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PCs to elect new leader in October 2026
Posted 21 May 2025

PCs to elect new leader in October 2026

New Brunswick’s next Progressive Conservative leader will be elected on Oct. 17, 2026. The party’s provincial council has approved the rules governing the leadership election process. Officials said the election process will officially begin later this year on Oct. 20. Those interested in...

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MacKay Bridge to close this weekend
Posted 21 May 2025

MacKay Bridge to close this weekend

It might be a bit trickier crossing the harbour this weekend. Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) says the MacKay Bridge will close Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m. until Monday, May 26 at 5:30 a.m. It is for lane reconfiguration, cable inspections and a lighting project at the Victoria Road interchange. When...

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Halifax RCMP investigating alleged hate-motivated assault
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Posted 21 May 2025

Halifax RCMP investigating alleged hate-motivated assault

Allegations of a hate-motivated assault in Eastern Passage. RCMP say a 39-year-old man and a youth were arrested on May 4 after two people were found with serious injuries near Cow Bay Road. Police seized items like fishing hooks and a metal pipe, the assaults happened while the victims were...

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‘Great progress’ made on Mariners Centre expansion
Posted 21 May 2025

‘Great progress’ made on Mariners Centre expansion

The Mariners Centre expansion is more real by the day. Steel beams have been erected at the site, adjacent to the arena. The $40 million project will house a swimming pool, fitness centre and walking track. Expansion committee chair Nicole Albright says crews have done a great job. “Even though...

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Thunder Bay gymnast taking talents to NCAA
Posted 21 May 2025

Thunder Bay gymnast taking talents to NCAA

A local gymnast has committed to a Division Three NCAA gymnastics program. Zara Reboks is 17 years old and she currently competes with Ultimate Gymnastics in Thunder Bay, while attending Westgate CVI highschool. The teen is the first athlete from the gym to take their talents to the NCAA in...

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Saint John partners with 12 Neighbours for transitional housing units
Posted 21 May 2025

Saint John partners with 12 Neighbours for transitional housing units

More than 50 transitional housing units are coming to Saint John’s east side for those experiencing homelessness. Council voted Tuesday to designate two city-owned properties on Thorne Avenue and Egbert Street as “green zones.” They have also entered into an agreement with Fredericton-based 12...

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Proposed Halifax Water rate hike worries all major N.S. parties
Posted 21 May 2025

Proposed Halifax Water rate hike worries all major N.S. parties

All parties in the provincial government are unhappy with a proposed rate hike from Halifax Water. Earlier in May, the utility requested to raise rates for the average customer by $148, about 16.2 per cent of an increase a year for 2025-26. They would raise it another $187, about 17.6 per cent,...

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Fire engulfs cottage in Falcon Lake
Posted 21 May 2025

Fire engulfs cottage in Falcon Lake

A cottage on Falcon Lake in Manitoba has been destroyed by fire. The blaze broken out just before 9:00 Tuesday night in Block 11 of Falcon Lake. The local fire department with assistance from the Province of Manitoba Wildfire Service were able to extinguish the flames. There were no injuries...

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Canada Post tables new offers days before potential strike
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Posted 21 May 2025

Canada Post tables new offers days before potential strike

A last-ditch effort to avoid another postal worker strike. Canada Post proposing parcel delivery seven days a week in their latest offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. In a release, the company says the offers also include a 13 percent wage increase over four years. CUPW president Jan...

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RV fire in Allardville intentionally set
Posted 21 May 2025

RV fire in Allardville intentionally set

Help is needed after a suspected arson in Allardville, New Brunswick. An RV was set ablaze behind a home on Route 134 at around 12:30 am on May 17. No one was injured, and the RV was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Anyone who has information that could help further the investigation is asked...

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