A significant investment will help pedestrian connectivity, safety and accessibility in Antigonish County. Through the Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development (GRID) Program, the Houston Government is giving $1,356,970 to construct new sidewalks with supporting infrastructure....
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Do you have any good condition prom dresses you’d like others to enjoy? Youth Support Worker, Chelsea Sylliboy began collecting them after a principal at the local high school posted that there were a couple girls looking for dresses last year. She tells us she has already collected 19 dresses...
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by Jacob MooreThe winter storm is working its way over the province. From late Monday morning until before dawn on Tuesday, Environment Canada says most places will get between 15 and 25 cm of snow and winds up to 90 km/h. Inverness County will see gusts much faster than everyone else, with some reaching up...
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by NewsAn 81-year-old woman has life-threatening injuries after being hit in a crosswalk. It happened Sunday around 12:30 p.m. in Halifax, at the intersection of Chebucto Road and Philip Street. Halifax Police say she was struck by a vehicle travelling east. The woman was taken to hospital by EHS. A...
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Yarmouth’s Visitor Information Centre is no more. It’s part of provincial cuts to tourist bureaus ahead of the budget, being tabled Monday in the Legislature. The centre was housed inside the Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia on Main Street. Yarmouth mayor Pam Mood says it may be an unpopular...
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by Evan TaylorMore than $4 million in federal funding is being directed to nine defence-related businesses in Nova Scotia. The investment, announced in Dartmouth by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Minister Sean Fraser, comes through the Regional Defence Investment Initiative. The funding is intended to...
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by Evan TaylorFlights into parts of western Mexico were disrupted Sunday following a military operation that targeted a cartel leader in Jalisco State. The Mexican government said Special Forces carried out a planned operation in the municipality of Tapalpa aimed at arresting the individual. Authorities...
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On a disappointing hockey day in the country, the Yarmouth Mariners gave fans something to smile about. Liam Dutcher scored in overtime to lift the Mariners over Pictou County 3-2 Sunday afternoon. That’s Yarmouth’s fourth straight win on home ice, their longest stretch of the season Head Coach...
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by NewsIt appears a man was shot in Dartmouth. Halifax Police say just before 6:30 Sunday night, they responded to reports of gun shots in the Green Road area. A man with life-threatening injuries was located, and the injuries were consistent with a gunshot wound. Around 7:40 p.m, RCMP arrested a...
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A blast of winter is heading our way Monday into Tuesday. An orange-level winter storm warning is in effect for Shelburne, Queens and Lunenburg counties. Environment Canada is calling for 20-30 centimetres of snow, with up to 50 centimetres on the coast. The snow is expected to be heavy and wet,...
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