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Registered occupational therapist Chelsea Surette (left) and registered physiotherapist Maria Wamback are co-owners of the newly opened Acadian Shores Health Centre. TINA COMEAU

'Community helped make this happen': Acadian Shores Health Centre looking to give back through its services

A new health centre in Yarmouth is feeling its community roots. Not only does it feel like it was helped along by the community in starting up and offering the services it does, but it also hopes to become involved in the community. “We are very ...

Updated Mar. 26, 2024 |6 min read

Tories pushing Antigonish consolidation through with amendments

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

Housing Minister John Lohr announces a five-year housing plan at One Government Place in Halifax on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. - Francis Campbell

Two people charged with drug and weapons offences in Stellarton, N.S.

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

RCMP have laid a third charge in connection to the homicide of Natacha Leroy. CONTRIBUTED

Fogo Island-Cape Freels turning blue with Tory Jim McKenna's byelection win

Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

P.E.I. premier hopes Ottawa won’t duplicate existing school lunch program

Updated 25 minutes ago |7 min read

Kensington trail cameras aid in confirming return of river otters to P.E.I.

Updated 1 hour ago |6 min read

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 58th brigade practices at a shooting range in the Donetsk region, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, April 7, 2024.

Kremlin suggests Ukraine would use Olympic truce to try to regroup

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin reacted coolly on Tuesday to French President Emmanuel Macron's call for a truce in international conflicts during the Paris Olympics, saying Ukraine might use it as an opportunity to regroup and rearm. Suspending ...

A firefighter works after a fire broke out at the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 16, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Helms via REUTERS

Factbox-What we know about Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange that caught fire

Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen |Updated 32 minutes ago |2 min read

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire at Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday engulfed its spire, which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral. Here are some facts ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 14, 2024. The White House/Handout via

US Treasury preparing new Iran sanctions after Israel attack, Axios reports

Reuters |Updated 32 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is preparing fresh sanctions on Iran in response to Iran's attack on Israel, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a copy of her remarks. "Treasury will not hesitate to work with our allies to use our ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2024.

Ukraine says it 'ran out of missiles' to stop Russian strike ruining power station

Reuters |Updated 42 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy's comments, ...

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 15, 2024. ANGELA WEISS/Pool via

Donald Trump's media firm to roll out streaming platform in phases

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Trump Media & Technology Group said on Tuesday it would roll out a live TV streaming platform in phases. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru;Editing by Arun Koyyur)

A Johnson & Johnson banner is displayed on the front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, in New York City, U.S., December 5, 2023.

J&J beats first-quarter profit estimates on cancer drugs strength

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson reported a first-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, helped by strong sales of its cancer drugs including top-selling blood cancer treatment Darzalex. Sales of its blockbuster psoriasis drug ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, flanked by U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during the President's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024.

US Senate seen swiftly ending impeachment of Biden's top border official

Richard Cowan |Updated 53 minutes ago |2 min read

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday is expected to hand off its impeachment of President Joe Biden's top border security official to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is ...

Wisconsin resident Derrick Simonson votes in the Presidential Primary election at the Central Assembly of God church polling place in Douglas County in Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. April 2, 2024.

2024 US election vocab: Dobbs dads, lawfare, Fetterman Democrats

Reuters |Updated 53 minutes ago |3 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Every U.S. national election, a cottage industry of strategists, pollsters and organizers craft brand-new words and phrases to describe the mood of American voters and the politicking aimed at influencing them. From the ...

Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021.

US Supreme Court tackles rioter's obstruction case, with Trump implications

Andrew Chung, John Kruzel |Updated 53 minutes ago |3 min read

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers a Pennsylvania man's bid to avoid an obstruction charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol - a case with possible implications for ...

New York, NY - April 15 : Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York, NY on Monday, April 15, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Jabin Botsford/Pool via

Analysis-Hush money trial could help Trump in 2024 presidential race

Tim Reid |Updated 53 minutes ago |4 min read

By Tim Reid (Reuters) - When Donald Trump was indicted a bit more than a year ago over hush money paid to a porn star, it turbocharged the Republican's presidential campaign. He surged ahead of his rivals for the White House nomination, gaining a ...