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Thunder Bay: Cyber crime investigation leads to several charges
Posted 25 February 2025

Thunder Bay: Cyber crime investigation leads to several charges

A man is facing several charges following a cyber crime investigation in Thunder Bay. In November, officers received reports that a resident was engaged in illegal activity. As a result, police searched a home in December and seized multiple electronics. On Monday the suspect in the...

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Eastern Charlotte pays $3K for preliminary study on Exit 56 development
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Posted 25 February 2025

Eastern Charlotte pays $3K for preliminary study on Exit 56 development

Eastern Charlotte council has commissioned a preliminary study to look at the economic and development viability of the area near Exit 56 in St. George. It is the exit that leads out to Highway 1, according to Chief Administrative Officer Jason Gaudet. There are currently a few businesses in the...

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Town of Digby turns 135
Posted 25 February 2025

Town of Digby turns 135

Happy 135th Birthday to the Town of Digby! It was incorporated as a town on this day in 1890. Named after Admiral Robert Digby, a Royal Navy officer in the 1700s who also served briefly as a Member of Parliament. Digby is known as the scallop capital of the world, and was home to folk artist...

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Greg Hemmings on the Undead, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship and Psychedelics
Posted 25 February 2025

Greg Hemmings on the Undead, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship and Psychedelics

Allan Gates and his co-host Kevin Springer of Tidal Venture Partners talk with Saint John, New Brunswick filmmaker Greg Hemmings. This wide-ranging discussion covers the filming of the TV series Revival in Saint John, the tension between art and business, and how to grow New Brunswick’s film...

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Mariners visit Truro needing a win
Posted 25 February 2025

Mariners visit Truro needing a win

The Yarmouth Mariners hit the road for Truro tonight to face the Bearcats. Yarmouth has five games left in the regular season, they trail the Crushers by nine points for the last playoff spot in the division. For the Mariners to make the playoffs, they’d have to win five straight, and the...

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Somerset Street closed, as crews battle fire
Posted 25 February 2025

Somerset Street closed, as crews battle fire

The Saint John Fire Department is battling a house fire on Somerset Street at this hour. The street between Magazine Street and Wellesley Avenue is closed to all traffic. The City of Saint John says an investigation is underway. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. Keep an eye on social media...

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HRP provide more details on stabbing incident that hospitalized six-year-old
Posted 25 February 2025

HRP provide more details on stabbing incident that hospitalized six-year-old

A 19-year-old woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in downtown Halifax has been remanded in custody following a court appearance. Halifax Police hosted a press conference Monday afternoon providing an update on the situation. Const. Martin Cromwell told reporter that  19 -year-old...

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iPhone alert leads to arrest of U.S. assault suspect
Posted 24 February 2025

iPhone alert leads to arrest of U.S. assault suspect

An attempt to escape into Canada has been thwarted by technology. A person linked to an assault in the U.S. was taken into custody by Provincial Police over the weekend. OPP say officers received a crash notification from an iPhone that led them to find an abandoned vehicle in the area of Atwood...

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Halifax police look for suspects after hammer used in fight on transit bus
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Posted 24 February 2025

Halifax police look for suspects after hammer used in fight on transit bus

Halifax police are looking for suspects after a fight broke out on a Halifax Transit bus in Spryfield. It happened on Saturday around 1:45 p.m., at the intersection of Herring Cove and Dentith Roads between passengers and those riding in two separate vehicles. It started on the bus with one...

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New school year calendar adopted
Posted 24 February 2025

New school year calendar adopted

Kids will be going back to class in the fall on September 3rd. The new school calendar has been approved by all five school boards in the region. The choice was to start on the 2nd or 3rd, and 58 percent chose the latter. Over 27 hundred people cast their votes in an online poll. School will end...

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