by Jacob MooreWith schools closed over the last couple of days after a snowstorm hammered most areas of the province, many wanted to get out of the house. Citadel Hill was a popular spot for those in Halifax. On Monday, the hill was packed with community members sledding and building snowmen and a few were...
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by Alex AllanA winter system that moved through New Brunswick from Sunday night into Tuesday morning left a sharp contrast in snowfall totals across the province. Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Prime said the highest amounts were found in the southern and eastern regions. He explained that a narrow...
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by NewsThe price of diesel is going up at midnight. The province has invoked their interrupter clause due to market changes in the price. It’s predicted to go up over six cents a litre. The price of gas is not affected.
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by NewsA Digby man is facing over two dozen charges related to drugs and weapons. RCMP seized cocaine at a targeted traffic stop last week in Conway. Later, they searched a home on Queen Street in Digby and found five long guns, ammunition, an energy weapon, a crossbow and baton. The 36-year-old man...
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A local curling team needs your vote to help them secure first place in a story contest. Yvonne MacDonald competes on a family team called The Socialites. They are the first all-female team to win the MacDonald Bonspiel at the Canso Curling Club on the 50th anniversary. The bonspiel was started...
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by Caitlin SnowTwo Halifax councillors will table a motion Tuesday, asking the province to consider strengthening policies around dangerous animals. It will come from Councillor’s Trish Purdy and Cathy Deagle-Gammon. The motion will request having the province control legislation around dangerous dogs, seizing...
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by Tara ClowGrand Manan and its population of just 2600 will be in the spotlight tonight. The community will be featured on the CBC television show Still Standing. “It was January of last year, and I had an email from one of the producers, and they were looking at different potential locations. They had...
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by Alex AllanNew Brunswick is preparing to bring elected members back to the boards that oversee the province’s health‑care system. The provincial government announced it will introduce legislation to restore elected positions on the boards of the two regional health authorities and expand their membership....
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by Tara ClowJust one of three mayors in Greater Moncton will reoffer in the May municipal election. Andrew Leblanc of Riverview is the latest to announce his intentions. Leblanc was first elected in 2016 as a Councillor at Large, but he is wrapping up his first term as Mayor after running and being elected...
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A youth is facing multiple charges after being arrested in connection with two separate transit bus robberies. RCMP say on January 15 they responded to a report of a young person being robbed by the youth suspect who had a weapon. The suspect demanded the victim’s jacket and left the bus. Then...
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