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Construction workers at 139 Main Street is busy with building the affordable housing project

Independent living during mental health challenges: Dartmouth housing project underway

Xixi Jiang |Updated 17 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Politicians from three levels of government joined Affirmative Ventures' board Chairman Ken Greer on Friday to announce the opening next year of the Main Street Centre. The announcement took place on Friday morning at the rear parking lot of Army ...

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'I thought this was an easy transfer': Cape Breton man recounts agonizing wait for mental health treatment

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated 18 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — After seeking help from his local hospital, Brian McNamara thought he was already in line for mental health treatment at Cape Breton Regional Hospital but instead got an agonizing wait in the ER after arriving in Sydney. "It seemed ...

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Guilty verdict entered in second-degree murder case in Cape Breton

SaltWire Network |Updated 18 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Florence man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and will return to court in July to learn how much time he must serve before he can begin to apply for parole. John Patrick (Jackie) White, 41, was found guilty of causing ...

The City of Dieppe is advising residents that lanes on sections of Acadie Avenue will be closed to allow for grinding and asphalting work from July 31 to Sept. 1. Stock Image

Two Whycocomagh area roads to receive major repairs this year

Cape Breton Post Staff |Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

WHYCOCOMAGH, N.S. - Two Whycocomagh area roads will see major repairs this year. The Roseburn Road will see five kilometres of ditching, brush cutting and road base reconstruction. The Cameron Road will see just shy of two kilometres of similar ...

British Columbia's Premier David Eby speaks to media following a tour of the Tselletkwe Lodge in Kamloops, B.C, Canada, August 22, 2023. Chad Hipolito/Pool via

Canada's British Columbia scraps program to allow drug use in public spaces

Reuters |Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday scrapped a much-criticized pilot program that allowed the open use of some illegal drugs, citing the need to maintain public safety. In January 2023, the province said it ...

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Person found dead in wooded area in Cape Breton: Police

Cape Breton Post Staff |Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Regional Police say a person was found deceased in a wooded area in Sydney on Thursday evening. Police responded to the area near Terminal Road to a report of a decreased body discovered by a person walking in the ...

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Cenovus subsidiary fined $1.83 million for 2018 Canada oil spill

Reuters |Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A Canadian regulator said on Friday a Cenovus Energy subsidiary has been fined C$2.5 million ($1.83 million) for its role in the 2018 oil spill off the country's Atlantic Coast. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum ...

Ethan Ross, who says he most enjoys doing magic with cards, is trying to become a professional magician. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

P.E.I. magician trying to make full-time go it at 19

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 20 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Ethan Ross says magic has been his passion for more than 10 years. The 19-year-old is slowly spreading the word about his talent, picking up gigs wherever he can. “I’m a professional magician, which means that I do this full-time for a living, and ...

Amherst police charged a man and a woman after an incident overnight in Amherst on May 26.

Amherst police lay charges in commercial break-in and e-bike theft

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

A 29-year-old Amherst, N.S., man has been charged with breaking into a local business and stealing e-bikes in late March. Around 4:40 a.m. on March 25, the Amherst Police Department responded to a commercial burglary alarm on Church Street and ...

The Region of Queens Municipality will add a new community pool next to Queens Place Emera Centre with $2.2 million provided by the Nova Scotia government. - Queens Place Emera Centre website

Queens County getting new $2.2M outdoor community pool in Liverpool

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

The Region of Queens Municipality is getting $2.2 million from the province for the construction of a new community pool in Liverpool, N.S., Located next to Queens Place Emera Centre, the new heated, outdoor pool will have six lanes for recreational, ...

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