by Brad PerryPaula Abdul has cancelled her Straight Up! To Canada Tour set to take place this fall. The singer and dancer made the announcement late Wednesday on social media. Abdul said she recently sustained multiple injuries, including one that requires a minor procedure. The procedure includes a recovery...
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by Brad PerryThe cruise ship season in Saint John will ramp up over the next few weeks. Thursday is the first double ship day this year with nearly 6,000 passengers expected. The first of seven triple ship days this season is scheduled for Thursday of next week. Natalie Allaby, director of cruise excellence...
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by Brad PerryThe Anglophone East School District has hired security at Harrison Trimble High School and Edith Cavell School It comes after recent social media posts showed members of the city’s homeless community seeking shelter in the doorways. “We understand that this may have raised some concerns, and we...
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by Caitlin SnowThousands in Nova Scotia will be grabbing their backpacks and making their way to class Thursday morning. It is the first day of school. This means you should expect a lot more traffic on your way in. Corporal Carlie McCann from the RCMP tells our newsroom, roads will be busy. ”So anyone who is...
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by CJ GoaterThe Superior-Greenstone School Board dealt with a lockdown at its schools in the Nipigon area. The Nipigon-Red Rock District High School and the George O’Neill Public School were locked down by the provincial police at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving reports of a threat made...
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A popular resident of Shubenacadie’s Wildlife Park has sadly passed away. The park’s beloved moose was a favourite of many visitors over the years. In a post on Facebook on Wednesday, the moose suffered a medical event over the Labour Day long weekend and never recovered. She was a fixture...
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by Randy ThomsA new report says five times more hospital beds planned by the Ford government are needed in Ontario. The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says the province faces a shortfall of 13,800 beds by 2023. Its report also identifies the need for another 80,000...
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by Jacob MooreAfter overwhelming public support, the Bide Awhile animal shelter now has more than 100 cats in the building. The shelter hoped to raise $24,000 dollars after they took in 2 dozen cats and kittens about a month ago. But spokesperson Sam Cole says they quickly passed that goal. “We’ve raised over...
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Strong passenger numbers continue on the ‘CAT’ ferry. Bay Ferries says the Yarmouth to Bar Harbor, Maine vessel has booked nearly 46,000 passengers for 2024. That’s an increase of over 8,000 compared to this time last year. President Mark Wilson says they’re pleased with the continued growth...
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by Brad PerryTwo people have died following a four-vehicle crash in Pointe-Alexandre on the Acadian Peninsula. RCMP said it happened at Route 313 and Pointe-Alexandre Road around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Investigators believe a truck towing a trailer tried to avoid colliding with a vehicle stopped at a stop sign....
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