by Evan TaylorMalcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at 54. According to Costa Rican authorities, Warner drowned on Sunday, while swimming at Playa Grande de Cocles during a family vacation. He was caught in a strong current and could not be revived Warner starred on the...
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by NewsRCMP are looking for information after a vehicle was shot at in North Preston over the weekend. Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, in the area of Nelson Whynder Elementary School and the North Preston Cemetery on Downey Road. The window in the car shattered, but no injuries were...
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by Tara ClowFour projects in Atlantic Canada are receiving federal funding to support response to the overdose crisis. The money is coming from the Emergency Treatment Fund. Over $1.53 million will be used to support a wraparound treatment centre in Miramichi, New Brunswick as an extension to the new Out of...
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by Caitlin SnowA new survey launched by a wellness team at Nova Scotia Health aims to get to the bottom of what Nova Scotians need to stay mentally healthy. Jenna McQueen, with Nova Scotia Health and research manager for WellNS, tells us they hope the survey will help improve the data they have to inform...
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by Brad PerryClothing donation bins may soon be removed from municipally-owned land throughout St. Stephen. A staff report was presented to council during the July committee of the whole meeting last week. CAO Jeff Renaud said the report was in response to a previous request made by the committee. Renaud...
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by Tara ClowThe Premier for Prince Edward Island has revealed a few of his priorities for First Ministers’ meetings in Ontario this week. Rob Lantz says Islanders and visitors deserve affordable access to his province. He plans to speak with the prime minister about promises to lower toll fees on the...
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by Jacob MooreTwo big figures in the Atlantic Canadian theatre scene died on Friday. Mary Vingoe was born in 1955 in Dartmouth. In a Facebook post, her family says she died after a three-year-long fight with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. She was an actor, a director and a playwright. She...
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by Brad PerryThe number of measles cases in the Sussex region has risen to 14. Public Health has reported one new case of the virus since last Thursday. An outbreak was declared last Monday, five days after the first case was reported on July 9. That first case was believed to be related to another person...
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by Evan TaylorBridgewater Police say both speed and alcohol may have played a role in the crash that caused major damage to the Arby’s restaurant on Dufferin Street. Officers patrolling the area early Sunday morning heard a loud crash and were shortly after called to the scene. A vehicle had veered...
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A great white shark has been detected off Richmond County. ‘Jason’ is a 500 pound, 9 foot long sub-adult shark. He was tagged off Mahone Bay on July 16, and his latest ping had him off the coast of Isle Madame just after midnight on Monday. OCEARCH says their science team collaborated with the...
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