by Caitlin SnowA house and a car from a property in Glendale were destroyed by fire over the weekend. In a social media post, The West Bay Road and District Volunteer Fire Department say they had two separate calls for the fire on the same property, with the first that came in Saturday afternoon. Due to a dry...
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by Jacob MooreAldine Koster rushed home from her camper in Digby after she got a call that a vehicle had crashed into the side of her Arby’s restaurant in Bridgewater. She says it happened around 3 a.m., and she got to the building at about 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Based on the damage, it wasn’t like the driver...
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by Jacob MooreA 40-year-old male man is dead after a crash in New Waterford. Cape Breton police say it happened early Saturday morning on the New Waterford Highway. Officers are investigating, and in a news release, police say they cannot share any more information yet.
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by Jacob MooreCrews were back on scene Sunday morning for a wildfire near Kytes Hill and Grand Lake, north east of Sydney. The Department of Natural Resources says it did not grow overnight, and it is still sitting at 2 hectares. No one is being evacuated at this time. The fire popped up on Saturday. DNR says...
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by Brad PerryA couple of traffic notes to be aware of in Greater Moncton due to construction. Delays are expected on Harrisville Boulevard between the Trans-Canada off-ramp and Frenette Avenue. City officials said traffic will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday to install traffic...
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by Jacob MooreA young boy was found dead on a beach in New Waterford, N.S., on Saturday. Deputy Fire Chief Gerald Coady and firefighters from the New Waterford Fire Department were called to the scene at 2:30 this afternoon, when they got a report that a child had fallen over the bank, according to the CBC....
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by Jacob MooreA small wildfire is burning near Sydney, Cape Breton, in the area of Kytes Hill and Grand Lake. The Department of Natural Resources says the fire is about 2 hectares in size. They say DNR staff, a helicopter, along with local fire departments and Nova Scotia Power are on the scene. They are...
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by CJ GoaterEnvironment Canada has issued an Air Quality Warning for northwestern Ontario. Smoke is causing or is expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility west of Ignace and Atikokan. The warning was put in place around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. “Smoke from forest fires over northern Ontario...
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by CJ GoaterThe provincial government is protecting northwestern Ontario’s moose population by enforcing hunting tag regulations. Three people from Thunder Bay are facing fines following an illegal moose hunt in October 2023. The hunt took place in Wildlife Management Unit 15B. A man had shot a bull moose...
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by Alex AllanCity crews will begin flushing watermains in east Saint John on Monday. It’s part of an annual maintenance program that may cause cloudy water and lower pressure in some homes. The work will run daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for several weeks, the City of Saint John said. Neighbourhoods east of...
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