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A total of $1.1 million in funding was announced at the Hants County Exhibition grounds in Windsor on May 17. Pictured are, from left, West Hants Regional Municipality’s Deputy Mayor Paul Morton, Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois, Windsor Agricultural Society president Joel Rafuse and Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard.

Windsor, N.S., arena getting $1.1 million to improve accessibility, energy efficiency

Hants Exhibition Arena is about to become a much more welcoming, and energy-efficient, place for visitors and competitors alike. On May 17, federal, provincial and municipal representatives announced $1.1 million in joint funding for the Windsor ...

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Unoccupied Hantsport, N.S., home destroyed in early morning blaze

Updated 20 hours ago |3 min read

As the sun rose on May 17, firefighters from Hantsport, Wolfville, Windsor and Brooklyn were still on scene, dousing hotspots. Around 4 a.m., firefighters were called out to a fully engulfed unoccupied home on School Street in Hantsport. The building couldn’t be saved.

N.S. gas prices edge down ahead of long weekend

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Analyst Dan McTeague expects gas prices to drop about 15 cents per litre for gas and up to 28 cents a litre for diesel over the coming days. - Tim Krochak / File

Man facing murder accessory charge in Annapolis County gets bail

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Kings, N.S., council votes down development of tourist cabins south of Wolfville

Updated a day ago |8 min read

Canso spaceport getting government money, planning smaller facility

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Opinion

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Where there’s smoke . . .

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for May 18, 2024.

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Crews demolish a large section of the Cogswell Street overpass on Jan. 11, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

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The rain fills a small brook along Hammonds Plains Road on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

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Business

Econenix Design Consortium’s proposal was the winning entry for a contest to design a modular home community in the Kentville area.
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Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

Ron Lovett envisions residents getting to know their new neighbours as they walk through a modular home community proposed for the Kentville area. “Hey, nice to meet you, Jason,” he envisioned them saying. “Hey Sue, how are ya?” Unlike other ...

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THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving

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Malcolm Bricklin, in Florida where he lives, stands between his new vehicle, the 3EV, left, and the original Bricklin SV-1. - CONTRIBUTED

Trio of Gros Morne tourism interests share $1.6M in ACOA funding

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The federal government announced more than $1.6 million in ACOA funding at the opening of the Gros Morne National Park Visitor Centre on Friday, May 17. Contributed

WestJet's direct seasonal service from Charlottetown to Toronto underway

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ACOA provides $730K in funding for four RDÉE P.E.I. projects

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Lifestyles

Hailey Bieber posted this photo to Instagram to announce she and husband Justin Bieber are expecting a child. Instagram

KEELYWOOD: Hollywood’s hottest stories

With celebrities taking to social media to announce babies, new shows and concert highlights, my screen time is at an all-time high. I’ve got all the hot gossip from a Bieber baby and Taylor Swift in Paris to Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie on TV ...

Updated 18 hours ago |9 min read

Daily horoscope for May. 18, 2024

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Sussex's role in Second World War fight honoured

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The flag of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) regiment and the Dutch village of Tynaarlo were raised outside Sussex Town Hall May 5 as part of a ceremony to commemorate the end of the Second World War in the Netherlands.

Cape Breton Chordsmen place third at Atlantic Canada Barbershop Singing Championships

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Cavendish Beach Music Festival announces 2024 Emerging Artist lineup

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Sports

Drummondville Voltigeurs head coach Sylvain Favreau gets a Gatorade shower from his players after winning the Gilles Courteau Trophy in Drummondville on Tuesday. - QMJHL

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

Sylvain Favreau often says he isn't afraid to bet on himself. He took a calculated risk seven years ago when he left a stable head coaching position in Ontario Junior A to be an assistant coach with the Halifax Mooseheads. He was confident the ...

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An Extra Awesome challenge: Dal forward Alec Belanger running first Blue Nose Marathon to raise awareness, funds for student-run initiative

Updated 19 hours ago |9 min read

Dalhousie Tigers hockey player Alec Belanger will compete in his first full marathon this Sunday at the Emera Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax. Belanger and former Kingston Frontenacs teammate Lucas Peric to raise funds and awareness for Extra Awesome charters at Dal and Queen’s University. - DAL ATHLETICS

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

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Bridgewater's Luke Woodworth raises the Gilles Courteau Trophy after the Drummondville Voltigeurs clinched the QMJHL championship in Drummondville on Monday. - QMJHL

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Legendary coach Gardiner MacDougall leaves UNB to take over as Moncton Wildcats bench boss

Updated May. 14, 2024 |3 min read

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Updated May. 15, 2024 |2 min read

Communities

Windsor, N.S., arena getting $1.1 million to improve accessibility, energy efficiency

Hants Exhibition Arena is about to become a much more welcoming, and energy-efficient, place for visitors and competitors alike. On May 17, federal, provincial and municipal representatives announced $1.1 million in joint funding for the Windsor ...

Updated 1 hour ago |7 min read

Take in that view: Accessible viewing platform celebrated at Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Yarmouth County

Updated 13 hours ago |13 min read

An official kickoff of the Cape Forchu Lighthouse season heralding two new viewing platforms, including one that is accessible by ramp, was celebrated at the property on May 17. TINA COMEAU

Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

Updated 19 hours ago |9 min read

Unoccupied Hantsport, N.S., home destroyed in early morning blaze

Updated 20 hours ago |3 min read

‘We’re rich!’: New Glasgow couple wins $5 million Atlantic Lottery jackpot

Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read

Bridgetown, N.S., student Maddie Quirk wins provincial award for creating Annapolis Youth Sports Club

Updated 23 hours ago |6 min read

Canada

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

By KyawSoe Oo and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains. The ...

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Charlottetown high school turns into a zoo on May 17

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Sarah Ding, a Grade 10 student at Colonel Gray High School, holds a tiny bird on May 17 during Farm Day at the school in Charlottetown. The event is held every year to promote the agriculture sector in P.E.I. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

More than 70,000 letters sent to minister, MPs about public service return-to-office policy

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Striking PSAC workers write on picket signs in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

2023 was the deadliest year for toxic drug deaths in Calgary

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Saskatchewan premier denies allegation MLA brought a rifle to legislative building

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World

Pope Francis speaks during the "Arena of Peace: Justice and Peace Embrace" meeting at Verona Arena during his visit to Verona, Italy, May 18, 2024.

Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them

VERONA, Italy (Reuters) - Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet, Pope Francis said on Saturday, warning that trying to impose a uniform vision fostered frustration and violence.

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S., May 11, 2024.

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Windsor, N.S., arena getting $1.1 million to improve accessibility, energy efficiency

Take in that view: Accessible viewing platform celebrated at Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Yarmouth County

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Unoccupied Hantsport, N.S., home destroyed in early morning blaze

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Canada

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