A mature Wabanaki (Acadian) forest in the St. Martins area has now been protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The 233-hectare (575-acre) seaside forest was a partial land donation by the family of Ruby Brown of St. Martins. Officials announced Wednesday that the Fundy Bay View Nature...
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by Tara ClowSomeone in New Brunswick is a lottery winner. A ticket sold online at alc.ca for last night’s Lotto 6/49 draw is worth $5 million. It matches all six numbers for the classic jackpot win. Winning numbers can be found on the Atlantic Lottery Corporation website.
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by Tara ClowCanadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas Ciry workers are off the job at this hour. Around 9300 employees were locked out at 12:01 EDT today. The Teamsters Union stated in a news release, that despite months of negotiations, the two sides remain far apart. CN Rail says the union...
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by Randy ThomsAtikokan’s Alex Sampson is off to the next round of America’s Got Talent Sampson was one of three acts voted by the public to perform in the semi-final. The singer, who has wooed the judges with two original songs with a 50s feel, was the among the top five favourites from Tuesday’s live...
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Atlantic Canadians remain dissatisfied with the federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a new survey. Narrative Research, a market research company located in Halifax, N.S., carried out the survey involving 1,450 adult residents of Atlantic Canada between July 31...
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by Caitlin SnowA rail service disruption could have a significant impact on our region. CN and CPKC have said they will lock out around 9,000 engineers, conductors and yard workers early Thursday if a deal is not reached Spokesperson Lori MacLean from the Port of Halifax tells us in a statement that rail is a...
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A special celebration is set for Kenora’s hometown hero and Olympic silver medallist Abby Dent. The city and rowing club is unveiling details on her welcome home party. Dent was part of the Women’s Eight rowing team at the Paris games, and helped capture a silver medal for our country. She...
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by Brad PerrySaint John council has approved an updated recreation subsidization policy following a months-long review. The policy details how recreation fees will be set for each user group using municipal recreational facilities. Meghan Carey with RC Strategies, which was hired to undertake the review,...
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by NewsA 66-year-old woman from the Annapolis County is facing charges after a firefighter was injured while on scene of a collision. Digby RCMP say it was Tuesday afternoon around 2:25 p.m. on Lansdown Rd near Bear River. A firefighter was helping with traffic control and vehicles were temporarily...
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by Tara ClowNew Brunswick’s premier is calling on the federal government to intervene in the railway dispute. Blaine Higgs says he is very concerned about the impacts of a potential work stoppage at CPKC and CN. He wants the feds to order binding arbitration to maintain operations while a settlement is...
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