An emotional ceremony to honour victims of domestic violence. Dozens gathered in Frost Park Wednesday for the dedication of ‘Barb’s Bench.’ It’s one of five purple benches that will be installed throughout Yarmouth County. Local organizer Ina Comeau says it started as an idea from the family of...
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by Brad PerryEmergency room wait times in New Brunswick continue to grow, according to a new report from a Quebec think-tank. The Montreal Economic Institute finds that patients typically waited around four hours and 28 minutes last year. That was about 26 minutes longer than the previous year and nearly an...
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by CJ GoaterBrodie Library is set for a lengthy closure for renovations. The work is getting underway on June 16 and is expected to be completed in September. Many of the changes at the library are focused on improving safety. During the closure, new security staff will be hired, and a new floor plan will...
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by Tara ClowA Riverview man has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a death in 2023. Fifty-year-old Michael Thomas Glaspy will be sentenced on August 13 for the death of Rodney Frenette. Glaspy was found guilty on Wednesday by a jury in the Court of King’s Bench. An assault on March 4,...
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We’re in the middle of Shelburne County’s Lobster Festival. For nearly 40 years, the celebration takes place to mark the end of the fall lobster fishery. The main event goes tonight with the Great Lobsterman Challenge at the Sandy Wickens Arena in Barrington. That’s where several lobster fishers...
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A Halifax-based navy ship helped in a significant seizure of illegal narcotics in the Carribean Sea. HMCS William Hall departed Halifax on May 14th to join Operation CARRIBE, a multinational mission to suppress drug trafficking in international waters. The Department of National Defence says the...
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by Caitlin SnowThe mother of a missing four-year-old boy from Guysborough County is holding a toy drive for the IWK and Ronald McDonald House to honour his fifth birthday. Oakley went missing April 17, after he fell into the water in Cooks Cove while fishing with family, on his way to visit relatives for...
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by NewsThe Town of Saint Andrews has a new mayor in the chair following the resignation of Brad Henderson, which he announced back in April. Acting Mayor Kate Akagi assumed the role of mayor at Monday’s council meeting. She was a retired teacher after nearly 30 years in the education system and was...
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by Tara ClowA Moncton man is dead after a crash in Colpitts Settlement. The collision happened on Wednesday afternoon on Grub Road. RCMP say a vehicle left the road, struck a culvert and a parked truck, then rolled several times before landing in the ditch. The 62-year-old driver died at the scene. Two...
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by Jacob MooreTwo new wildfires were spotted by firefighter planes on Wednesday. The out-of-control Fort Frances 11 is about 3 hectares in size and located 57 kilometres south of Dryden. Fort Frances 10 was spotted at 3 kilometres squared in size and about 30 kilometres south of Ignace. There are currently 15...
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