What would happen in the event of a city-wide wireless communication outage? That’s what several organizations set out to discover this weekend in Halifax. The Salvation Army, Halifax Emergency Management Office (EMO), the Canadian Red Cross, St. John Ambulance, and Halifax Amateur Radio Club gathered at Fort Needham Memorial Park to conduct a mock communication … Read More “Mock communications disaster puts skills to the test” »
Nova Scotia RCMP say a man who was wanted on a provincewide arrest warrant was arrested Saturday on the Eastern Shore. Brandon Grant, 26, was wanted for being at large. RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment said officers responded to a report of a man in distress at a home in the 100 block of West Petpeswick … Read More “N.S. man wanted on provincewide warrant arrested: RCMP” »
A 71-year-old man has died following a stabbing in Fredericton. Officers responded to a call of a fight in progress on the 500 block of Union Street on Friday around 11:10 p.m., according to a news release from Fredericton police. Upon arrival, police say they found Mark Albert Brooks with critical stab wounds, who was … Read More “Man, 71, dies following stabbing in Fredericton: police” »
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Celebrations are taking place across the country, including in Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park – where the day held special meaning for three generations of Mi’kmaw women. Jane Sponagle was there.
Train travellers between Halifax and Montreal will now spend more time on the rails, partly due to a lack of upkeep on the tracks in northern New Brunswick. Officials with Via Rail say the eastbound Ocean train trip from Montreal to Halifax will take an extra 45 minutes, while the westbound trip from Halifax to Montreal … Read More “Via Rail trip between Halifax, Montreal to take longer due to poor rail conditions” »
13 minutes ago News Duration 7:00 Morgan Toney, a fiddler from Cape Breton, dives into the Mi’kmaw teaching of Netukulimk and his song of the same name. CBC’s Behind The Line connects with Indigenous musicians from the East Coast to find the meaning behind their lyrics. Adblock test (Why?)
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