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Elections Nova Scotia’s groundbreaking e-balloting kicks off in Preston byelection, marking Canada’s first use of the secure and swift voting method. Facebook

Pictou West byelection nominations closed, candidates announced

Nominations for candidates in the Pictou West byelection have closed as of 2 p.m., May 1, with the following four candidates set to appear on the ballot: Clare Brett, Green Party of Nova Scotia (Green Party). Melinda MacKenzie, Nova Scotia New ...

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Committee will soon rate progress on Mass Casualty Commission recommendations

Updated 11 hours ago |5 min read

Linda Oland, founding chairwoman of the Progress Monitoring Committee (PMC) and a retired Nova Scotia Appeals Court justice, speaks at a news conference at One Government Place in Halifax following the release of the committee's six-month update report and monitoring plan on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Premier Tim Houston marks First Responders Day in Westville, N.S.

Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read

Premier Tim Houston visits with Westville firefighters.

Pictou County council votes in favour of supporting climate change research project

Updated 14 hours ago |6 min read

Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

Updated a day ago |2 min read

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Opinion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $13.3 million in agreements with the CBRM and Membertou by way of the Housing Accelerator Fund. From left, Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, Membertou Chief Terry Paul, Trudeau, CBRM Mayor Amanda MacDougall-Merrill and Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

LETTER: CBRM needs ‘action-oriented, consistent behaviour’ at the top

Re: ‘Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern, Cape Breton Post commentary, April 25. After reading Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill’s above commentary in the Cape Breton Post, I believe she leaves behind some ...

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COMMENTARY: P.E.I. businesses addicted to newcomer labour

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P.E.I. Premier Dennis King spoke to members of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce in 2023, where he heard labour shortages, including recruitment and retention, are one of the biggest challenges facing P.E.I. businesses. King will speak at the Charlottetown chamber's upcoming event on May 16. Kristin Gardiner • SaltWire file

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Remembering The Tribune, Windsor’s once prominent newspaper

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Ed Coleman is a regular columnist for the Valley Journal Advertiser.

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

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JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

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BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

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Business

Pictured here is one of Interhabs’ home designs, which was constructed using the company’s panelization method.

New owner taking over Hubbards home-building outfit

As a volunteer firefighter in Harrietsfield, Scott Reinhardt was busy tackling wildfires and saving homes in Tantallon last spring. Beginning on May 28, 2023, the Tantallon wildfires damaged hundreds of houses and forced thousands of people to ...

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Moody brothers selling Berwick, N.S., landmark business, Bargain Harley's

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Brothers George, left, and Harley Moody created a destination business in Berwick. They have decided to sell Bargain Harley’s after more than 35 years in business.
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Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

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Pictured is the Southport Real Canadian Superstore.

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

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Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

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Japan's Sumitomo Corp net profit down 32%, misses estimates

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Lifestyles

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

Eight-month-old Remi Taylor smiles as she crawls along the mats during Movers and Shakers Story Time at the James McConnell Memorial Library in Sydney on Wednesday. Also seen are Kendra MacIsaac, left, holding her 14-month-old daughter Grace MacIsaac ...

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From trash to treasure: Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

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Heavy garbage is seen ready for pickup in New Waterford. Cape Breton Regional Municipality has said heavy garbage pickup will begin Monday, May 6. Prior to that some people collect reusable, repairable and working items from others' curbside trash piles. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

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Geraldine Botterill bought four Set for Life tickets on April 22. One of them turned out to be a winner.

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

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Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'

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VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

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Sports

Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon (29) shakes hands with Winnipeg Jets centre Tyler Toffoli (73) after Game 5 of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. - James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon's gain comes at expense of fellow Nova Scotians

Nathan MacKinnon will help carry the province's Stanley Cup hopes forward but his success comes at the expense of other Nova Scotians. MacKinnon's Colorado Avalanche eliminated the Winnipeg Jets with a 6-3 win on Tuesday and that meant Halifax's ...

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TELUS CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Winless Wanderers switch focus to CS St-Laurent

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Lorenzo Callegari of the Halifax Wanderers (right) battles with Manny Aparicio of Atletico Ottawa early into a Canadian Premier League match Saturday afternoon at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

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Digby's Myles Creighton fired a 9-under 62 during Sunday’s final round of the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas. The 28-year-old finished in second place in the Korn Ferry Tour event. - KORN FERRY TOUR

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

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

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read

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

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read

Communities

Neema Bickersteeth, left, Adrienne Danrich, and SATE (Saidah Baba Talibah) play the role of Portia's body, spirit and soul respectively in Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White. HAUI

Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'

Mixed media artist Howard J. Davis (also known as HAUI) is putting the story of Portia White front and centre in his newest creation — an opera based on the life of the Truro-born contralto called Aportia Chryptych. However, Davis is nothing if not ...

