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Significant rise in fatal road collisions in Nova Scotia in 2024
Posted 15 January 2025

Significant rise in fatal road collisions in Nova Scotia in 2024

The 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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Schools in Yarmouth closed Wednesday due to snowfall
Posted 15 January 2025

Schools in Yarmouth closed Wednesday due to snowfall

All 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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Irving Oil to remain privately held
Posted 14 January 2025

Irving Oil to remain privately held

Irving 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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N.S. needs more to prevent intimate partner violence, says advocacy group
Posted 14 January 2025

N.S. needs more to prevent intimate partner violence, says advocacy group

The 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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Dryden council finally passes 2025 budget
Posted 14 January 2025

Dryden council finally passes 2025 budget

After 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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Border security measures outlined in Fortress Am-Can
Posted 14 January 2025

Border security measures outlined in Fortress Am-Can

Ontario’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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Two arrested in Moncton police operation
Posted 14 January 2025

Two arrested in Moncton police operation

A 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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Three children now dead after devastating Lower Sackville fire
Posted 14 January 2025

Three children now dead after devastating Lower Sackville fire

An 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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Missing man dies in snowmobile crash: RCMP
Posted 14 January 2025

Missing man dies in snowmobile crash: RCMP

A 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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Fire department improving on water/ice rescues
Posted 14 January 2025

Fire department improving on water/ice rescues

Any 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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