Monday ER closure in Springhill

  SPRINGHILL – The emergency department at All Saints Springhill Hospital will be closed Jan. 30 for 12 hours, starting at 8 p.m. (registration ends at 7 p.m.), and Jan. 31, for 12 hours,...

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• Track for walking only, for now January 27, 2012
• Dumpster fire at mall January 27, 2012
• Knights of Pythias need more flea market vendors, customers Dave Mathieson January 26, 2012
• Light the Way raises $97,000 Darrell Cole January 26, 2012
• Mixed weather coming to Amherst area on Friday January 26, 2012
• Aerials gymnastics club competing in Prince Edward Island January 25, 2012
• Westchester wind project to get public input Darrell Cole January 25, 2012
• Questions raised about children’s colouring book Darrell Cole January 25, 2012

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Ramblers lose in Pictou, 1-0

By Darrell Cole Amherst Daily News AMHERST – Amherst Ramblers coach Jim Bottomley is about to send a strong message to his hockey team: play a full 60 minutes or be prepared to sit. Bottomley...

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• Ramblers under the gun coming home Darrell Cole January 26, 2012
• Mackintosh in tough competition this weekend January 26, 2012
• Ramblers alumni to award bursaries to junior players January 25, 2012
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• Consistency key for Ramblers Darrell Cole January 24, 2012

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Bryan brothers denied record 12th slam title with loss to Paes and...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied Bob and Mike Bryan their record 12th Grand Slam doubles title, beating the American twins 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the final of the Australian...

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• Didier Cuche of Switzerland wins shortened World Cup downhill in Garmisch January 28, 2012
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• Lindsey Vonn dominates World Cup downhill to beat Maria Hoefl-Riesch by 1.42 seconds January 28, 2012
• Report: Saudi women will be allowed to attend soccer matches in 2014 in new stadium January 28, 2012
• Azarenka No. 1 after Australian Open win, most other top 10 rankings shift on WTA Tour January 28, 2012

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Empire Theatres acquires movie theatre complex in Spruce Grove, AB

  HALIFAX - Empire Theatres, Canada's 2nd largest movie exhibition company announced today that it will purchase Magic Lantern's Parkland 7 Cinemas in Spruce Grove, Alberta on March 16,...

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• Sprott looking to grow wind project? Darrell Cole January 20, 2012
• NS: Shell joins Nova Scotia's offshore January 20, 2012
• New life for old property? Darrell Cole January 19, 2012
• Springhill paying down debt, building reserves January 19, 2012
• Gulf shore wind project back on track? Darrell Cole January 17, 2012

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NDP leader has big task ahead

As much as she may try, it appears as though interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel has lost the momentum generated by late leader Jack Layton following last year's federal election that, for the first...

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Popular ballet company wins national award

TRURO - A ballet company that's performed in Truro just a few short months ago has been given a national award. Ballet Jörgen Canada has been given the 2011 National Arts Centre award for...

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• Country great George Jones playing New Glasgow in May January 24, 2012
• An artistic look at students’ feelings January 15, 2012
• Truro woman returning home for opera performance at Marigold January 13, 2012
• Alert the Medic among four acts to play Jubilee in January on Saturday January 12, 2012
• Junior band program receives funding boost Andrew Wagstaff January 11, 2012

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War of 1812 bicentennial offers a wealth of historic sites to visit this...

  Travellers interested in military history usually think of Europe as the place to visit battlefields, but Canada has its fair share of them and as this year marks the 200th anniversary of...

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• Charlevoix's mills are historical treasures August 12, 2011
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