by NewsYou can never be over prepared before heading into the woods or for a hike on a nearby trail. Halifax Search and Rescue (HSAR) crews are crediting a hiker for his planning after he ended up lost in the Peggy’s Cove area. Search teams were called in Thursday night to help find him, and...
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A 19-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in northern New Brunswick. It happened Friday evening on Highway 370 in Pont-Lafrance. The teen was taken to hospital and later died. Police have not released his name but say he is from Haut-Rivière-du-Portage. The driver of the truck had...
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A 35-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Colchester County. It happened Friday night in Hilden when the man was riding on Highway 2. Police say his bike left the road and crashed. The driver was from Charlottetown, P.E.I., and died at the scene. No word on the cause of the crash but...
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by CJ GoaterHoselines are being deployed on the perimeter of the largest out-of-control forest fire in the region. The fire was first reported on Tuesday night, approximately 3.5 kilometres south of Kasabonika Lake First Nation. “Two FireRanger crews, supported by a helicopter, are taking advantage of low...
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by CJ GoaterThe provincial police have made two arrests and seized two vehicles in relation to a weapons incident investigation in Sioux Lookout. On August 16, officers responded to a weapons-related call on Millar Crescent. No injuries were reported, and the police initiated an investigation. “Police have...
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by CJ GoaterParks Canada has announced that a new visitor centre planned for the region is being temporarily scrapped. The new Administration and Visitor Centre for the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area in Nipigon can no longer be built. In January, Parks Canada awarded a $37M contract for the...
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by CJ GoaterSafe running water has returned to Sioux Lookout north of the CN Rail Tracks. Sioux Lookouts boil water advisory has been lifted. The advisory was put in place on Tuesday after a contractor damaged a watermain on private property. The break meant that the safety of the drinking water supply...
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by NewsIf you know anything about green lasers being aimed at planes flying over West Hants, RCMP want you to give them a call. Police say they have received four separate reports of this happening in the early morning hours between August 16 and 23. The laser is believed to be coming from the Three...
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by Caitlin SnowYou might want to take a minute to look around your parked vehicle before driving in the town of Antigonish. RCMP say over the last two weeks, there has been a at least half a dozen complaints about punctured tires. The latest incident was at a local business on James St. Homemade devices are...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia is expanding and refining its rent supplement program, implementing changes to increase eligibility and ensure fairer distribution. Effective August 23, the eligibility threshold for low-income residents has been lowered, allowing those who spend 40 per cent or more of their...
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