The Yarmouth Mariners will add exciting new prospects at the MHL Draft. The event in Grand Falls, New Brunswick takes place Saturday morning. Head Coach and General Manager Laurie Barron says his team has five picks around the second and third rounds. “We have three picks in the second round,...
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by Caitlin SnowA grim milestone in the missing persons case involving two young children in rural Nova Scotia. Jack and Lilly Sullivan, four and six years old, have now been gone for six weeks. They were reported to have wandered away from home on Gairloch Road in Pictou County near Lansdowne Station, May 2....
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by CJ GoaterOntario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted the Restricted Fire Zone over northwestern Ontario. The no-burn area was in place from the Manitoba border through to Nipigon from west to east, before it was removed on Friday morning. The MNR implemented the zone on May 16, west of Thunder...
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by NewsA 41-year-old man from Riverhead is facing child pornography charges. RCMP say the man was arrested June 3 after they searched a home on Oak Park Road. A social media app had alerted investigators to the home after their service was used to send child pornography. Police learned the man had also...
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Tax rates are going up in the Town of Yarmouth. The residential rate is two cents higher, at $1.71 per $100 of assessment, and the commercial rate went up four cents to $4.35. Mayor Pam Mood says it amounts to a small increase on your tax bill. “If I put that in perspective, a $100,000 may be...
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by Caitlin SnowA new parking lot is expected to be available for healthcare staff in Halifax later this summer that will provide hundreds of spaces. The lot, at 5846 South Street across from the IWK, is owned by the Department of Public Works and will supply 260-270 spots for healthcare workers, for free. But...
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by NewsIt’s almost election day for the Wasoqopa’q First Nation. Voters go to the polls Saturday, June 14. It happens once every five years for the role of chief and eight councillors. Deborah Robinson is hoping for another term as chief, she’s held the position since 1987, she’s up against Yolanda...
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by NewsThe lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia was a topic in the House of Commons. Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont says a crackdown is needed on unregulated and unreported fishing. d’Entremont says coastal communities are sounding the alarm about lobster stocks being down. He asked...
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by Tara ClowCrews will be working to repair the Hall’s Creek Bridge over the next couple of months. This could cause traffic slowdowns due to lane reductions on Main Street until around July 31. The section between Wheeler Boulevard and Chateau Moncton is affected. Motorists are advised to find another...
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The Sherose Island Schooners are back for their 11th season. The defending Nova Scotia Intermediate Baseball League champs will host the Amherst Athletics at the Sherose Island ballfield Saturday for a double-header. Amherst is the team the Schooners defeated in last summer’s championship...
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