by Evan TaylorThe Nova Scotia RCMP responded to 77 fatal vehicle collisions and crashes in 2024, marking a significant increase from previous years. The number of serious injury collisions also rose, with 180 incidents reported across the province. Sgt. John White, who leads the RCMP’s Collision and...
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by Evan TaylorAll schools in Yarmouth County are closed today due to significant snowfall and hazardous road conditions. In addition, all Yarmouth work sites will have a delayed opening at 10 a.m. to ensure the safety of employees commuting in the difficult weather. Meanwhile, schools in Digby and Shelburne...
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by Brad PerryIrving Oil put nearly two years of speculation about its future to rest on Tuesday. The company announced in a statement that it will remain privately held and will not be sold. “Irving Oil remains a strong and secure company, supported by great employees and valued customers,” the company said...
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by Jacob MooreThe only way to reduce the number of women who are being murdered by their husbands and boyfriends is more money and attention from the government to prevent intimate partner violence, according to the Be the Peace Institute. Project Coordinator Stacey Godsoe says the sector does not get enough...
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by Tim DavidsonAfter months of crunching the numbers, the City of Dryden has finally passed its 2025 budget. It calls for a 2.33 percent increase. Councillor Katherine Kiewning says it’s quite an accomplishment, considering where they started. “So, we went from almost 12 percent to 2.33 percent,” Kiewning...
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by Randy ThomsOntario’s Premier is calling for investments that strengthen the protection of the border with the U.S. It’s Doug Ford’s latest response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs. Several proposals are also included in Ford’s Fortress Am-Can proposal. They include; Present a...
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by Alex AllanA man and a woman were arrested following a police operation on Mountain Road in Moncton. RCMP carried out the operation near the intersection of Glen Eagles Drive last Friday. The police said the arrests are in connection with an ongoing investigation. The RCMP detained a 45-year-old man from...
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by Jacob MooreAn unimaginable tragedy after a devastating fire in Lower Sackville. Alyssa Martin, a close friend of the family, confirmed on social media that three children have now died from their injuries. 6-year-old Chloe died over the weekend, and now two more children have died. They were nine and five...
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by Brad PerryA 37-year-old man from Prince Edward Island has died after a snowmobile crash in northern New Brunswick. Emergency crews were called to the scene in South Tetagouche, near Bathurst, early Tuesday. The driver and sole occupant of the snowmobile died at the scene from his injuries. He was the same...
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by Randy ThomsAny water and ice rescues conducted by the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service in the immediate future will be done from shore. The move allows the department to get up-to-date equipment and training to do rescues safely. Interim Fire Chief Dave Robertson says acquiring new equipment has...
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