The province and Ottawa are continuing a partnership to help families of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The five year deal will see the feds give $2.2 million to Nova Scotia, that’s an increase of almost $800,000 from the previous agreement. It will provide more funding for a family...
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Some travellers got hot under the collar at the causeway. Scheduled pavement patching at the Canso Causeway and Port Hastings Rotary took place most of Tuesday. It caused significant delays and backups. There were social media reports of waits over an hour and traffic lined up more than 10...
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by Alex AllanAir Show Atlantic is set to return to New Brunswick in August 2026, with Saint John Airport confirmed as the host site for the two-day event. This will be the first time in a decade that the show has been held in the province, and the first time it will take place in Saint John. The two-day show...
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by NewsA 58-year-old New Brunswick man is in life-threatening condition after a two-vehicle crash on the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia. Victoria County District RCMP say it was around 10 a.m., Monday, in St. Anns, Cape Breton, when a motorcycle and a van, travelling in opposite directions, collided. The...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora OPP will be implementing new technology for the officers soon. Inspector Jim Neild says they will be equipped with body-cameras in the next few weeks. Neild says officers are being equipped with their own video recording system. “Within the next several weeks, every officer at our...
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by Tara ClowA letter will be sent to the province in an attempt to help address the issue of noisy vehicles in Riverview.. Town Council members approved a motion at this week’s meeting. “I think everybody has probably, at some point in time, received a complaint from a resident with regards to noisy...
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by Tim DavidsonA couple of electricity generating projects are being proposed for the City of Dryden. Atura Power, which is a division of Ontario Power Generation, says it looking at a solar power and a battery storage project. Project manager Ryan Dube says the solar power project would be co-located on Lyle...
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by Brad PerryA mixed-use development with nearly 1,300 residential units is being proposed in the town of Rothesay. It would be located on nearly 23 hectares of land bounded by Campbell, Millennium and Wedgewood drives. The proposal would include 16 four-storey buildings, with seven of them having...
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by NewsA man is facing mischief charges after a tractor repeatedly rammed into a home in Union Square. Lunenburg District RCMP say they responded to the report Sunday around 9 p.m., and once on scene, saw a man actively destroying a home on Cornwall Road with a large farm vehicle. The person inside the...
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by Alex AllanSaint John is welcoming the Atlantic Entertainment Expo (AEX) for the first time. The event runs from July 19 to 20 at the Trade and Convention Centre and will feature a wide range of pop culture programming for fans of all ages. Visitors can expect cosplay, gaming, trading card tournaments,...
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