by Evan TaylorTwo people from Lunenburg County are facing drug trafficking charges following a police investigation targeting drug activity in Lunenburg and Queens counties. The South Shore Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop in Hebbville on May 8 as part of the ongoing...
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by Brad PerryTwo New Brunswick MPs will be part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet ministers and secretaries of state. Beauséjour MP Dominic LeBlanc is president of the King’s Privy Council and the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, intergovernmental affairs and One Canadian Economy. LeBlanc,...
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by CJ GoaterHighway 11 has been closed near Sapawe due to a Forest Fire. The closure is between Highway 623 and Highway 633. A 180-hectare forest fire (Fort Frances Fire #4) is burning in the area. The roadway was also closed on Monday before reopening later the same day. No information has been provided on...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police have seized drugs and firearms following a two-month drug trafficking investigation. Officers with the Integrated Enforcement Unit arrested two people without incident last Thursday. They seized 22 grams of cocaine, 4.24 grams of crystal meth, 51 meth pills (ICE), 22 hits of...
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Twenty four new ministers were sworn-in to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. A lot of familiar names are back, including Chrystia Freeland in Transport, Sean Fraser in Justice and Attorney General, and Francois-Philippe Champagne as Finance minister. Dominic LeBlanc is now responsible...
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Two Nova Scotians were sworn-in. Central Nova MP Sean Fraser becomes Justice minister, moving from the Housing portfolio. Fraser wasn’t going to run in April’s federal election, but changed his mind once Mark Carney became leader. Halifax West MP Lena Metledge Diab is the Immigration minister....
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by NewsA new obstetrics and newborn care unit for the Moncton Hospital will officially open its doors on Wednesday. Each year, close to 1,200 babies are born at The Moncton Hospital. 200 of them are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and there are over 3,500 Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic...
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by CJ GoaterA visible police presence is expected in Thunder Bay this week. The presence will mainly be on the city’s south side. Officers will be out conducting searches for evidence related to an ongoing investigation. There is no threat to public safety. City police plans on providing more information as...
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Another milestone in the expansion of the Halifax Infirmary. The first two of four tower cranes have arrived at the site. More updates are coming soon on the construction of the $7.4 billion acute care tower, according to Health Minister Michelle Thompson. It will take a week to erect the first...
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by Brad PerryMounties say a teen has been charged in a fatal crash on Campobello Island more than a year ago. The single-vehicle crash happened along Highway 774 in Wilsons Beach on March 22, 2024. At the time, RCMP said the 17-year-old passenger in the vehicle died at the scene from their injuries. The...
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