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County of Kings planning and development services manager Laura Mosher makes a presentation to the planning advisory committee about tourist cabins proposed for Forest Hill Road, as streamed on YouTube. COUNTY OF KINGS – YOUTUBE IMAGE

Proposed tourist cabins south of Wolfville, N.S., causing worries for residents

The proposed development of tourist cabins on a dead-end road in southeastern Kings County is raising concerns among area residents. Kenneth Rent of Bluejacket Holdings has applied for a development agreement that would allow for the construction of ...

Updated 11 minutes ago |5 min read

Singh bashes Trudeau, Poilievre in Halifax, offers no hint when he'll trigger an election

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Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the NSNDP convention in Halifax .

ATV passenger, 53, killed in Guysborough County rollover

Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read

A 53-year-old man is dead after an ATV rollover in South Merland on Saturday evening.

Windsor museum changing names after former title tied to slavery

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Legal tussle over custody of N.S. dogs dismissed: 'Too vague to be enforceable'

Updated May. 3, 2024 |6 min read

Kings, N.S., council delays decision on controversial Scots Bay campground

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

Opinion

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about student protests at U.S. universities amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas during brief remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

GWYNNE DYER: Why U.S. President Joe Biden might be the only person who can negotiate a Hamas-Israel cease-fire

Hamas did not need a cease-fire – it had already demonstrated that Israel could not eradicate it. It had achieved its primary goal of wrecking the anti-Iran alliance that was brewing between Israel and the major Arab Gulf states. And it doesn’t care ...

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RICK MacLEAN: The girdle offered me a pregnancy lesson

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Two weeks after surgery to fix a hernia, Rick MacLean is counting down the weeks until he can hop on the bike again. Greg Rosenke • Unsplash

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THE WRAP: TikTok kids crazy, Loblaw boycott lazy and Bargain Harley’s checks out

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Locally made crochet tank tops retal for $79.99 but dupes retail for under $15 promting cystomers to shop from fast fashion stores

Creative Pictou County to host Economic Development Forum for Artists

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

The first Economic DevelopmentForum for Artists: Becoming an Art Town will take place on June 7 and 8 in Pictou, hosted by Creative Pictou County. Contributed

New Marriott hotel coming to Pictou County

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

Sydney-based biotech firm gets $4 million in seed funding

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Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions awarded nearly $10M to commercialize research

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Lifestyles

Chase the Ace New Waterford winner chosen

Toria Higgins won $7,339.50 in the April 24 Chase the Ace event at the New Waterford and District Community Centre after the ace of spades was selected. The winning ace was chosen from 17 cards remaining at the time of the draw and was drawn by ...

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Knitting fosters multigenerational interactions: Atlantic Canadians connected by yarn

Updated 39 minutes ago |7 min read

Knitting is a great way to foster creativity and connection, and it doesn’t have to break the bank!

City of Charlottetown helping people grow their own food

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P.E.I. Ground Search and Rescue conducting mock exercise in Stratford area on May 11

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20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra music director Jaelem Bhate

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Sports

Randy Staats of the Halifax Thunderbirds tries to score against Albany FireWolves goaltender Doug Jamieson in quarter-final action April 28 in Albany, N.Y. Staats had two assists in the 9-3 loss. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

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

Time might heal all wounds but the sting of the Halifax Thunderbirds’ upsetting loss in their National Lacrosse League quarter-final one week ago still smarts for veteran forward Randy Staats. “It’s frustrating, man,” Staats said of the Thunderbirds’ ...

