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Pictou County District RCMP is warning residents about an online scam involving fake classified ads circulating the area. File

Man, 38, charged with firearm offences after emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S.

A 38-year-old man has been charged after a firearm incident that prompted an emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S. on April 19 morning. Following a complaint of a man carrying a firearm on Hillcrest Avenue at about 8:22 a.m., the Colchester County ...

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Workplace deaths trended down in Nova Scotia in 2023

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Halifax developer Alex Halef just lost a case where he argued installing guardrails meant to protect workers from injuries or death at a building his company is constructing in the city’s north end “will cost an extraordinary amount of time, effort and money, and will cause confusion on the job site.” The Labour Board denied Halef’s company, 5858 Macara St. Ltd., an interim suspension of a compliance order issued under the province’s workplace health and safety regulations after workers were caught breaking the rules.

Drugs and stolen handgun seized, three arrested in Three Brooks, N.S.: RCMP

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Mounties arrested three people and seized drugs, a stolen handgun and other items consistent with drug trafficking after searching a Three Brooks, N.S., home on April 17.

Aiming to save lives: Yarmouth couple says awareness needed over invasive group A strep, don't ignore symptoms

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Alleged N.S. grain elevator vandal left blood and a phone at the scene

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Opinion

Past UN summits and global conventions on climate and the environment have failed to put the world on a path to sustainable development. Will the UN summit set for September be any different? Marcus Spiske • Unsplash

COMMENTARY: Will UN environment summit zero in on how we ended up where we are?

Palanisamy Nagarajan, emeritus professor of economics and an island studies teaching fellow at University of Prince Edward Island, provided the following opinion article. The 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment found: "A point has ...

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LETTER: Concerns raised regarding Pallet sheller safety

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An example of a Pallet shelter village set up in Denver, Colo., containing 30 single-occupancy units. A similar setup is planned to be built in Whitney Pier sometime in February. CONTRIBUTED/PALLET SHELTERS

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Business

Workplace deaths trended down in Nova Scotia in 2023

Eighteen Nova Scotians died on the job or because of their work in 2023. That’s down from 24 deaths in 2022. The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia released its workplace fatality statistics on Monday. “I would never say there is good news ...

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A multimillion-dollar question: Should the lobster carapace size be increased in southwestern Nova Scotia?

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Lobster fishing boats make their way into the Falls Point Wharf in Woods Harbour after a day on the fishing grounds. Kathy Johnson

2024 Outlook: Busy tourism season expected in southwestern Nova Scotia

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National Acadian Day celebrations in Pubnico. This year the Acadian culture will take on a huge presence with the World Acadian Congress happening in southwestern Nova Scotia in August. CHRISTIAN WEBBER/TOURISM NOVA SCOTIA

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Lifestyles

In these days of anxiety and uncertainty about so many things in life, we should all take the time to sit and sip, writes Rosemary Godin. CONTRIBUTED

ROSEMARY GODIN: Resurgence in tea parties taking hold in Cape Breton

People in Cape Breton are making a beeline straight to Granny's china cabinet. In these times when everything is more expensive, folks are discovering the economical joys of a simpler life and simpler times. It seems like the price of everything has ...

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In Photos

Pinch Penny Fair returns to Confederation Centre of the Art

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Wason Hemphill attends to buyers at his table, which he calls the trash and treasure table. He was one of the volunteer vendors who helped to sell items at the annual Pinch Penny Fair held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on April 20. All items on his table were going for $2. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Saint John Imperial Theatre undergoing energy efficiency renovations

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Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B. is seeing some renovations through funding from Canadian Heritage, ACOA and the province. - Imperial Theatre Facebook

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Sports

Halifax Thunderbirds captain Cody Jamieson goes airborne to get a shot off against the Colorado Mammoth in National Lacrosse League play Saturday evening at Scotiabank Centre. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

NLL: Thunderbirds playoff ready? Record crowd watches Halifax defeat Colorado in regular-season finale

For a regular-season finale against a non-playoff team, the Halifax Thunderbirds’ Saturday night tilt at a sold-out Scotiabank Centre sure had the feel of a playoff game. A Thunderbirds record crowd of 10,595 witnessed timely goals, stellar ...

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CEBL's Calgary Surge install St. F.X. bench boss Tyrell Vernon as new head coach

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Under coach Tyrell Vernon’s leadership, the X-Men had a remarkable basketball season. Vernon also picked up coach of the year accolades. MYA SLAWTER

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Communities

Man, 38, charged with firearm offences after emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S.

A 38-year-old man has been charged after a firearm incident that prompted an emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S. on April 19 morning. Following a complaint of a man carrying a firearm on Hillcrest Avenue at about 8:22 a.m., the Colchester County ...

Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

Drugs and stolen handgun seized, three arrested in Three Brooks, N.S.: RCMP

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Aiming to save lives: Yarmouth couple says awareness needed over invasive group A strep, don't ignore symptoms

Updated 5 hours ago |16 min read

Covered by a super hero blanket belonging to her grandson, Kelly Doucet and her Steven count their blessings in her room at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital as she recovers from invasive group A strep, that also developed into necrotizing fasciitis, known as flesh-eating disease. TINA COMEAU

CEC Cougars boy's rugby back in action after four-year hiatus

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Windsor, N.S., firefighters still waiting for new rescue boat nine months after it was destroyed

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2024 Outlook: Busy tourism season expected in southwestern Nova Scotia

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Canada

Things have been quiet at the St. John's International Airport these past few days with no commercial aircraft travel because of a shortage of emergency staff at the airport fire hall.

St. John's International Airport activity uninterrupted as police investigate suspicious package

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s explosives disposal unit was at the St. John’s International Airport early Monday morning after receiving a report of a suspicious package. Police were called to the airport around 6 a.m. to investigate the ...

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Town of Lark Harbour mourns loss of two lobster fishermen

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A Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat was dispatched from the station in Lark Harbour to the Port au Port area on Sunday, April 21, 2024, after a lobster fishing boat capsized. Two men from the south shore Bay of Islands community lost their lives in the tragic accident. – Photo Courtesy of Sam Anderson

Woman, 75, killed in single-vehicle crash near Bay d'Espoir, N.L.

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A 75-year-old woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Route 360 between Bay d'Espoir and Harbour Breton on Sunday, April 21.

Canada cleans up nearly 700 metric tons of lost fishing gear from 2022 storm Fiona

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Housing discrimination complaints in N.B. rose nine per cent in 2023: Human Rights Commission

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Canada's planned capital gains tax hike may choke mining startups, dealmakers say

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World

At least five migrants died during attempt to cross English Channel - La Voix du Nord

PARIS (Reuters) - At least five migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from an area near the town of Wimereux, local newspaper La Voix du Nord said on Tuesday. The French coast guard confirmed there was a failed attempt to cross ...

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Man, 38, charged with firearm offences after emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S.

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Man, 38, charged with firearm offences after emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S.

Drugs and stolen handgun seized, three arrested in Three Brooks, N.S.: RCMP

Aiming to save lives: Yarmouth couple says awareness needed over invasive group A strep, don't ignore symptoms

CEC Cougars boy's rugby back in action after four-year hiatus

Windsor, N.S., firefighters still waiting for new rescue boat nine months after it was destroyed

2024 Outlook: Busy tourism season expected in southwestern Nova Scotia

Canada

St. John's International Airport activity uninterrupted as police investigate suspicious package

Town of Lark Harbour mourns loss of two lobster fishermen

Woman, 75, killed in single-vehicle crash near Bay d'Espoir, N.L.

Canada cleans up nearly 700 metric tons of lost fishing gear from 2022 storm Fiona

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