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Construction work continues on a Long Lake Village condo building on Wednesday afternoon. The Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says injuries in the residential construction industry are on the decline.
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26 new public housing units to be built in western Nova Scotia

Western Nova Scotia is getting new public housing — three eightplexes and a duplex — to provide homes for up to 82 people. The 26 new modular housing units will be built in the next 12 months. They will include 14 ground-floor units fully ...

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Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities hosting elections webinar May 29

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Propane leak in Greenwood forces evacuation

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Kingston and District Fire Department. - Facebook

N.S. RCMP to present preliminary action plan ahead of street check apology

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Halifax one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities

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N.S. premier says need for transitional housing behind North Kentville shelter decision

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Opinion

Medavie Blue Cross administers $1.19 billion worth of transactions each year for physician and pharmacare payments, Nova Scotia’s prescription monitoring program and other services. - Stock photo

LETTER: Another marathon health-care wait experience in CBRM

Re: ‘Northside urgent care visit upsetting for former nurse,’ Cape Breton Post letter to the editor, May 17. I too found myself at the Northside General Hospital after spraining my sacroiliac joint (which connects the lower spine and pelvis). I ...

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LETTER: Pro golfer’s actions come under scrutiny

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In total, 71 hole-in-one shots were recorded at Cape Breton golf courses during the 2023 season. STOCK IMAGE.

LETTER: CBRM needs more candidates for mayor

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Voters will have a choice of using electronic voting for advanced polls and paper ballot for election-day voting during the fall municipal election in the CBRM. STOCK IMAGE

DAVID DELANEY: Mayor’s job is about roads and taxes, not trips abroad

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BOB WAKEHAM: Thinkin' of ya, Rex – Remembering the impact Rex Murphy had on N.L.

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ANDY WALKER: Dean offers clarity on impact of medical school

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Business

Jennie Dobbs and partner Simon Rafuse have developed new flavours of their Sprizzi drinks and will open their first retail outlet.

New flavours for makers of Nova Scotia vodka-based Sprizzi drinks

With business up 300 per cent year over year, it was an easy decision to expand the Sprizzi product line. Restaurateur Jennie Dobbs and her partner, winemaker Simon Rafuse, introduced the ready-to-drink cocktails, made with vodka and real juice, a ...

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Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce promotes Megan Penney to CEO role

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Megan Penney has been hired as the Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce's new CEO. The position had been vacant since February, when former chief executive Jenna Lahey left the chamber for a position in the provincial government. CONTRIBUTED

Industry researcher says Cape Breton plants among most valuable Atlantic Canadian developments

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Point Tupper, home to one of the world’s deepest ports, is also the site of EverWind Fuels’ under-development green hydrogen and ammonia production, storage and export facility. CONTRIBUTED

Canada's banking watchdog flags mortgage renewals and real estate lending as top financial risks

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DuPont to split into three companies, replaces CEO Ed Breen

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India May business growth robust as exports rise at record pace, PMI shows

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Lifestyles

IN PHOTO: Mastodon exhibit comes to Cape Breton

Cape Breton Fossil Centre interpreter Jess MacIssac arranges some toy mastodons around a life-sized skeletal cast of the Ice Age giant Tuesday as staff at the Sydney Mines museum prepare for the Age of the Mastodon exhibit. Featuring real mastodon ...

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‘It's just so much fun’: CaperCon takes place this weekend in Sydney

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People stroll the floor of Centre 200 at last year’s CaperCon. The annual celebration of all things nerdy returns this weekend with hundreds of sci-fi, anime, fantasy, comic books and video game fans expected to attend the three-day event. Contributed

Highland Arts Theatre releases 2024 summer performance lineup

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Mark Delaney sings “Money, Money, Money” as Jack’s mother Dame Bella in Jack and the
Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime, playing July 11-14 at the Highland Arts Theatre. Surrounding Delaney are, from left, Macy MacKinnon, Kiersten Penny, Maverick McDougall, Iryna Noiabrodska, and Kiera Evely. COREY KATZ

HONOURING OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest being performed in Kentville, N.S.