Updated 19 hours ago |6 min read

Mooseheads' Mathieu Cataford named QMJHL's most valuable player

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

Halifax Mooseheads forward Mathieu Cataford had two hat tricks during a four-game stretch leading up the Christmas break. - QMJHL

Semi-pro Saint-Laurent stuns struggling Wanderers in Canadian Championship preliminary

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

Halifax Wanderers goalkeeper Yann Fillion watches as the ball rolls into the net during a penalty shootout against CS Saint-Laurent in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary play Thursday night at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Maritime Women's Basketball Association will be bigger, better in Year 3 - commissioner

Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read

Nova Scotia's Rick Bowness named finalist for NHL coach of the year

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

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Communities

Proposed tourist cabins south of Wolfville, N.S., causing worries for residents

The proposed development of tourist cabins on a dead-end road in southeastern Kings County is raising concerns among area residents. Kenneth Rent of Bluejacket Holdings has applied for a development agreement that would allow for the construction of ...

Updated 11 minutes ago |5 min read

Young Kings County, N.S., authors celebrated at Windows & Mirrors book launch

Updated 22 hours ago |9 min read

Published authors, from left, Maichail Reid, Sam Akao, Amani Mutuku (back) and Santeano Barrows autograph copies of their book, Windows & Mirrors, at the recent launch event in Coldbrook.
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Man, 18, dead after crash in Upper Stewiacke

Updated 22 hours ago |1 min read

Windsor museum changing names after former title tied to slavery

Updated a day ago |2 min read

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rugby player a provincial phenom

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

WORTH REPEATING: The unexpected – a moment of joy and a reason to smile

Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read

Canada

Confederation Building in St. John's. Three candidates are running in a byelection on April 15 to fill the empty seat representing the district of Fogo Island- Cape Freels. - Glen Whiffen file

N.L. suspends job grant program amid funding cuts from Ottawa

Newfoundland and Labrador has turned off the taps for a widely used job-creation and training program funded in part by the federal government. In a press release on Monday, May 6, the province's Department of Immigration, Population Growth and ...

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Three killed, two hospitalized in Fredericton, N.B. car crash

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Halifax Regional Police is turning to the public for help identifying a man in a sexual assault investigation in Bedford. Stock Image

Why succession in Newfoundland and Labrador’s fishing industry not as simple as other businesses

Updated 1 hour ago |10 min read

David Boyd’s son Greg and grandson Cole help haul in the last of Boyd’s snow crab quota for the 2024 season. Greg grew up in his father’s fishing boat before pursuing a career that led him to be at the helm of a supertanker, but he’s not eligible to take ownership of his father’s fishing enterprise. Contributed

'More time is required to ensure we get this right': New Brunswick delays forced drug rehab legislation

Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

'We grieve and we are angry:' N.B. Chiefs blame feds, province in wake of homicide

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N.B. lifts Lakeland Ridges council suspension as mayor’s race looms

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World

Formula One F1 - Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, United States - May 5, 2024 Republican Presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

Trump Media dismisses auditor BF Borgers amid SEC fraud charges

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's media and technology company said it had replaced its auditor, BF Borgers, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the accounting firm with "massive fraud" on Friday. Trump ...

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Death toll from Brazil downpours climbs to 83

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A drone view shows boats with volunteers searching for people isolated at houses, at the flooded neighborhood of Mathias Velho in Canoas, at the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 5, 2024.

Columbia cancels university-wide commencement ceremony after protests

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Protesters link arms outside Hamilton Hall barricading students inside the building at Columbia University, despite an order to disband the protest encampment supporting Palestinians or face suspension, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024.

Holocaust researchers use AI to search for unnamed victims

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To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again

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Maritime Women's Basketball Association will be bigger, better in Year 3 - commissioner

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Communities

Proposed tourist cabins south of Wolfville, N.S., causing worries for residents

Young Kings County, N.S., authors celebrated at Windows & Mirrors book launch

Man, 18, dead after crash in Upper Stewiacke

Windsor museum changing names after former title tied to slavery

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Canada

N.L. suspends job grant program amid funding cuts from Ottawa

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Why succession in Newfoundland and Labrador’s fishing industry not as simple as other businesses

'More time is required to ensure we get this right': New Brunswick delays forced drug rehab legislation

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