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CBRM set to implement user-pay charge for wastewater usage starting Monday
SYDNEY, N.S. — No April Fool’s joke here: Cape Breton Regional Municipality residents will see a change in how wastewater services will be paid for in the municipality, starting Monday. The municipality’s water utility and wastewater departments are ...
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Through sickness and health, Cape Breton couple share their cancer battles
SYDNEY, N.S. — Eileen and Wally Forrester have gone through cancer on both sides of the diagnosis. Someone with cancer and the caregiver of someone with cancer. Married 53 years, together for 55, Wally was Eileen's caregiver when she was diagnosed ...
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CANCER IN CAPE BRETON: ‘What does the Cape Breton Cancer Centre mean to you?’
SYDNEY, N.S. — Although it’s tucked away somewhat anonymously on the western side of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, the Cape Breton Cancer Centre has been a beacon of hope for tens of thousands of patients and their families since opening its ...
Nova Scotia indexes assistance rates to cost of living
The Nova Scotia government has announced welfare rates will rise with the cost of living. Starting this year, all income assistance payments will be indexed annually based on the consumer price index. In 2024-25, rates will increase by 2.5 per ...
Canada introduces tougher security reviews of foreign investments
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has introduced tougher national security reviews of proposed foreign investments in sensitive sectors to enable it to quickly spot potentially problematic deals, the government said on Wednesday. The new powers are part ...
Woman shot by police in Westboro, facing 13 charges, makes court appearance from hospital bed
The 25-year-old woman who was shot by police after a traffic stop in Westboro last week made an appearance in court from her hospital bed on Tuesday, when she was formally charged with assaulting a police officer and multiple firearm offences. ...
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Fundraising efforts a vital initiative to supporting cancer care every year in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. – The best ideas often start with a conversation and for Andrée Sampson and longtime friend Alayne Martell that was the case. Looking at ways to celebrate the fishing industry in Richmond County while also fundraising for a cause near to ...
Fire at Cape Breton transport business destroys main shop, at least two vehicles
RESERVE MINES, N.S. - A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at Carabin's and Transoverland Ltd. in Reserve Mines, destroying the main shop and at least two vehicles. The Reserve Mines Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze on Wednesday ...
Former Carleton coach Dave Smart takes head coaching job at University of the Pacific
Former Carleton University men’s basketball coach Dave Smart has been named head coach of the University of the Pacific team in Stockton, Calif. Smart, the most successful basketball coach in the history of Canadian university basketball, left ...
Furey calls Trudeau's carbon tax flexibility 'new information'
Premier Andrew Furey called some of the contents of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax letter sent to some premiers on Tuesday “new information.” Trudeau’s two-page letter, which he shared on social media, said the federal government made it ...