by Alex AllanA new report from the Human Development Council says people with disabilities in New Brunswick are much more likely to live in poverty than those without. The 2025 New Brunswick Disability & Poverty Report says 35.3 per cent of the province’s population has a disability. That’s the...
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by Evan TaylorA Nova Scotia RCMP officer is facing a charge of sexual assault following an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) charged an RCMP Constable based in Inverness on July 22, after receiving a referral from the RCMP in May. An adult woman...
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by Evan TaylorA section of Highway 105 in Inverness County will be repaved as part of Nova Scotia’s ongoing highway upgrade plan. The work will cover about four kilometres west of Exit 6 near Route 223. The province says the tender will be issued soon, with completion expected in the fall. MLA Kyle...
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by Tara ClowA sixth fire station and more staff, including firefighters, fire prevention and administrative positions. Those are just a couple of the 64 recommendations from a 350-page study presented to Moncton city council on Monday. The recommendations come with an estimated price tag of $200 million...
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by Brad PerryOttawa has announced more than $29 million in funding to help train more francophone health-care professionals in New Brunswick. The funding will be split between l’Université de Moncton, the Centre formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick (New Brunswick Medical Training Centre) at the...
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by CJ GoaterThe Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to prioritize investments in Highway 11/17 between Kenora and Thunder Bay through to Nipigon, North Bay, and Sault Ste. Marie. The organization has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark...
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by NewsTwo men are facing charges after an ATV was stolen from a home in North Range. Digby RCMP say it was July 17 when they received a report of a break and enter from a residence on North Range Cross Road where an ATV was taken. The next day, the side-by-side was found in the 100 block of Ridge...
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by Caitlin SnowIt was wedding day to go down in the books for one bride and groom when their wedding party joined the Halifax Pride Parade, trying to get to their venue. Patricia Lesperance Slaney, 67, tells our newsroom, she and her husband Bob, 68, had no idea the date they had booked to tie the knot, was...
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by Alex AllanA 23-year-old man from Nova Scotia was arrested in Moncton after police recovered a prohibited firearm during a weekend patrol. Officers were patrolling near De Fiedmont Street on Sunday, around 11:45 a.m., when they saw a man carrying what they believed to be a carbine case. As they approached...
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by CJ GoaterA Canadian cheese company has had a product recalled by the federal government for potential listeria contamination. Natural Pastures Cheese Company’s Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese was recalled on Monday. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results. There have...
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