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A woman has been charged after allegedly picking up a child from a daycare while she impaired.

Newfoundland man killed in Halifax County crash

A 20-year-old man is dead after his car left the road and crashed near Fall River Sunday morning. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said the car was going north on Highway 102 between exits 4C and 5 in Windsor Junction when it went off the road ...
Updated Oct. 23, 2023 |1 min read

Boat load of confusion over recreational cod rules in Newfoundland and Labrador
Updated Aug. 11, 2023 |3 min read Premium content
Good catch It was a good day out on the water last Saturday to try for a few cod. And it was a successful fishing day for Bay Bulls residents Charlie O’Dea (left) and Armand Williams who enjoyed filleting their catch under a bright sky. — Photo by Joe Gibbons/SaltWire

Environment Minister Bernard Davis says fines not the answer to Labrador mine dust problem
Updated Jun. 30, 2023 |7 min read Premium content
This hazy sky in Labrador West is caused by dust from area mines. -Contributed file photo

N.S. firefighters come to aid of N.L. community starting up fire department
Updated Mar. 14, 2023 |12 min read Premium content

Yarmouth couple Charlie & Annie Muise, both 100, celebrating 80th wedding anniversary
Updated Jul. 13, 2022 |11 min read Premium content

Colchester East Hants Health Centre resumes labour and delivery services following flood
Updated May. 17, 2022 |1 min read
Trafficking and Exploitation Service System (TESS) hosting an in-person human trafficking information seminar with The Nova Scotia Department of Education, November 2019. - Charlene Gagnon

Nova Scotia has serious problem with human trafficking, non-profit representative says

John Marshall · intern |Updated May. 23, 2022 |3 min read

Anyone who has seen the blockbuster hit Taken is familiar with the crime of human trafficking. What they may not know is that Nova Scotia has a serious problem with it. “Nova Scotia has the highest rates of human trafficking in Canada,” said Charlene ...
Director of health transformation with Tajikeimik, Sharon Rudderham, speaking during the announcement that her organization would be receiving a one-time $2 million investment from the provincial government.

Investment towards culturally responsive mental health for Mi'kmaw

· Journalist |Updated Mar. 16, 2022 |5 min read Video Premium content

Giving Mi’kmaw people more of a say over developing and delivering mental health and addiction services in their communities is the focus of a $2-million investment announced Tuesday in Millbrook First Nation. Brian Comer, Nova Scotia minister ...
There was a strong police presence at a property in Meteghan Centre on Thursday, Feb. 17, when a search warrant was executed. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAWN SAULNIER

RCMP mum on details of search warrant executed in Meteghan in southwestern NS

Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist |Updated Mar. 2, 2022 |6 min read Video Premium content

METEGHAN CENTRE, NS – The RCMP are not offering specifics on the reason a search warrant was executed at a property in Meteghan Centre in southwestern Nova Scotia on Feb. 17. “This was part of an active investigation that is being led by the ...
Although the operations of Open Arms in Kentville were impacted by post-tropical storm Dorian, the organization continued working to help vulnerable people through a difficult situation.

Positive COVID-19 cases affect overnight and breakfast programs at Kentville shelter

Ian Fairclough · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Oct. 20, 2021 |3 min read

A shelter in Kentville has had to stop taking in new people needing overnight accommodations and suspend its indoor breakfast program for at least two weeks after a client tested positive for COVID-19. The result was followed by further positive ...
Retired nurse Bonnie McNeil speaks to a rally outside Springhill’s All Saints Hospital protesting the reduction in hours of the hospital’s emergency department to address a nursing shortage at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre near Amherst while rally organizing committee member Don Tabor looks on. Darrell Cole – SaltWire Network

Springhill residents want answers on All Saints Hospital’s ER

Darrell Cole |Updated Dec. 22, 2021 |6 min read Premium content

SPRINGHILL – Springhill residents are not willing to wait until January for a reassessment of the reduced hours at their hospital’s emergency room. More than a hundred people braved a cool, steady drizzle over the noon hour Thursday to send a message ...
Crews from Nova Scotia Power work on an upgrade at the corner of Academy and Spring streets in Amherst in 2018. File

