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Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville Tuesday February's 6, 2024.

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Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

No parcel of land has been designated for the pallet shelters the province announced for Truro in October 2023. The shelters—miniature homes that can provide a private space for unhoused people—had been announced for Truro alongside other areas ...

Updated 48 minutes ago |2 min read

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

Updated 49 minutes ago |1 min read

The Bass River Lighthouse surrounded by fog. The wooden, pepper-shaker-style tower was built in 1907. It is no longer operational and is privately owned.

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Updated 50 minutes ago |2 min read

The Cookville wastewater treatment facility.

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read

N.S. pharmacists dealing with increased harassment, association says

Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

The province of Ontario has just introduced the most restrictive ban on cellphone use in schools in the country. Yet, even that does not seem thorough enough to turn the tide on one of society’s greatest challenges in this age. Set to begin in ...

Updated 34 minutes ago |4 min read

DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King (right) is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) to work with the province on implementing a new national school lunch program. - Stu Neatby

COMMENTARY: Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution

Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

Retired members of the military stand inside an original military vehicle of Portugal's Carnation Revolution during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution that resulted in the overthrow of dictatorship. Pedro Nunes/Reuters

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

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LETTER: Worrisome actions by Alberta’s Premier Smith

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LETTER: Apply logic to discussion around retraumatizing victims

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Business

Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

Husky Oil Operations Ltd. has been ordered to pay a total of $2.5 million in fines for a 2018 crude oil spill believed to be the largest in the province’s history. Provincial Court Judge Lois Skanes accepted a joint sentencing submission from Crown ...

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read

Mactaquac Dam laying the groundwork for decade-long refurbishment

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Project Manager Charlie Ryan and colleagues attended the open house in Woodstock on April 14 to answer questions about the environmental impact of the Mactaquac Life Achievement Project.

ASK THE MONEY LADY: Helping your partners with their spending

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After spending a lot in December, the bills start to roll in during January. Christine Ibbotson recommends sitting down and planning the best way to get rid of debt. - Unsplash

IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

Updated a day ago |2 min read

MONEY LADY PODCAST: A parent's guide to property and prosperity

Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read

Canadian dollar posts biggest monthly loss since October as rate outlooks diverge

Updated 37 minutes ago |2 min read

Lifestyles

Donnell Beaton and Lena Burger pictured at the BOLD Centre in Baddeck. BOLD CENTRE

SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives

As a charity organization, the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia raises money to support mental health initiatives in communities across the province. Donations support the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia’s community grant program, ...

Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

SENIOR LIVING: Embracing technology for senior health

Updated 1 hour ago |6 min read

The Club Z Fitness Program leverages the benefits of using interactive audiovisual technology (Zoom) to allow the instructors and members to see and hear each other during the workouts. This helps members exercise confidently and comfortably. CONTRIBUTED

Newcomers to Halifax look for comfort food to remind them of home

Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read

Sugumar Krishnan shop for frozen fish and fresh produce from the store

N.B. woman 'Set for Life' after unknowingly winning Atlantic Lottery top prize

Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

ECMAs returning to St. John's in 2025

Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

Reaping the rewards of communal eating: Gathering around the table at least once a day can draw out conversation, prevent isolation

Updated 6 hours ago |7 min read

Sports

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand carries the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. - John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

Wayne Gretzky knows a thing or two about excellence so people sit up and take notice when he singles anyone out for praise. The Great One used a recent segment of a TNT broadcast to gush about Brad Marchand, who is carrying the Boston Bruins in the ...

Updated 5 hours ago |4 min read

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Malcolm Christie throws down a dunk for the Dalhousie Tigers during an AUS men's basketball game against the Memorial Sea-Hawks. - Dalhousie Athletics

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Albany goaltender Doug Jamieson turned aside 52 Halifax shots for his first career playoff victory as the FireWolves upended the Thunderbirds 9-3 Sunday in the single elimination quarter-final. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |5 min read

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |2 min read

Communities

Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

No parcel of land has been designated for the pallet shelters the province announced for Truro in October 2023. The shelters—miniature homes that can provide a private space for unhoused people—had been announced for Truro alongside other areas ...

