by Tara ClowA Moncton women’s slo-pitch team is still glowing after their recent trip to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Hot Flashes brought home silver from the Slo-Pitch National Women’s Championships held August 2 to 4. “It’s been about a year and a half, playing in Maritimes. Last October, we qualified for...
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by Jacob MooreShannon Hansen, a striking library worker in Halifax, sees 3 or 4 people overdose a week at the Halifax North Memorial Public Library. But Hansen said librarians deal with a lot of serious issues. “Whatever the situation is coming to us, we deal with, because we’re the last stop for everybody,...
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by Brad PerryMore than $10 million in government funding to help restore a southeastern New Brunswick wharf. The Pointe-du-Chêne wharf received considerable damage during hurricane Fiona nearly two years ago. Federal and provincial officials were on hand Thursday to announce funding for restoration work....
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by Brad PerryA new rainbow crosswalk at Belleisle Regional High School in Springfield has been damaged. The community of Valley Waters, near Sussex, confirmed the incident in a social media post. The statement, attributed to the mayor and council, said they were dismayed to learn of the damage. “These types...
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by Brad PerryIt looks like good news at New Brunswick fuel pumps heading into the long weekend. An industry source says we will see another break in fuel prices again this week. Gasoline prices are expected to come down by around three cents per litre on Thursday night. Diesel users will also see a break...
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by CJ GoaterA provincial police investigation in Dryden has resulted in charges. On Monday the OPP arrested a Dryden resident at a business for possessing stolen goods. Later that same afternoon a search warrant was executed at a residence on Van Horne Avenue. During the search suspected cocaine, cash, and...
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by CJ GoaterThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs are ready to show fans their new branding. An unveiling event is being held on Thursday evening. At the event being held at the Dryden Memorial Arena, the team plans on letting fans know how they landed on their new look and plans for the future. Team president Mike...
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by Tim DavidsonStudents and teachers will notice a few changes at their schools this fall. That includes no cell phones being used in the classrooms, unless the teacher requests them, and no vaping on school grounds. Education Minister Jill Dunlop says teachers are the first point of contact if students don’t...
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by Jacob MooreHalifax Regional Police have charged two additional people, a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, in relation to the death of teenager Ahmad Al Marrach, who was stabbed in the spring. On Wednesday, police arrested two adults who allegedly “provided false information to investigators and...
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by Tara ClowOver 725 grades 6 to 8 students will enter the halls of Wabanaki School for the first time on Tuesday. It is the newly built west-end school. Anglophone East Superintendent Randy MacLEAN says the majority of the construction is complete, “We’ve been going straight at this for 18 months, and we...
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