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The New Brunswick government has signed two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast focusing on economic relations, youth, education, training, professional mobility and culture. From left, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan, and Ivory Coast Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad Minister Léon Kacou Adom. - Contributed

New Brunswick signs two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast

The New Brunswick government is strengthening its ties with Ivory Coast through the signing of two bilateral agreements. During a recent delegation to Ivory Coast and Morocco, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan met with ...

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Danny Williams taking City of St. John's to court over roundabout dispute

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Galway disagreement

An aerial view of Galway on Friday, April 26. Galway developer Danny Williams is taking the City of St. John’s to court over city hall’s demand for a roundabout. See story on page A3. KEITH GOSSE • THE TELEGRAM

Independent living during mental health challenges: Dartmouth housing project underway

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

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

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

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Two Whycocomagh area roads to receive major repairs this year

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Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

Nate Raymond |Updated 10 minutes ago |2 min read

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm on Friday and accused it of defaming him and making him a "scapegoat" to distract attention from its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and ...

Yemen's Houthis say their missile hit Andromeda Star oil ship in Red Sea

Ahmed Tolba, Lisa Baertlein |Updated 18 minutes ago |2 min read

By Ahmed Tolba and Lisa Baertlein CAIRO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday their missiles hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea, as they continue attacking commercial ships in the area in a show of support for ...

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov detained on suspicion of taking major bribes attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, in this still image from video released April 24, 2024. Moscow City Court's Press Office/Handout via

Lawyers for Russia's deputy defence minister appeal his pre-trial detention, TASS reports

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lawyers for Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov have filed an appeal against a court decision to remand him in pre-trial detention, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on Friday. A Russian court on Wednesday ...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem greets former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before he speaks at a South Dakota Republican party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. September 8, 2023.

Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm

Tim Reid |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate, defended herself on Friday against Democratic attacks over her account of shooting a dog on her family farm. Noem, the ...

A Boeing E-4B "Doomsday Plane" military aircraft takes off at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, U.S., May 11, 2022.

US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war. The Survivable Airborne ...

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 2 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 ...

View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 4, 2024.

Stranded ships exit Baltimore port via temporary channel

Lisa Baertlein |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, have exited this week via a temporary channel, according to shipping data. Large ...

Person found dead in wooded area in Cape Breton: Police

Cape Breton Post Staff |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

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 ...

Cenovus subsidiary fined $1.83 million for 2018 Canada oil spill

Reuters |Updated 2 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 ...

Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said. Delta said that crew on the flight, which had 183 people on board, declared an emergency ...