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P.E.I.'s alcohol industry sees soaring demand for low and no-alcohol drinks
Editor's note: The Pulse is SaltWire's deep dive series. In P.E.I., our reporters have been delving into the issue of impaired driving and seeking solutions for preventing future tragedies from occurring when someone impaired decides to get behind ...
RCMP: Signs of ’cleansing’ on SUV involved in Cape Breton girl’s hit-and-run death
SYDNEY, N.S. — Sections of the SUV that struck and killed a 10-year-old girl appeared to have been wiped clean, according to an RCMP accident reconstructionist. Cpl. Corey Ford testified Monday in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court retrial of Colin Hugh ...
'Disability doesn't define me': Cape Breton polio survivor appointed to Nova Scotia Accessibility Board brings decades of experience
SYDNEY, N.S. — Louise Gillis became disabled when she contracted polio when she was two years old. Now 75, the disease resulted in mobility issues for Gillis and she became visually impaired. When she was a child, Gillis, who grew up in the rural ...
Sisters launch Sydney shop Café 121 out of longtime family home
SYDNEY, N.S. — Sherry Wallace and Alana Bartlett are no strangers to the hospital crowd — after all, they each worked in dentistry for several years. But even though they have since swapped their dental scalers for baking aprons, their new café is ...
New Brunswick launches mandatory training for new transport truck drivers
New transport truck drivers in New Brunswick will be required to complete an approved training program before obtaining their Class 1 licence. Starting April 1, the province announces all new truck drivers must complete the Mandatory Entry-Level ...
P.E.I. RCMP take seven impaired drivers off the road in weekend crackdown
P.E.I. RCMP reported seven impaired driving incidents after traffic enforcement operations between on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. During a highway traffic stop in the Kensington area on Friday evening, police arrested five drivers for allegedly being ...
'They're incentivizing terrorism': Canadian relative of Gaza hostage calls NDP's Palestinian motion 'disgusting'
The Canadian relative of a woman kidnapped by Hamas nearly six months ago described Monday’s motion calling for recognition of Palestinian statehood as “disgusting.” Ashley Waxman Bakshi said the motion does little but embolden extremists, and ...
Elver poaching suspect charged after DFO officer hit by truck
Two alleged elver poachers hit a DFO officer with their truck while attempting to flee on Saturday night. According to DFO, its officers came upon the men in Hubbards and sought to inspect their truck as part of a crackdown on illegal elver ...
Four of six accused post bail on Halifax identity theft charges
Four of six people from out of province who were arrested at a Halifax residence March 12 after police responding to a home invasion with gunshots there stumbled upon fraudulent identity documents have been granted bail so far. The Crown consented to ...
Joly hints that Liberal cabinet won't support Palestinian statehood motion, as emotions run high
OTTAWA — The Conservatives and the NDP are warning Liberals that Canadians will be closely watching how they vote Monday evening on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood, while Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hinted that the Liberal ...