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Three Oaks Relay for Life set for May 24 in Summerside

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P.E.I.'s Prince County Hospital Foundation launches 2024 Vital Signs Appeal

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Sports

Tiago Coimbra of the Halifax Wanderers gets tripped up by a Valour FC defender during a Canadian Premier League match Monday afternoon at the Wanderers Grounds. The Wanderers lost 2-1 to fall to 0-4-1 on the season. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

‘No easy answers’ for Wanderers’ slow start to Canadian Premier League season

Something had to give in a Victoria Day clash between the two worst clubs in the Canadian Premier League. Much to the chagrin of the Wanderers Grounds faithful, it was visiting Valour FC who earned their first victory of the season, a 2-1 decision ...

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Nova Scotia's Landon Sim returns from controversial suspension in time for London Knights' Memorial Cup opener

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New Glasgow's Landon Sim is a third-year forward with the OHL's London Knights. - London Knights

Nova Scotia's MacKinnon and Marchand express frustration in exit interviews: 'We've just got to be better'

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Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand (63) shakes hands with Florida Panthers centre Sam Bennett (9) after the Panthers defeated the Bruins in Game 6 of the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston on Friday. - Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

BLUE NOSE MARATHON: Halifax's Nickerson, Hawkins each capture first full marathon titles

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Sylvain Favreau reflects on Mooseheads coaching experience after winning QMJHL title in Drummondville

Updated May. 17, 2024 |7 min read

Nova Scotia's Luke Woodworth is the heart and soul of QMJHL champion Voltigeurs

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

Communities

Paramedic Doug Allen also works as a paramedic recruiter with EHS. He says it is a great career to pursue. TINA COMEAU

'It's not all doom and gloom': Paramedic and recruiter says this is 'a very rewarding career' as they look to boost numbers

YARMOUTH, NS – Doug Allen has helped deliver six babies in his career as a paramedic. He’s delivered them in a bedroom, in a bathroom, and in ambulances. No one named their baby after him, but one mother visited afterward and every year on her son’s ...

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HONOURING OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest being performed in Kentville, N.S.

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The cast of CentreStage Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest are ready for opening night. Front row, from left, are Danielle Salsman, Jenna Newcombe, Mindy Vinquist-Tymchuk and Cheryl Sellsted. Second row, Byron Perry, Mike Butler, Brandon Taylor, Kurt Fountain, Madison Fountain and Vince Fredericks.
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N.S. premier says need for transitional housing behind North Kentville shelter decision

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Site preparation work is well underway for a tiny shelter village at 136 Exhibition St. in North Kentville. KIRK STARRATT

Driver arrested after stolen fuel truck flips on Highway 104 near Great Village

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WENDY ELLIOTT: New series shines light on farmers’ struggles, triumphs

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East Hants RCMP seek man wanted on provincewide arrest warrant

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Canada

The Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam on the Churchill River in Labrador. – Image from auditor general's report

What N.L. could have, according to Liberals, if it weren't for $740M rate-mitigation cost

For many of the Tories' questions, the Liberals have the same answer: the provincial government could do more for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians if they weren't paying $740 million per year for what Energy Minister Andrew Parsons calls a "PC ...

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Suspect in Robert Pickton attack has lengthy criminal history, sentenced for armed robbery

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Indigenous Awareness Week kicks off across P.E.I. May 21-25

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In total, Stratford installed six new signs around the community with Mi'kmaq place names.

Homelessness increased by 20 per cent despite $443M federal government plan: PBO

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Outer Ring Road closing for annual debris cleanup on Sunday, May 26

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MUN to consider Indigenous verification protocol recommendations

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World

Norwegian Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl is interviewed after the news conference on threat and risk assessments in Oslo, Norway February 13, 2023. NTB/Fredrik Varfjell via

Norway further restricts access for Russian tourists

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will further restrict access to Norway for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Nordic country's justice ministry said in a statement on Thursday. NATO member Norway, which shares a border with ...