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Pictou West byelection nominations closed, candidates announced

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Hants County’s Brown gearing up for 2024 season of Wrestling in Windsor

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Hants County native Cody Brown, a.k.a. Lil’ Blay, is embarking on another season of live pro wrestling in Windsor, with the goal of returning to Mexico to wrestle and continue his training with the CMLL promotion. He’s also got his sights set on winning Canadian wrestling icon Jacques Rougeau’s Lutte Académie (Wrestling Academy) competition. CONTRIBUTED

Moody brothers selling Berwick, N.S., landmark business, Bargain Harley's

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Premier Tim Houston marks First Responders Day in Westville, N.S.

Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read

Pictou County council votes in favour of supporting climate change research project

Updated 14 hours ago |6 min read

Canada

Feds update policy, require public servants to work in office three days a week by September

The federal government has confirmed that it has updated its policy on remote work and will be requiring public servants to spend three days a week in the office by mid-September. The decision has been met with frustration from employees and ...

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‘ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY’: First Nations launch $4B lawsuit over Lake Winnipeg

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Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Chief Gordon Bluesky

Former church purchased by Town of Gander for housing discussed in House of Assembly

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Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram file photo

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

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Tracadie's sewage lagoon project receives $6.9M in N.B. government funding

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Four people homeless following Mount Pearl house fire Wednseday afternoon

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World

A dog stands near a boy as he prepares to carry a container to collect water as he stands under his house in the village of Papa Lea Lea on the outskirts of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, November 19, 2018.

Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The World Bank has urged the largest Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea, to address a "human capital crisis" and invest more in educating children, who suffer high rates of stunted growth and illiteracy, ...

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Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk's Q1 profit beats forecast

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Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.

Syrians accuse Russia of hitting hospital in new complaint filed with U.N. rights committee

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British pharmacies vie for weight-loss patients with drug price cuts

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Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up

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Road collapse in southern China kills 36, state media reports

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Cole Harbour teen needs second double-lung transplant: ‘I can’t believe we’re doing this again’

Online campaign urges boycott of Loblaw-owned stores — including in Cape Breton

Committee will soon rate progress on Mass Casualty Commission recommendations

Premier Tim Houston marks First Responders Day in Westville, N.S.

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Pictou West byelection nominations closed, candidates announced

Committee will soon rate progress on Mass Casualty Commission recommendations

Premier Tim Houston marks First Responders Day in Westville, N.S.

Pictou County council votes in favour of supporting climate change research project

Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

Opinion

LETTER: CBRM needs ‘action-oriented, consistent behaviour’ at the top

COMMENTARY: P.E.I. businesses addicted to newcomer labour

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Remembering The Tribune, Windsor’s once prominent newspaper

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

Business

New owner taking over Hubbards home-building outfit

Moody brothers selling Berwick, N.S., landmark business, Bargain Harley's

Loblaw profit increases as Canadians boycott the company

Moncton golf course in receivership and up for sale

Newfoundland Whisky earns 'Best in Class' distinction at 2024 spirit competition

Japan's Sumitomo Corp net profit down 32%, misses estimates

Lifestyles

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

From trash to treasure: Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

Miramichi, N.B., woman ready to share the love after $675K Set for Life win

Haligonians help young immigrant entrepreneurs enter the arts space

Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'

VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888

Sports

NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon's gain comes at expense of fellow Nova Scotians

TELUS CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Winless Wanderers switch focus to CS St-Laurent

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

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

Communities

Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'

Pictou West byelection nominations closed, candidates announced

Hants County’s Brown gearing up for 2024 season of Wrestling in Windsor

Moody brothers selling Berwick, N.S., landmark business, Bargain Harley's

Premier Tim Houston marks First Responders Day in Westville, N.S.

Pictou County council votes in favour of supporting climate change research project

Canada

Feds update policy, require public servants to work in office three days a week by September

‘ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY’: First Nations launch $4B lawsuit over Lake Winnipeg

Former church purchased by Town of Gander for housing discussed in House of Assembly

Chris Carter's St. John's sexual assault trial postponed for medical issue

Tracadie's sewage lagoon project receives $6.9M in N.B. government funding

Four people homeless following Mount Pearl house fire Wednseday afternoon

World

Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank

Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk's Q1 profit beats forecast

Syrians accuse Russia of hitting hospital in new complaint filed with U.N. rights committee

British pharmacies vie for weight-loss patients with drug price cuts

Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up

Road collapse in southern China kills 36, state media reports

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