Feds announce wildfire prevention, relief funding
The Canadian government is funding more emergency preparedness and response efforts across the country. The government announced a new pilot program for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and $12 million $1.2 million for the Canadian Interagency Forest Centre for wildfire prevention, according to a news release. &qu...
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Two dead after two car crashes in Antigonish County
Two men are dead and three others are seriously injured after two separate car crashes on Thursday. At about 6:30 a.m., a Hyundai Tucson and Hyundai Accent were travelling in opposite directions on Highway 104, near Afton, when they hit head-on, according to a news release. The driver, of the Accent, a 53-year-old Mona...
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Port Medway Readers Fest lineup unveiled
The visiting authors lineup for the 2024 Port Medway Readers Festival has been released, with four authors slated to visit the idyllic seaside village this summer. The event which began in 2002 takes place annually through July and August and provides an opportunity for readers to listen to and meet local and internati...
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May 9 gas prediction
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N.S. comedian makes it to finale on Canada's Got Talent, competing for $1M
A local stand-up comedian is representing Halifax on the national stage, competing for the largest cash prize in Canadian television history-$1 million. Travis Lindsay has made to the finale on Canada's Got Talent. Lindsay found out he was advancing Tuesday night. He told our newsroom, Wednesday, how he was feeling. &q...
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Mobile Clinic dates in Shelburne
The Nova Scotia Mobile Clinic will be visiting Shelburne three of the next four Saturdays. Saturday, May 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic will be setup at Shelburne Family Practice, located at 1606 Lake Road. It's inte...
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Update: Hwy 104 re-opened after two collisions in Afton and Havre Boucher
Highway 104 has been re-opened after two head-on collisions Thursday morning. RCMP says the first was around 6:30 a.m. in the Afton area near Antigonish. The second was just before 11 a.m. in Havre Boucher. As a result, Highway 104 was closed from exits 36B to 39. Officers were reporting reduced visibility and water ac...
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Province to allow 3-wheeled vehicles through pilot project
You may soon see more three-wheeled vehicles on our roads. The province has approved a five-year pilot project to test their operation. The vehicles weren't allowed to be registered in Nova Scotia, but are federally approved. In a release, MLA Twila Grosse says road safety is a priority, and government wants to make su...
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Aiming for local, healthy, delicious food with N.S. school lunch program: minister
Nutritious, local, healthy and delicious food is the goal of the school lunch program about to roll out in Nova Scotia. Minister of Education, Becky Druhan, tells our newsroom they will make the "historic investment" available to all students who need it and to make it affordable and stigma free. Druhan adds,...
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Hundreds call for province to reinstate Coastal Protection Act
About 300 people lined the street outside the Nova Scotia Legislature Wednesday afternoon to call on the government to implement the Coastal Protection Act. The act was previously passed by all parties in 2019, but the provincial government scrapped the plan in February, which means municipalities are now responsible f...
May 08, 2024