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Police looking for 3 suspects in alleged distraction theft
Posted 9 June 2025

Police looking for 3 suspects in alleged distraction theft

Saint John police are searching for two men and one woman in connection with an alleged theft where a senior was targeted. Authorities reported that the incident occurred on June 2 at about 1:30 p.m. in a parking lot on the 140 block of Lansdowne Avenue. Police say a woman approached the senior...

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Crosswalk painting underway in downtown Moncton
Posted 9 June 2025

Crosswalk painting underway in downtown Moncton

There could be some traffic delays in downtown Moncton on Monday and Tuesday. Crosswalk painting is underway between Assomption and Foundry Streets in Moncton. Crews will be working from 8:30 am to 4 pm each day. Traffic control will be in place, but there could be some slowdowns while the work...

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Doctors Nova Scotia announces new President and President-Elect
Posted 9 June 2025

Doctors Nova Scotia announces new President and President-Elect

Doctors Nova Scotia has announced new leadership for the year ahead, with Dr. Shelly McNeil of Halifax installed as the association’s President for 2025–26. Dr. McNeil is an infectious diseases specialist based in Halifax. She provides inpatient consultations at the QEII Health Sciences Centre...

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Halifax construction worker punched, shown inappropriate photos on Spring Garden
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Posted 9 June 2025

Halifax construction worker punched, shown inappropriate photos on Spring Garden

A 29-year-old man is facing charges after punching a construction worker in the south end of Halifax. Police say it happened Friday around 8:30 p.m. on the 5800 block of Spring Garden Road. A man, who the construction workers don’t know, tried to show them sexually inappropriate pictures on a...

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Recommendations to city from Seniors Advisory Committee
Posted 9 June 2025

Recommendations to city from Seniors Advisory Committee

A group that looks to enrich and enhance the quality of life for seniors in the city is making recommendations to the City of Moncton. The Seniors Advisory Committee outlined four priorities to Council. “We continue working with the senior centre group to establish a dedicated Centre. We...

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No charges after triple fatal crash in Fredericton
Posted 9 June 2025

No charges after triple fatal crash in Fredericton

Fredericton police say no charges will be laid after a triple fatal crash in Fredericton more than a year ago. Officers tried to stop a vehicle travelling at a “high rate of speed” during the early morning hours of May 5, 2024. Shortly after, they were dispatched to a crash in the 700 block of...

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Thunder Bay: Second spring yard waste collection set to take place
Posted 9 June 2025

Thunder Bay: Second spring yard waste collection set to take place

Thunder Bay’s second spring leaf and yard waste collection is set to take place. Starting on Tuesday, residents will have yard waste collected on their next regular recycling day. Only kraft paper bags will be accepted for disposing yard waste. Bags are available at most hardware and grocery...

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City to vote on extending free student bus pass pilot program
Posted 9 June 2025

City to vote on extending free student bus pass pilot program

The city council will vote on whether to extend the students bus pass program on Tuesday. The pilot project started in 2021 with four high schools. It has since expanded to 59 schools and 30,000 students between grade 7 and 12. Halifax is working to make it a permanent program, but they need to...

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Canada to increase defence spending to NATO’s 2 percent target
Posted 9 June 2025

Canada to increase defence spending to NATO’s 2 percent target

Canada is beefing up its armed forces. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country will hit NATO’s two percent of GDP spending target this year, five years ahead of schedule. The PM says we look to the United States too much. “We will change the way we arm the men and women who serve, so we...

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Multi-national naval exercise off Halifax
Posted 9 June 2025

Multi-national naval exercise off Halifax

Canada is leading a naval exercise off Nova Scotia’s coast that brings together military forces from other countries. Exercise CUTLASS FURY 2025 is happening off Halifax from June 9th to 18th. National Defence says the goal of this bi-annual exercise is “to enhance collective defence...

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