 214 candidates are confirmed running in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta, including Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Most of the names are part of a group protesting for electoral reform called...
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Nearly 30 more new affordable housing units will be constructed in the Quad Counties. The Growth and Development department says these projects will be added to the 50 under construction In Port Hawkesbury and Arichat. DC Developments Inc. is building 40 new housing units, including 20...
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Will we finally see trade peace between Canada and the United States? A deadline to reach a deal approaches on Friday as several tariffs remain in place. Expert on Canada/U.S. relations Dr. Asa McKercher says it’ll be interesting to see how Prime Minister Carney approaches it. “And what’s been...
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One of Yarmouth’s Tim Hortons raised the most money in Atlantic Canada during ‘Camp Day.’ The Starrs Road location pulled in $12,670 on July 16. The location sold baked goods, auctioned off items and more. They are the region’s champions for the fourth straight year. Proceeds from coffee sales...
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by Alex AllanWhat started as a lockdown nature project is now a nationwide tradition, and it’s growing again in its fifth year. The Big Backyard BioBlitz, hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), is back from July 28 to August 4. Canadians of all ages can observe and document local plant and animal...
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by Caitlin SnowRichmond County will not be picking up recycling material at the curb for the remainder of the week. The Municipality says the facility that receives the material has been unable to accept anything since July 15 due to equipment failure. The transfer station no longer has space for anything...
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by Tim DavidsonThe provincial government has come through with funding for a new arena on the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation (Rat Portage). $9 million has been promised through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. Minister of Sport Neil Lumdsden says it was a very competitive process to secure the...
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by Brad PerryAn emergency alert has been issued in the Fredericton area as police search for several people believed to be armed. RCMP issued the alert in the Zealand area, northwest of the city, just before 8:20 a.m. Tuesday. Police said they are searching for individuals “reported to be carrying firearms”...
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by Jacob MooreSmoke is hanging over most of northwestern Ontario. Air quality warnings are in place for north of Dryden and west of Fort Hope. Air quality statements are in place for most of the rest of the region. It’s because of smoke moving east from the fires on the prairies. In northwestern Ontario, one...
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by Jacob MooreThe New Brunswick Lumber Producers are upset about more tariffs from the U.S. The group says the new duties, called anti-dumping fees, are totally unjustified. The U.S. wants to increase duties from 7.66 per cent to 20.56. The group says the Canadian government and the province manages fees on...
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