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Speed limit changing on some Timberlea streets
Posted 20 May 2025

Speed limit changing on some Timberlea streets

Watch your speed in Timberlea. The speed limit will be going down from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on Governors Lake Drive and other neighbourhood streets. According to a Halifax Regional Municipality release, the reduction is being implemented following provincial approval based on data and a roadway...

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‘It has to stop’: N.S. elver fisher speaks out on lawlessness in industry
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Posted 20 May 2025

‘It has to stop’: N.S. elver fisher speaks out on lawlessness in industry

An elver fisher from Nova Scotia is hoping things improve under Mark Carney’s Liberals. The baby eel season is open this year with new regulations, including an online tracking tool for catches. The federal government closed it last year due to poaching and violence on rivers. Brian Giroux of...

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Chief updates Wabaseemoong evacuations
Posted 20 May 2025

Chief updates Wabaseemoong evacuations

Several hundred members of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation have been evacuated to Niagara Falls. That’s because of three wildfires that are threatening their community. Chief Waylon Scott says they would have liked to be closer to the First Nation but there just weren’t any hotels available...

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Road and sewer work getting underway on MacDonell Street
Posted 20 May 2025

Road and sewer work getting underway on MacDonell Street

A section of MacDonell Street is set for an extended closure for road and infrastructure improvements. The work is getting underway on Tuesday between Central Avenue and Squier Street. Crews will be installing a storm sewer system, doing curb and gutter work and paving. The project is expected...

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Free shingles vaccines available next week
Posted 20 May 2025

Free shingles vaccines available next week

You can now start booking free shingles vaccines, if you’re 65 and older. The first appointments will be May 28, according to a news release from the provincial government. Vaccines cost $200 a dose, and patients will need two doses. Once you get the first, you wait between two and six months to...

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Treaty Three Police arrest two for drug trafficking
Posted 20 May 2025

Treaty Three Police arrest two for drug trafficking

The Treaty Three Police along with the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau in Kenora have arrested two people following a four-month long investigation into drug trafficking on area First Nations. On Friday, the OPP’s Street Crimes Unit police initiated a traffic stop in the Kenora. About...

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175 more parking spots for Halifax healthcare staff
Posted 20 May 2025

175 more parking spots for Halifax healthcare staff

One hundred and seventy-five more parking spaces are now available to healthcare workers on Halifax’s peninsula. Parking at all hospitals and healthcare facilities across the province became free of charge May 1 but a lot of staff have difficulty finding a spot, with many who still have to pay....

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Thunder Bay installing traffic lights at Park Avenue and Court Street intersection
Posted 20 May 2025

Thunder Bay installing traffic lights at Park Avenue and Court Street intersection

New traffic lights are being installed at the Park Avenue and Court Street intersection. The intersection will be closed during the work. Construction is taking place Wednesday through Friday. The closure is necessary to safely complete the electrical and structural work involved in upgrading...

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Hives installed on government building to recognize World Bee Day
Posted 20 May 2025

Hives installed on government building to recognize World Bee Day

A new addition on the roof of the Legislative departmental building in Fredericton. Beehives have been installed in honour of World Bee Day on May 20. This initiative is the result of collaboration between Health Minister John Dornan and Francine Landry, Speaker of the legislature. Dornan is a...

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Police investigating bomb threat at Saint Mary’s University
Posted 20 May 2025

Police investigating bomb threat at Saint Mary’s University

A bomb threat at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Tuesday. Police say they are asking the public to evacuate and avoid the area while agencies investigate. More information including street closures, to come…

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