Nova Scotia Power commits to Amherst upgrades

Darrell Cole |Updated Dec. 22, 2021 |5 min read Premium content

AMHERST - Nova Scotia Power has listened to the concerns of Amherst’s business community, says its regional director of operations. Sean Borden spoke to the SaltWire Network after appearing virtually before Amherst’s town council to respond to ...
The emergency department at the Springhill All Saints Collaborative Emergency Centre will soon be switching to reduced hours as the Nova Scotia Health Authority moves nurses to the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre near Amherst. Dave Mathieson photo

Amherst nursing shortage means reduced ER hours in Springhill

Darrell Cole |Updated Dec. 22, 2021 |6 min read Premium content

AMHERST, N.S. - A nursing shortage at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre is another example of the growing labour shortage in health care across the province, says the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses Union. Speaking to the SaltWire Network, ...
Korean War veteran Nelson Deveau and Korean-born Yarmouth resident Sonia Park-Lawrence share smiles as they exchange phases in Korean following a special ceremony honouring veterans of the Korean War that was held by the Wedgeport Legion Branch 155 on July 24. TINA COMEAU • TRICOUNTY VANGUARD

'You're not forgotten': Appreciation shown to Korean War veterans and families during Wedgeport Legion ceremony

Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist |Updated Jul. 27, 2021 |13 min read Video Premium content

WEDGEPORT, NS – As Korean War veteran Nelson Deveau received a special presentation from Korean-born Yarmouth resident Sonia Park-Lawrence, he couldn’t resist the opportunity to say something to her in Korean. First it made her smile. Then it made ...
Vehicles block the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway at Thomson Station near Oxford, N.S. on Tuesday afternoon. The blockage was in protest to Nova Scotia’s decision not to fully reopen the border with New Brunswick. Michael MacDonald photo

Protesters shut down Trans Canada Hwy. 104 at exit 7

Darrell Cole |Updated Jun. 22, 2021 |4 min read

A protest in Cumberland County has shut down Highway 104. In a June 22 announcement, the Cumberland District RCMP announced that the highway has been closed near Exit 7 and the community of Thompson Station. RCMP said the highway at the exit has ...

Our bodies remember how to fight COVID-19: study

Aaron Beswick · Reporter |Updated Jun. 1, 2021 |4 min read Premium content

Some good news is hard to understand without an advanced medical degree. So we’ll start from the top – the 5,125 Nova Scotians who have recovered from COVID-19 can now be assured that there are cells in their bone marrow that remember how they fought ...
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Since March 2020, chief executive officer Trevor Bent says there have only been 18 positive cases of COVID within Eassons Transport Group, a company of over 500 employees, which delivers goods across Canada and through the United States from their terminals in Atlantic Canada and Ontario. He's appreciative of the "overwhelming support" shown to drivers by the community.
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Heavy rains in central Newfoundland have led to the washout of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Springdale. (Photo courtesy Moody Roberts)
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A vehicle drives into the parking lot of St. Gerard’s School in Corner Brook on Monday afternoon. Due to recent cases being identified in the western region, Western Health is conducting COVID-19 testing at the site until Wednesday for anyone who wants to be tested whether or not they are symptomatic. Another clinic is being held at the town hall in Meadows. Both clinics were fully booked as of Monday morning.
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The CBN T’railway group is one of several groups that are working to rejuvenate the railbed system in Conception Bay North. Contributed photo
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Named after Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Hadfield Street is an example of Gander’s street-naming policy that has seen many of its streets named after prominent aviators. Contributed photo
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A section of the roof blew off Michael Joyce’s York Harbour home on Monday forcing his family to evacuate. - Photo Courtesy of Michael Joyce
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The Confederation Building in St. John's. Government work — and politicians' pay — continues during a provincial election. TELEGRAM FILE PHOTO
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