A road closure due to icy conditions – but it’s not what you might think. The Downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival is underway. It kicked off Friday with an ice carving workshop and continues through Sunday. It means Portland Street between Alderney Drive and Albert Street will be closed Saturday...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s police watchdog has charged an RCMP officer with assault following an investigation into an incident last month. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says it received a referral from Bridgewater Police on December 22 about an incident involving an off-duty...
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by CJ GoaterThe Ontario Conservative Party has selected its candidate for Kiiwetinoong. Chief Waylon Scott of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations has entered the race. He is running against Green Party Candidate Carolyn Spicer and Provincial NDP Deputy Leader, Sol Mamakwa who is also the incumbent for the...
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by Brad PerryIt is a critical moment as Canada faces potential tariffs from the United States, according to the prime minister. Justin Trudeau said they are ready to respond no matter what U.S. President Donald Trump decides to do. Trudeau promised a “purposeful, forceful but reasonable immediate response”...
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by Brad PerryMail service has been suspended in Saint John on Friday due to weather conditions. Canada Post issued a red delivery service alert for the city, it announced over the noon hour. “A red service alert means that we are suspending delivery for the day and not sending our delivery agents out or...
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by NewsA 52-year-old Truro man has been charged with human trafficking. RCMP say his arrest followed an ongoing investigation. He is now facing these charges: Human Trafficking Receiving a Financial Benefit from Human Trafficking Procuring a Person to Provide Sexual Services Advertising Sexual...
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by Caitlin SnowA blood bank in Spryfield is currently closed due to a power outage. Nova Scotia Health says it is affecting Spryfield Blood Collection on Dentith Road. The authority asks that you go to the Bayers Road Blood Collection for the time being.
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by Caitlin SnowThe interim president and CEO of Nova Scotia Health was horrified after a stabbing at the QEII in Halifax, that left at least one person seriously injured. Karen Oldfield tells our newsroom it was very traumatic, really scary, and now she is doing everything in her power to make staff feel safe...
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Will Nova Scotia sign Ottawa’s universal pharmacare deal? Talks are happening, according to Health Minister Michelle Thompson. “Minister Mark Holland and I had an opportunity to meet last week, and certainly the officials in Health Canada and the Department of Health and Wellness are working on...
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Ottawa is giving more money to Nova Scotia for mental health support. Two million dollars will go the province and Maggie’s Place, a mental health resource centre serving Cumberland and Colchester counties. Following a meeting of health ministers in Halifax, Mental Health minister Brian Comer...
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