by CJ GoaterThe Buffalo Sabres have announced that they are hiring former NHL player Eric Staal. Staal, who is from Thunder Bay, is joining the team as a special assistant to the general manager. “Although it was short, I loved my time in Buffalo and as a player I was lucky to get a small glimpse of what...
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by Caitlin SnowThursday marked the first day of the scaled back search for two missing children in rural Nova Scotia. Lily and Jack Sullivan have been gone since the morning of Friday, May 2, after allegedly wandering away from home on Gairloch Road near Lansdown Station in Pictou County. Photo: Google Maps...
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by Caitlin SnowAn unconscious victim was saved from a fire in downtown Halifax, in the early morning hours on Thursday. Halifax Professional Fire Fighters say they responded to an alarm around 3 a.m., on Duke Street. After they arrived, the call was upgraded to a structure fire. There was heavy smoke, but when...
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Nova Scotia’s only Conservative MP wants a meeting with the Prime Minister. Chris d’Entremont of Acadie-Annapolis says the lobster fishery needs a sustainable path forward. He’s requested a sit-down in a letter to Mark Carney to discuss the future of the lobster stock in the riding. d’Entremont...
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New electric vehicle chargers in Yarmouth. Four spaces will be created in the Brown Street parking lot, work begins next week. The town says installation is expected to take 4-6 weeks, with the lot partially closed at the Hawthorne Street entry. Six spaces will be fenced off, and the sidewalk on...
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by NewsA 16-year-old boy is facing charges after two security guards were assaulted at a Truro hospital. In a statement on social media, Truro police say it happened on Tuesday afternoon at the Colechester East Hants Health Centre. When officers arrived on scene, two security officers had been...
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by Alex AllanWildfire crews in northwestern Ontario have been busy, extinguishing five fires in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported one new fire that remains active in the region. The latest fire near Otukamoan Lake, about 54 kilometres northeast of Fort Frances, is...
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by Alex AllanTwo people have been arrested following a police investigation in Cole Harbour. Officers remain at Flying Cloud Drive and Silistria Drive, but both roads have reopened. Police first reported that they were searching the area and that residents would see an increased presence at 6 a.m. on social...
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by NewsAbout 6,000 Nova Scotia Power customers in Bedford are without power Thursday morning. Halifax Regional Police say there was an accident in the 300 block of the Bedford Highway. Traffic is backing up in the area due to downed power lines. NS Power says the estimated restoration time is 7:30 a.m.
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by Brad PerrySaint John council is seeking your input on whether to allow all-terrain vehicles on city roadways. The Lorneville Trail Riders Club 57 wants permission to drive ATVs on sections of three roads. It includes King William Road from Ocean Westway to Galbraith Place, a portion of Paddy’s Hill Road,...
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