by Alex AllanDieppe’s tree bylaw, started in June 2023, is helping balance new building projects with protecting the environment. Alexandre Truchon-Savard, the director of environmental management, shared some updates and plans for the future. The bylaw states that a permit is required to cut down any tree...
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by Brad PerrySome students in the South Shore are getting a long weekend due to road conditions on Monday. The South Shore Regional Centre for Education says all schools in Lunenburg County are closed. Schools in Queens County are open with back road closures in effect.
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by Alex AllanU.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, affecting Canada, Mexico, and other countries. The announcement, made on Air Force One while en route to New Orleans, has sparked concern among Canadian steel producers....
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by Brad PerrySaint John council hopes a new medical education scholarship will help to attract new doctors to the city. Council recently voted to support two medical students through the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation. Coun. Greg Norton, who brought forward the motion, said the students will...
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by Brad PerryFive provinces have now signed agreements with the federal government for the national school food program. New Brunswick became the latest on Friday, receiving $11.2 million over three years to expand free breakfast programs. “We’ve been working hard with the province to get to this point,”...
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by Brad PerryA non-profit organization representing Atlantic Canada’s energy industry is welcoming a 30-day reprieve from proposed U.S. tariffs on energy products. Michelle Robichaud, president of the Atlantica Centre for Energy, said tariffs would have a huge impact on the sector and our region’s economy as...
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by Jacob MooreU.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to put 25 per cent tariffs on any steel and aluminum entering the country. He made the latest comments in his tariff saga on board Air Force One while on the way to New Orleans, where he planned to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. He says that...
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by Jacob MooreNova Scotia Health is requesting the public’s help to find a patient that is missing from a Dartmouth hospital. The health authority says Hannah Marie Cole, 24, is about 5’2″, has piercings in her nose, tongue, and eyebrow. She was last seen wearing a black/grey jacket, a burgundy hoodie, and...
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by Jacob MoorePart of Highway 102 is closed after a crash involving a transport truck. The RCMP says the road initially went down to one lane and then both were closed around 4 p.m. between exits 5A and 6 inbound. Drivers are being detoured onto Highway 2 between Enfield and Fall River. Details are few at the...
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by Jacob MooreA major snowfall in Halifax means the overnight winter parking ban is in effect. Resident in both Central and Non-Central zones will not be able to park on the street from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. The city will get between 5 and 10 cm of snow during the day on Sunday, with possible flurries in the...
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