by NewsA 31-year-old man has been charged with 17 human trafficking related offences involving two young people in Nova Scotia. The Human Trafficking Unit says it was July 2023 when they received a report from a victim who was a youth at the time. During the investigation, officers became aware of a...
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by Tim DavidsonIf it felt colder than normal last month, you’re not wrong. The daily mean temperature was -15.7 degrees. That’s almost 3 degrees colder than usual. In terms of precipitation we saw both snow and rainfall. There was 38 centimeters of snow and almost 6 millimeters of rain. Both of those are above...
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by Tim DavidsonA Winnipeg couple with a cottage on Clearwater Bay is the latest to make a generous donation to the Beyond the Scan campaign. Doug Harvey and Jan Shute have donated $50,000 this year towards the latest campaign by the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. They are pledging a total of $250,000...
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by Caitlin SnowThe search for a man who went missing in Grand Anse continues, one year later. RCMP say they are still looking for Cody Duane MacDonald who was last seen at a home on Campbell Road on February 29th, 2024. He was reported missing March 4, 2024. The 29-year-old is described as 5’10. 145 lbs with...
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by Brad PerryYou will not see any more posts from the City of Saint John on the social media platform X. The city has become the latest municipality to stop using the platform, formerly known as Twitter. Officials made the announcement in a post on Friday, citing “low engagement and reach rates.” Our...
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by Jacob MooreA new report from the province’s auditor general says the government is not doing enough to fund universities or to hold them accountable for spending, which means they could spend public funds on whatever they would like. The 10 universities in Nova Scotia have received $2.5 billion from the...
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by Tara ClowCleanup is underway at a St. George Boulevard business after a fire. An employee from Fancy Pokket called 911 just before 6 pm Monday to report machinery on fire. “On arrival, there was heavy smoke in the building. The employees had evacuated. The fire was contained to their production area with...
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by Evan TaylorFirefighters responded to a fire at an encampment on Barrington Street early this morning, near the ramp to the MacDonald Bridge. Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency received calls shortly after 6:00 a.m. about smoke, flames, and sounds of explosions, possibly from propane cylinders or other...
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One of Canada’s biggest bands will play an outdoor show in Halifax this summer. Nickelback will headline the first day of the ‘Halifax Music Festival‘ on Friday, June 27th. It will be held at Garrison Grounds at Citadel Hill. Nickelback last played the Hill in 2007. They’ll be joined by the...
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by Evan TaylorThe federal government is committing more than $55 million in long-term funding for Halifax Transit, aiming to support upgrades, maintenance, and expansion of public transit infrastructure in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). The investment is part of the Canada Public Transit Fund’s...
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