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Additional suspect charged in major cyber crime investigation
Posted 7 March 2025

Additional suspect charged in major cyber crime investigation

Thunder Bay’s police have made another arrest linked to a major cyber crime investigation into the non-consensual sharing of intimate content. In early February police announced that an extensive cyber crime investigation has led to 12 people being arrested on a total of 172 charges. The...

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Woman dies in Halifax after slipping on ice, falling under bus
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Posted 7 March 2025

Woman dies in Halifax after slipping on ice, falling under bus

A woman who died after she was found lying on the ground near Gottingen Street in Halifax, allegedly slipped on ice and fell under a transit bus. That is according to witnesses, who say she slid under a large vehicle. Halifax police say it happened around 7 p.m. last Friday night. Emergency...

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N.S. to receive $809M from tobacco companies for impact on healthcare
Posted 7 March 2025

N.S. to receive $809M from tobacco companies for impact on healthcare

Nova Scotia is getting a major settlement from tobacco companies. The province says they will receive $809 million for the impact of smoking on the healthcare system. All provinces and territories came together to sue for the healthcare costs related to tobacco use and a historic mediated...

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Local brewer says ‘kind of cool’ to see N.S. products fill shelves at NSLC
Posted 7 March 2025

Local brewer says ‘kind of cool’ to see N.S. products fill shelves at NSLC

A Nova Scotia brewing company says it’s nice to see local products filling the shelves at the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission (NSLC), but a lot of uncertainty still looms with the threat of tariffs. President of Garrison Brewing, Brian Titus tells our newsroom, they haven’t seen an uptick in sales...

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Codiac Transpo gets funding boost for Moncton and Dieppe
Posted 7 March 2025

Codiac Transpo gets funding boost for Moncton and Dieppe

Federal funding for public transit. The government announced more than $11.5 million on Friday to support bus service in Dieppe and Moncton. It will be provided over ten years through the Canada Public Transit Fund’s Baseline Funding. Money will help to upgrade, replace and modernize bus...

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N.B. pilot shows value of pharmacist clinics in healthcare
Posted 7 March 2025

N.B. pilot shows value of pharmacist clinics in healthcare

A pilot project in New Brunswick has demonstrated how pharmacist-led clinics can help individuals access healthcare more quickly and effectively. Over the course of a year, six pharmacies participated in the project, managing common chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure,...

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Wenjack declared a person of national historic significance
Posted 7 March 2025

Wenjack declared a person of national historic significance

The Government of Canada has formally named Chanie Wenjack a person of national historic significance. Wenjack was from Ogoki Post on the Marten Falls First Nation and attended the Ceclia Jaffray residential school near Kenora. He ran away from the school and died in October of 1966 and has...

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Brewery introduces presidential pack for Canadians
Posted 7 March 2025

Brewery introduces presidential pack for Canadians

Canada’s oldest independent brewery, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, has come up with a fun way to get you through the next four years. Moosehead Breweries has introduced the Presidential Pack. It includes 1461 Canadian lagers. The Canadian company says it’s enough to get most through the...

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Inspector Illman bids adieu to the Dryden OPP detachment
Posted 7 March 2025

Inspector Illman bids adieu to the Dryden OPP detachment

The Dryden OPP will be looking for a new detachment commander. Inspector Adam Illman informed the Dryden OPP Detachment Board meeting this week that he will be leaving his post later this month. “As of the 17th of March, I will be transferring to the Red Lake Detachment,” Illman told the board....

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5th arrest in Halifax teen homicide
Posted 7 March 2025

5th arrest in Halifax teen homicide

A fifth person has been arrested in connection to the homicide of 16-year-old Devon Sinclair Marsman. Police say 40-year-old Mark Douglas Robert Doyle has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Doyle will appear in court Friday. Marsman went missing in February of 2022 in...

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