Updated 48 minutes ago |2 min read

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

Updated 49 minutes ago |1 min read

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

Updated 56 minutes ago |4 min read

Players and hockey fans alike gathered at the Pictou County Wellness Centre for a game of hockey. People came from across Pictou County and nearby communities, as well as Halifax to go head-to-head on April 20.

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

Canada

Hurricane Industrial Equipment Incorporated and Blue Water Agencies Limited are facing two charges under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Central Newfoundland worker seriously injured on contracting job site, firm charged under OHS Act

A central Newfoundland contracting company has been charged under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations following an accident resulting in serious injuries to a worker. The province’s Occupational Health and ...

Updated 31 minutes ago |1 min read

Qalipu and Nature Conservacy of Canada sign MOU to protect wilderness area near Gander

Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

Chief Jenny Brake, left, and Piers Evans, N.L. program director with NCC signed an MOU to safeguard a vital wilderness area near Gander, known as Charlie’s Place. Contributed

Newfoundland and Labrador opens applications for accessible vehicle funding

Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

Ivan Pittman, owner of Pittman’s Taxi in Norris Point, reaches out to pull out the wheelchair ramp in his new accessible minivan. Pittman used a $25,000 grant from the province to help pay for the van.

Alexander Park in Moncton closing for eight weeks of upgrades

Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

Proposed bylaw looks to ban harm reduction tools in specific locations of Charlottetown

Updated 4 hours ago |4 min read

Man charged after RCMP officer dragged by vehicle during Trinity Bay traffic stop

Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

World

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during the inauguration of the International Book Fair (FilBo) in Bogota, Colombia April 17, 2024.

Colombia's President Petro blames corruption for missing bullets, missiles, grenades

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that a nationwide inventory of military weapons showed over a million bullets, thousands of grenades and some missiles were missing from military bases, blaming corruption for ...

Updated 17 minutes ago |1 min read

Pot stocks jump as U.S. DOJ moves to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug

Updated 18 minutes ago |1 min read

A marijuana plant sits on a table as marijuana enthusiasts mark the informal annual cannabis holiday, 4/20 (four-twenty), corresponding to the numerical figure widely recognized within the cannabis subculture as a symbol for all things related to marijuana, at Washington Square Park in New York City, U.S., April 20, 2023.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We must speed up deliveries of weaponry for frontline soldiers

Updated 26 minutes ago |2 min read

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 29, 2024.

Panama top court calls session on presidential frontrunner's candidacy

Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

North Carolina police examine whether multiple shooters involved in killing of four officers

Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

US labor official calls on companies to exit China's Xinjiang

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Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

N.S. pharmacists dealing with increased harassment, association says

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

COMMENTARY: Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

LETTER: Worrisome actions by Alberta’s Premier Smith

LETTER: Apply logic to discussion around retraumatizing victims

Business

Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

Mactaquac Dam laying the groundwork for decade-long refurbishment

ASK THE MONEY LADY: Helping your partners with their spending

IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

MONEY LADY PODCAST: A parent's guide to property and prosperity

Canadian dollar posts biggest monthly loss since October as rate outlooks diverge

Lifestyles

SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives

SENIOR LIVING: Embracing technology for senior health

Newcomers to Halifax look for comfort food to remind them of home

N.B. woman 'Set for Life' after unknowingly winning Atlantic Lottery top prize

ECMAs returning to St. John's in 2025

Reaping the rewards of communal eating: Gathering around the table at least once a day can draw out conversation, prevent isolation

Sports

Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

Communities

Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

Canada

Central Newfoundland worker seriously injured on contracting job site, firm charged under OHS Act

Qalipu and Nature Conservacy of Canada sign MOU to protect wilderness area near Gander

Newfoundland and Labrador opens applications for accessible vehicle funding

Alexander Park in Moncton closing for eight weeks of upgrades

Proposed bylaw looks to ban harm reduction tools in specific locations of Charlottetown

Man charged after RCMP officer dragged by vehicle during Trinity Bay traffic stop

World

Colombia's President Petro blames corruption for missing bullets, missiles, grenades

Pot stocks jump as U.S. DOJ moves to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We must speed up deliveries of weaponry for frontline soldiers

Panama top court calls session on presidential frontrunner's candidacy

North Carolina police examine whether multiple shooters involved in killing of four officers

US labor official calls on companies to exit China's Xinjiang

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