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The New Brunswick RCMP is investigating human remains found in a forest in Baie de Petit-Pokemouche on Wednesday. According to an RCMP news release, officer found the remains in a wooded area off Highway 13 around 7:10 p.m. Police say the spot was an “area of interest” in the search of a missing 54-year-old Shippagan … Read More “N.B. RCMP discovers human remains during search for missing woman” »
The purported oldest hobby shop in Canada is apparently closing its doors for good. According to the Maritime Hobbies and Crafts website, the Halifax-based store has “closed permanently” after 78 years of business. “Maritime Hobbies & Crafts has come to an abrupt end,” the statement of the website reads. “It’s the end of a Canadian … Read More “78-year-old hobby shop in Halifax closing its doors” »
The Prince Edward Island RCMP is asking for the public’s help after three horses recently had their tail hair cut off. Officers responded on Monday to a report of a damaged electric fence and the cutting of tails at a property in Union, just outside of Alberton. Police say the tails were cut on two … Read More “Tail hair cut off multiple horses outside Alberton: P.E.I. RCMP” »
The Prince Edward Island RCMP is asking for the public’s help after three horses recently had their tail hair cut off. Officers responded on Monday to a report of a damaged electric fence and the cutting of tails at a property in Union, just outside of Alberton. Police say the tails were cut on two … Read More “Multiple horses in Alberton, P.E.I., have hair cut off tails: RCMP” »
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced Thursday morning he will lower the province’s HST rate from 15 to 13 per cent if re-elected. The premier made the announcement at a window and door manufacturer in Moncton. Higgs spoke to a packed house with seven Conservative candidates standing behind him. A simultaneous announcement was also made … Read More “New Brunswick premier promises to lower province’s HST rate to 13 per cent if re-elected” »
Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings are in place in the Maritimes Thursday morning. Environment Canada says meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing heavy rain and and strong wind gusts. New Brunswick A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Moncton and southeast New Brunswick. “Heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible this morning as they … Read More “Severe thunderstorm watches, warnings in place in the Maritimes” »
After the Halifax Pride parade was cancelled last year, the organization says it’s looking forward to getting back on track as the 2024 festival begins today. “We’re full steam ahead,” said operations manager Fiona Kerr this week, during an interview with CBC Radio’s Mainstreet Nova Scotia. The parade is set for Saturday at 12 p.m. local … Read More “Halifax Pride going back to basics as 2024 festival kicks off” »
When Halifax MP Andy Fillmore got up in the House of Commons last month to announce he was leaving federal politics, his resignation sounded “imminent” to Tom Urbaniak. Urbaniak, a professor of political science at Cape Breton University, watched Fillmore talk at length on June 17 about what he’d achieved in his past nine years in Ottawa. Fillmore … Read More “Should MPs resign before entering a Nova Scotia municipal race?” »
A police digital forensic expert testified Wednesday that he was unable to find any voyeuristic images on the cellphone of a Halifax-area school teacher accused of spying on women in a public washroom last summer. Matthew Douglas Moriarty, 43, is charged with five counts of voyeurism. Four women have accused him of secretly recording images of them when … Read More “Digital forensic expert testifies at voyeurism trial of Halifax-area school teacher” »
A new study is predicting a steep decline in global fish populations — including species in Atlantic Canada — by the end of the century, if unchecked greenhouse gas emissions continue. The 108-page report published last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations projects that with an average temperature increase of between … Read More “Fish biomass loss possible in Atlantic Canada amid rising emissions, researcher says” »