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Thai court accepts complaint seeking PM's removal over cabinet appointment

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Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to members of media about Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara's resignation at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2024.

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer attend the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain November 7, 2023.

Australian woman faces first hearing ahead of mushroom deaths trial

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Australian trial of gene-edited wheat aims for 10% bigger yields

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Germany's Gerresheimer to acquire Blitz LuxCo for $866 million

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Propane leak in Greenwood forces evacuation

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Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce promotes Megan Penney to CEO role

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26 new public housing units to be built in western Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities hosting elections webinar May 29

Propane leak in Greenwood forces evacuation

N.S. RCMP to present preliminary action plan ahead of street check apology

Halifax one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities

N.S. premier says need for transitional housing behind North Kentville shelter decision

Opinion

LETTER: Another marathon health-care wait experience in CBRM

LETTER: Pro golfer’s actions come under scrutiny

LETTER: CBRM needs more candidates for mayor

DAVID DELANEY: Mayor’s job is about roads and taxes, not trips abroad

BOB WAKEHAM: Thinkin' of ya, Rex – Remembering the impact Rex Murphy had on N.L.

ANDY WALKER: Dean offers clarity on impact of medical school

Business

New flavours for makers of Nova Scotia vodka-based Sprizzi drinks

Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce promotes Megan Penney to CEO role

Industry researcher says Cape Breton plants among most valuable Atlantic Canadian developments

Canada's banking watchdog flags mortgage renewals and real estate lending as top financial risks

DuPont to split into three companies, replaces CEO Ed Breen

India May business growth robust as exports rise at record pace, PMI shows

Lifestyles

IN PHOTO: Mastodon exhibit comes to Cape Breton

‘It's just so much fun’: CaperCon takes place this weekend in Sydney

Highland Arts Theatre releases 2024 summer performance lineup

HONOURING OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest being performed in Kentville, N.S.

Three Oaks Relay for Life set for May 24 in Summerside

P.E.I.'s Prince County Hospital Foundation launches 2024 Vital Signs Appeal

Sports

‘No easy answers’ for Wanderers’ slow start to Canadian Premier League season

Nova Scotia's Landon Sim returns from controversial suspension in time for London Knights' Memorial Cup opener

Nova Scotia's MacKinnon and Marchand express frustration in exit interviews: 'We've just got to be better'

BLUE NOSE MARATHON: Halifax's Nickerson, Hawkins each capture first full marathon titles

Sylvain Favreau reflects on Mooseheads coaching experience after winning QMJHL title in Drummondville

Nova Scotia's Luke Woodworth is the heart and soul of QMJHL champion Voltigeurs

Communities

'It's not all doom and gloom': Paramedic and recruiter says this is 'a very rewarding career' as they look to boost numbers

HONOURING OSCAR WILDE: The Importance of Being Earnest being performed in Kentville, N.S.

N.S. premier says need for transitional housing behind North Kentville shelter decision

Driver arrested after stolen fuel truck flips on Highway 104 near Great Village

WENDY ELLIOTT: New series shines light on farmers’ struggles, triumphs

East Hants RCMP seek man wanted on provincewide arrest warrant

Canada

What N.L. could have, according to Liberals, if it weren't for $740M rate-mitigation cost

Suspect in Robert Pickton attack has lengthy criminal history, sentenced for armed robbery

Indigenous Awareness Week kicks off across P.E.I. May 21-25

Homelessness increased by 20 per cent despite $443M federal government plan: PBO

Outer Ring Road closing for annual debris cleanup on Sunday, May 26

MUN to consider Indigenous verification protocol recommendations

World

Norway further restricts access for Russian tourists

Thai court accepts complaint seeking PM's removal over cabinet appointment

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins

Australian woman faces first hearing ahead of mushroom deaths trial

Australian trial of gene-edited wheat aims for 10% bigger yields

Germany's Gerresheimer to acquire Blitz LuxCo for $866 million

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