The three people killed Saturday in a single-vehicle crash near Oromocto, N.B., were related to each other and from Moncton’s Indian community, CTV News has learned. Nineteen-year-old Navjot Somal and his 23-year-old sister Harman Somal, along with their 23-year-old cousin Rasham Judge, were killed around 9:30 p.m. on Highway 2 in Mill Cove. Police believe … Read More “Indian community in ‘deep grief’ over fatal crash near Oromocto, N.B.” »
Although Anne Murray – a Canadian singer of pop, country and adult contemporary music for 50 years – retired nearly two decades ago, a yearly ritual still draws dozens of fans to her hometown. “It’s been so long since I’ve performed that I sometimes forget that I did, and I have to be reminded, and … Read More “‘I’ve done it’: Anne Murray reminisces about successful career as her hometown centre marks 35 years” »
1 hour ago News Duration 1:51 Wyatt Sanford, a boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., won his first bout at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The athlete was cheered on in person by family and friends, but over 300 people also gathered in his hometown to watch together early Monday morning. Adblock test (Why?)
The president of the Africville Genealogy Society is calling for a safety audit after five people were shot during the community’s 41st annual reunion in Halifax over the weekend. Irvine Carvery said the society’s board of directors will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday night to review the shooting and discuss what can be done to improve safety … Read More “Africville family reunion organizer calls for safety review after shooting” »
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is the Olympic champion in the women’s 400-metre individual medley. The 17-year-old from Toronto became the first Canadian woman to take gold in the race that combines butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle in that order. McIntosh won handily with a time of four minutes 27.71 seconds and touched the wall two … Read More “Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins gold in swimming” »
The RCMP says it is investigating a crash following an attempted traffic stop near Liverpool, N.S., early Saturday morning. Officers were conducting a traffic enforcement on Milton Road in Milton around 1 a.m. when they saw a Volkswagen Golf approach the police checkpoint. Police say the driver made “an abrupt U-turn” and headed north on … Read More “Driver seriously injured after fleeing from police, crashing car: N.S. RCMP” »
Pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied green space at Dalhousie’s Halifax campus for more than two months left on Monday afternoon shortly after police arrived at the university. Earlier in the afternoon many of the protesters who had set up tents at Studley Quad had moved down the street to occupy a university building, a move that came three days after the … Read More “Pro-Palestinian protesters leave Dalhousie University quad, building” »
Dozens of people joined a search for missing Cape Breton man Justin MacDonald near a highway exit on Monday morning. MacDonald’s parents, who haven’t seen their 34-year-old son for more than three weeks, led the search, which started at 10 a.m. off Exit 3 on Highway 125 in Leitches Creek, N.S. “It’s crushing. It’s brutal. … Read More “‘Somebody out there knows what happened to Justin’: Dozens search for missing Cape Breton man” »
Three people from Moncton have died after a single-vehicle crash in Mill Cove, N.B., Saturday night. RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 2 in Mill Cove at approximately 9:35 p.m. Officers believe the crash occurred when the vehicle lost a tire, causing the driver to lose control and leave the … Read More “Three dead after vehicle loses tire, leaves N.B. highway” »
As the Nova Scotia government works to remove systemic barriers in the education system for Black and Indigenous students, one school leader is not waiting for marching orders. Karen Hudson, principal at Auburn Drive High School in Dartmouth, N.S., has changed the way students at her school are placed on individual program plans (IPPs), which are developed … Read More “This high school principal is breaking down barriers for racialized students” »
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