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Roseway Hospital 'a leader when it comes to digital imagery’ those attending Shelburne County celebration told

The final piece of the pie that has made Roseway Hospital’s x-ray department fully digital was celebrated on May 3. A portable X-ray machine purchased by the Roseway Hospital Auxiliary in 2018 was upgraded to digital function last fall, which ...

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Public Works issues road work traffic advisory for Pictou County

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Foreman Ray Farnell, right, rakes asphalt as part of a Will-Kare Paving crew in Truro.

Gun talk and ‘homophobic comments’ lead to N.S. handgun seizures: ‘He is ready for battle’

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No change in tax rates for Truro, N.S., in 2024/25 budget

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UPDATED: Two dead after recreational boat capsizes on the Annapolis River

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Kings and West Hants court report: May 7, 2024

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Opinion

Staff and residents react as area residents and supporters banged pots and pans while two dozen antique and muscle cars blared music and revved engines in
support of caregivers and residents at the Northwood long-term care facility during the Noise for Northwood event on Sunday.

EDITORIAL: Nurses still making sacrifices years after pandemic

It’s been four years since Atlantic Canadians stood out on their porches, clanging pots and pans and shouting gratitude to nurses who were attending to COVID-19 patients confronting the first wave of of the virus, and deaths attributable to it, in ...

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SCOTT TAYLOR: The disappearing act of the Canadian Armed Forces

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Gen. Jonathan Vance, then chief of defence staff, inspects the Ceremonial Guard during a change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 14, 2016. - Chris Wattie / Reuters

Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador May 7

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NAPE president Jerry Earle and Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell speak to reporters outside the House of Assembly about increased funding for student assistants. Evan Careen • The Telegram

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Atlas Structural Systems opening new facility in Mount Uniacke

Work is continuing on a new Atlas Structural Systems manufacturing facility in Mount Uniacke that will employ 60 people when it opens next year. The 90,000-square-foot building will serve as an off-site construction facility for prefabricated wall, ...

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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Loblaw boycott not making a dent

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Galen Weston, president of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., said the country's largest grocery chain is "actively lowering prices in key categories.” SALTWIRE NETWORK FILE

ASK THE MONEY LADY: How to handle debt when you want to retire

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If you're about to retire but are facing a lot of debt, there are some options to consider. - Unsplash

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Business Insider global editor-in-chief Carlson to step down

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Lifestyles

Young artists from Trenton Middle School were showcased in the display window of The White Lotus.

IN PHOTOS: New Glasgow, N.S. shines with Art at Night

Art at Night is one of the biggest displays of artists and their work in Pictou County, whether it is painting, sculptures, or music. The event took place the evening of May 4, and attracted hundreds of people to New Glasgow’s downtown scene. Brian ...

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VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: Cape Breton's St. Anns Bay in 1880

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Welcome to another edition of Visions from our Past, a new addition to the Cape Breton Post and saltwire.com thanks to Cape Breton University's Beaton Institute, which among many other tasks, serves as a "cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island." The Beaton Institute's archives include an estimated one million photos depicting scenes of Cape Breton from the past 150 years. St. Ann’s Bay, ca. 1880. Photograph by Theodore Keisel. Reference number: 78-718-2468. BEATON INSTITUTE/CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY

‘Art has been good to me’: Leonard Paul reflects on life after becoming honourary PhD recipient

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Leonard Paul has been drawing ever since he was a child. He joked that he moved to watercolours as a springboard to oil painting, but after forty years is still on the springboard. For his decades long career contributing to the arts, he is being honoured with an honourary doctorate from Acadia University on May 16 in Wolfville. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

JOAN SULLIVAN: Three books of different coastal tales, featuring a sort of out-harbour juvenile, a tossed dumpling, and Jiggs’ dinner

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Every breath you take: ‘Most people see asthma as a mild illness, not a big medical ailment’

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Twenty-eight Nova Scotians honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal

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Sports

Halifax's Rick Bowness tears up as he discusses his retirement from the NHL at a news conference in Winnipeg on Monday. - Contributed

Wife's health scare and soul-searching convinced Rick Bowness 'it's time' to retire

Rick Bowness's passion for hockey still burns as hot as ever but he couldn't escape the feeling it was time to retire. The 69-year-old from Halifax made the announcement on Monday and then opened up in a media session later in the day about why he ...

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Nova Scotia's Nathan MacKinnon named finalist NHL's MVP award

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Connor McDavid (97) of the Edmonton Oilers battles against Nathan MacKinnon (29) of the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place on April 9, 2022, in Edmonton, Canada.

Nova Scotia's Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand embrace circumstances heading into Round 2

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Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand shakes hands with Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe after Game 7 of the teams' first-round NHL playoff series. - Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Halifax's Rick Bowness retires as NHL coach after 38 years

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‘I wish we could go play tomorrow’: Halifax Thunderbirds’ quarter-final loss still stinging for veteran Randy Staats

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Mooseheads' Mathieu Cataford named QMJHL's most valuable player

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Communities

Roseway Hospital 'a leader when it comes to digital imagery’ those attending Shelburne County celebration told

The final piece of the pie that has made Roseway Hospital’s x-ray department fully digital was celebrated on May 3. A portable X-ray machine purchased by the Roseway Hospital Auxiliary in 2018 was upgraded to digital function last fall, which ...

Updated 37 minutes ago |8 min read

Public Works issues road work traffic advisory for Pictou County

Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

No change in tax rates for Truro, N.S., in 2024/25 budget

Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

Truro Town Hall, located on Prince Street. Brendyn Creamer

IN PHOTOS: New Glasgow, N.S. shines with Art at Night

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UPDATED: Two dead after recreational boat capsizes on the Annapolis River

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Kings and West Hants court report: May 7, 2024

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Canada

The provincial government has introduced amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act that, if passed, would strengthen the administrative penalties for impaired driving and implement a program to suspend a driver’s licence on the spot. From left: Steve Sullivan, CEO of MADD Canada; Meg Wetmore, Atlantic region victim services manager of MADD Canada; Justice and Public Safety Minister Kris Austin; Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill, commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick; and Woodstock police Chief Gary Forward, who is also president of the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police.

N.B. cracking down on impaired driving with immediate roadside suspensions and stiffer penalties

The New Brunswick government has proposed legislative amendments in the hopes of deterring more impaired drivers and getting those who are impaired off the road faster. Changes to the Motor Vehicle Act, if passed, would implement an immediate ...

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A chilling twist in the case of accused Canadian billionaire Robert Miller

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RCMP warn of fake Canadian money circulating in N.B. Acadian peninsula town

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Bay St. George RCMP stopped three impaired drivers and impounded their vehicles over the April 26 weekend. - File

Ottawa’s dental program has rolled out but so far, few P.E.I. dentists are enrolled

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Chinese election meddling could undermine Canada democracy, says spy agency

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Security guard wounded in shooting at rapper Drake's Toronto mansion

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World

Hamas official Osama Hamdan speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon April 4, 2024.

Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israeli aggression on Gaza continues

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal. Hamdan's comments were made during a press conference in Beirut as a delegation from Hamas, ...

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Colombia prosecutors weigh immunity for ex-officials in government corruption case

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Roseway Hospital 'a leader when it comes to digital imagery’ those attending Shelburne County celebration told

Public Works issues road work traffic advisory for Pictou County

No change in tax rates for Truro, N.S., in 2024/25 budget

IN PHOTOS: New Glasgow, N.S. shines with Art at Night

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N.B. cracking down on impaired driving with immediate roadside suspensions and stiffer penalties

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