by Tara ClowRCMP have closed Cow Bay Road between Samuel Danial Drive and Dyke Road, and Orion Road. They are asking that the public avoid the area and use an alternate route. Immediate neighbours have been asked to shelter in place as a precaution. RCMP say a person has barricaded himself inside a home on...
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by Brad PerryA new federal disability benefit will not impact payments for similar benefits from the New Brunswick government. The Canadian Disability Benefit will provide up to $2,400 annually to low-income earners between the ages of 18 and 64. New Brunswick’s Department of Social Development said that...
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by Caitlin SnowThe NSLC in Jeddore is set to shut its doors in a week and a local restaurant owner is worried about what it means for his business. William Gilligan owns the Old No 7 Restaurant and Sports Bar on Highway 7, just three doors down from the liquor store in a strip mall. He tells us, he is...
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by Brad PerryThe Saint John Sea Dogs have added three new members to its hockey operations staff. Kyle MacDonald is joining the team as director of hockey operations and assistant coach. “Extremely fortunate would be the phrase to describe adding Kyle to our staff,” Travis Crickard, head coach and general...
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by Tim DavidsonThe second phase of twinning the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kenora is expected to begin later this year. That’s according to Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford. He says it’s taken some time to get ready for the next stage of construction. “I am confident that later this fall, you see some...
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by NewsHere’s Bruce Braun’s weekly Beauty Bay Senior Men’s column. Enjoy! Beauty Bay Golf Course, Senior Men’s League, July 1, 2025
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by Evan TaylorThe Halifax Wanderers have reached a new milestone, drawing the largest crowd in club history at their last home match. A total of 7,049 fans packed into the Wanderers Grounds, marking a new attendance record and showing growing support for the Canadian Premier League club. That momentum now...
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by Evan TaylorQueens County is in bloom this weekend as the Region of Queens hosts the first-ever Dogwood Festival — a community-wide celebration marking 25 years since hundreds of dogwood trees were planted across the area. The trees were part of a millennial project launched in 2000, with residents planting...
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by Tara ClowThousands have flocked to Greater Moncton’s outdoor pools to beat the heat. They opened just two weeks ago. The Greater Moncton YMCA operates Centennial Pool and the East End Pool. “It has been a really strong start to the beginning of the season. Between the two pools, we’re slightly over 7000...
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by Evan TaylorA successful climate adaptation project in Mahone Bay is set to grow, with another 100 metres of living shoreline to be installed along Edgewater Street. The living shoreline — a nature-based approach to reducing coastal erosion and flooding — combines a vegetated bank, tidal wetland, and...
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