February 3 is Take a Cruise Day and the Atlantic Canada Cruise Association (ACCA) is celebrating their 30th anniversary. They support the responsible growth of cruise tourism through marketing, business development, and community-focused destination stewardship. The Association has many...
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by Bryan TaitA Minto man was sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. Tommie McGinley, 34, was arrested in May 2024 after members of the RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit, the Western District RCMP and RCMP Digital Forensic Services executed a warrant at a...
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Three municipalities in Shelburne County continue to talk amalgamation. A steering committee is holding another meeting Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the municipal office in Shelburne. The committee features leaders and councillors of the towns of Shelburne and Lockeport and the Municipality of...
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by Caitlin SnowThe mayor of Halifax says he is feeling a tremendous amount of pressure as budget talks continue and a possible tax increase of 10.9 per cent looms. Andy Fillmore has been deliberating alongside Council on how to rein in spending. “I’m working hard with Council to make the budget much more...
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by Caitlin SnowA new provincial program to help make it easier to become a first-time homeowner by reducing the minimum down payment. The province says through partnerships with Atlantic Central and credit unions, the First-time Homebuyers Program only requires a down payment of 2 per cent of the purchase...
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Over 2,600 people have signed up to be part of the Nova Scotia Guard. The Guard was created by the province to help organize volunteer response during emergencies like storms and wildfires. The Guard responded to two incidents last year: the search for Jack and Lilly Sullivan in Pictou County...
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by Alex AllanThe Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) says the loss of wetlands across the country is leaving communities more vulnerable to severe weather. World Wetlands Day was marked on Monday. Andrew Holland, the organization’s director of external affairs, said the day served as a reminder of how...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia Health has reached a major milestone in international cancer research, becoming the first site in the world to launch — and the first to enroll a patient in — a large clinical trial led by AstraZeneca. The study is being run through the Atlantic Clinical Cancer Research Unit (ACCRU)...
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by Caitlin SnowFire crews are on scene of a structure fire in downtown Moncton, Monday evening. In a post on social media around 6 p.m., Moncton Firefighters Association says it is on Lutz Street. The fire union says it started as an explosion and is now a working fire. They are asking residents to avoid the...
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by Caitlin SnowA new elementary school in the north end of Halifax is just two weeks away from opening its doors to students, after years of delays. The province says St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School (SJAM) will officially welcome students on Wednesday, February 18. “SJAM is a cornerstone of the...
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