by Tim DavidsonThe province is providing $22 million to help municipalities and emergency response centers with the transition to the new 9-1-1 communications system. It’s called Next generation 9-1-1 and moves the dispatch centers from analog technology to digital. Many services have already adopted the new...
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by Jacob MooreA Moncton man allegedly stole a police car in a chase that went from Sackville to Amherst. On May 16, New Brunswick RCMP responded to a call about a man that was not wanted at a hotel in Sackville. During the call, police say the man managed to steal a police car. They do not say at what time...
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A big focus on those living with Alzheimers and dementia. ‘Walk for Alzheimers’ events are happening across the province this weekend to raise money for the Nova Scotia society. Organizer of the Shelburne event Sandra Hubbard says it’s their biggest fundraiser of the year. “Half of our budget at...
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by Tim DavidsonA new hospital in Kenora is expected to cost in the range of $800 million. Last week, the province announced $50 million dollars in the budget last week for the next phases of planning. President and CEO of Lake of the Woods District Hospital Cheryl O’Flaherty says this follows the completion of...
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by Brad PerryThe New Brunswick Teachers’ Association is continuing its push for transformative change in public education. It comes as members of the provincial association meet in Fredericton this weekend for their annual general meeting. “With plan after plan from government after government, New...
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by CJ GoaterThe provincial government is looking to amend legislation that will if passed require automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) at longer-term construction sites. Ontario is the first province to propose this sort of change. This builds on previous labour changes introduced in 2022 that added the...
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by Caitlin SnowIt has now been three weeks exactly since two young children went missing in rural Nova Scotia and according to RCMP they have a whole team working to determine the circumstances of their disappearance. Jack and Lilly Sullivan, four and six years old, are believed to have wandered away from home...
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Some students in Nova Scotia have been recognized for their entrepreneurial talents. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has given out the 2025 Minister’s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence. Each year, students in grades 6 through 12 compete to receive $1,000 to help...
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A closure of fishing grounds off Shelburne County. It’s due to the detection of North Atlantic Right Whales, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. There was an acoustic detection on May 19 in the Roseway Basin critical habitat area, about 20 nautical miles off Cape Sable Island....
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by Tim DavidsonTwo more people have been charged in connection to the death of 45-year-old Buifford Cowley of the Whitefish Bay First Nation. The remains of his body were discovered in September of 2022. Initially two people were charged, one with second degree murder. Yesterday a second person was charge with...
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