by Brad PerryPlans for an affordable housing project consisting of 75 to 80 homes in east Saint John are one step closer to reality. Members of the city’s planning advisory committee unanimously approved the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community last week. The project, announced in September, is a partnership...
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by Brad PerryThe Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is seeking comments on the proposed Sussex flood diversion project. Officials say the $38-million project aims to divert flood waters away from the downtown core during heavy rain events. Two diversion channels have been proposed to divert flows from...
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by Caitlin SnowHalifax’s mayor says we need to improve the transit system in HRM and get emergency alerts out quicker when one of the bridges close. Wednesday around 4:20 p.m., an emergency alert was issued after some dry picric acid was discovered underneath the MacKay, shutting it down, evacuating nearby...
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A four-point weekend at home for the Yarmouth Mariners. Beren Simard scored the overtime winner to lift Yarmouth over Valley 3-2 Sunday afternoon. Ludovik Tardif tied the game with 14 seconds left as the Mariners won their second straight and third over their last four. The dramatic win followed...
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by NewsA crash in Lunenburg County has shut down a section of Highway 103. RCMP and emergency crews are responding to the collision in Blockhouse, which happened just after 7 p.m. on Sunday. The highway is closed between exit 11 and 12. The severity of the crash is not known right now, but reports...
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by NewsA 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after another case of what police describe as intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia. Truro police say it happened on Ford Street, Friday night. A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed outside...
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by Tara ClowA snowmobile crash in Caledonia Mountain has left a man dead. RCMP say it appears the driver veered off the trail on Saturday night and collided with a tree. A 68-year-old man from Hillsborough died at the scene. Members of Ambulance New Brunswick, the Alma, and Riverside Albert Fire Departments...
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by Tara ClowThe Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating an incident involving an off-duty Halifax Regional Police Officer. A man was struck on January 24, by a vehicle in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia, that was being driven by the officer. SiRT says a preliminary investigation suggests that the...
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by NewsThe housing crisis in New Brunswick isn’t just a headline — it’s a reality felt across the province. Peter Corbyn, executive director of the New Brunswick Non Profit Housing Association, wants you to be part of the solution. On Jan. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Corbyn will take the stage at the W.C....
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by Tara ClowAbout 300 Janitors in the Halifax area will not walk off the job. The cleaners with GDI Integrated Facility Services, who are represented by SEIU Local 2, ratified a collective agreement on Saturday, with overwhelming support. They have been without a contract since the end of September and were...
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