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Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

Even as DFO has begun arresting illegal elver harvesters, the baby eels are still leaving Canadian airports under the federal government’s nose enroute to markets in Asia. Late Saturday night, Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers arrested five more ...

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East Hants man pleads guilty to sexual interference, child porn charges

Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

Carlos Ayapal Gonzalez Moraga, 38, of Enfield was sentenced Thursday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro on charges of sexual interference and making child pornography. Justice Jeffrey Hunt accepted a joint recommendation from lawyers for a 27-month prison term.

Dalhousie-led study reveals biggest branded waste producers

Updated 12 hours ago |4 min read

Discarded plastic containers litter sone brush in north-end Dartmouth Wednesday April 24,2024.

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Still no estimates on what greening N.S. grid will cost ratepayers and taxpayers

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Two recent deaths near Portapique still not explained: ‘I know I keep my door locked’

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Province invests in West Hants, N.S., water upgrades amid ‘unprecedented growth’

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Opinion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $13.3 million in agreements with the CBRM and Membertou by way of the Housing Accelerator Fund. From left, Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, Membertou Chief Terry Paul, Trudeau, CBRM Mayor Amanda MacDougall-Merrill and Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

“Safe, sustainable, and affordable housing is a basic human need and a requirement for good mental health. When housing is inadequate or unavailable, personal as well as community well-being suffers.” This is the first paragraph of a council ...

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Rick Mercer: Rants, Writings, and Road Trips

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Rick Mercer

Courtesy Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism and Credit photographer Kara O'Keefe.

PAM FRAMPTON: Anxiety — the stuff that dreams are made of

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Anxiety dreams can plague your sleep, making you wake up more exhausted than when you went to bed. — Kahfiara Krisna/Unsplash photo

ANDY WALKER: Working towards a screen time balance

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LETTER: CBRM and Halifax average assessment values re-visited

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LETTER: CBRM’s financial pain hitting home

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Business

Dalhousie-led study reveals biggest branded waste producers

A Dalhousie-led study has unveiled a link between plastic production and pollution. The study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, was conducted by scientists from Dalhousie and 12 other post-secondary institutions in the U.S., Australia, the ...

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Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Updated 8 hours ago |6 min read

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

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CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Updated 20 hours ago |5 min read

Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

Updated 17 hours ago |7 min read

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

Updated 16 hours ago |6 min read

Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for Apr. 25, 2024

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Something that was unclear to you may become clear now. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) If you're feeling down about something, don't keep it to yourself. Talk to someone you trust. GEMINI (May 21 ...

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Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

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a baseball player hitting a ball The Nova Scotia Major Little League Provincial Championship will continue this weekend at Cameron Bowl in Glace Bay. The host Glace Bay McDonald’s Colonels enter the weekend undefeated. STOCK IMAGE.

Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

Updated 13 hours ago |5 min read

House prices have risen 6 per cent year-to-year in the Halifax market and likely across the Atlantic region. FILE

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

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P.E.I. lighthouse finalist in Canadian historical place restoration competition

Updated 15 hours ago |6 min read

ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

Updated 15 hours ago |6 min read

Sports

Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon (29) celebrates his first period goal with Colorado Avalanche left-winger Zach Parise (9) on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) in Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. - James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon setting the intensity bar in Colorado, Brad Marchand up to old tricks

Nathan MacKinnon is famously intense so no one needs to tell him to dial it up when the playoffs start. But the rest of the Colorado Avalanche weren't quite at the Cole Harbour native's level in a Game 1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets so he knew that had ...

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Goalie Jorja Burrows stands tall as Northern Selects win second straight at Esso Cup

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Goalie Jorja Burrows of New Glasgow turned aside 36 of 37 shots she faced Tuesday as the Northern Selects upended L’Intrepide de L’Outaouais 3-1 at the Esso Cup national under-18 women’s hockey championship in Vernon, B.C. - Saltwire Network

Atlantic All-Star event in Halifax will showcase the region's top female basketball players

Updated a day ago |4 min read

50th edition of Skate Canada International coming to Halifax in October

Updated a day ago |1 min read

NLL: Thunderbirds playoff ready? Record crowd watches Halifax defeat Colorado in regular-season finale

Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |5 min read

CEBL's Calgary Surge install St. F.X. bench boss Tyrell Vernon as new head coach

Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |4 min read

Communities

A worker carries out a window pane from what will become the entrance of the new Pictou Cultural Hub. According to Eric Stackhouse, the goal of the building is to create an in-between space between the Pictou harbourfront and the town's downtown core. He said he hopes the building to be a destination for people who live in Pictou and those looking to visit the town. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

Pictou’s new Cultural Hub slotted to open September this year: ‘It’s going to be amazing for the community to see what’s been created here’

Driving towards the Pictou waterfront, it’s hard to miss the bustling construction site on Water Street. The high glass windows, the large structure and the naturalistic architecture attract the eye, connecting the Pictou waterfront with the town’s ...

Updated 17 hours ago |7 min read

WENDY ELLIOTT: Music Festival Week brings joy, promotes learning to Wolfville, N.S.

Updated 18 hours ago |5 min read

The Valley Voices A Cappella Chorus, directed by Adele Merritt, performed in the Annapolis Valley Music Festival’s Stars of the Festival concert in 2023.

‘It’s worth saving’: Province invests $1.16 million into renovations at Mermaid Theatre in Windsor, N.S.

Updated 18 hours ago |5 min read

The provincial government is investing $1.16 million in the first phase of renovations at the Mermaid Theatre in Windsor. Taking part in the April 23 funding announcement were, from left, Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard, co-founder Saralee Lewis and executive director Danny Everson.
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Two recent deaths near Portapique still not explained: ‘I know I keep my door locked’

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Province invests in West Hants, N.S., water upgrades amid ‘unprecedented growth’

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Canada

Housing Minister Fred Hutton speaks with reporters after question period on Wednesday. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

Hutton says tent city protesters impeding help ‘to keep the protest going’

Fred Hutton said protesters involved with the Colonial Building tent encampment are impeding offers of help for people living in tents because protesters want "to keep the protest going.” “I would never presume to say that there's not a housing ...

Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read

'Flying planes by french fries': Come by Chance refinery fully operational; 50 years in the community

Updated 6 hours ago |5 min read

Favoured fuel

Todd O’Malley, Braya Renewable Fuels chief executive officer, speaks to reporters during the facility's 50th-anniversary event at the Come By Chance refinery Wednesday afternoon. See story on page A3. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

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Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vivi Village in St. John's. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

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P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

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Man arrested following Sussex shoplifting also in possession of drugs: RCMP

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World

Greek military ship intercepts two Houthi drones in the Red Sea

ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek military vessel serving in the European Union's naval mission in the Red Sea intercepted two drones launched by Yemen's Houthi militants towards a commercial ship, officials at the Greek Defence Ministry said on ...

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France's air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe

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Passengers stand in front of a departures board inside the Terminal 3 at Orly Airport, near Paris, France, July 1, 2021.

Almost 100 detained at anti-government protest in Armenia, media say

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Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

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Dalhousie-led study reveals biggest branded waste producers

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Two recent deaths near Portapique still not explained: ‘I know I keep my door locked’

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Business

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Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

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P.E.I. lighthouse finalist in Canadian historical place restoration competition

ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

Sports

NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon setting the intensity bar in Colorado, Brad Marchand up to old tricks

Goalie Jorja Burrows stands tall as Northern Selects win second straight at Esso Cup

Atlantic All-Star event in Halifax will showcase the region's top female basketball players

50th edition of Skate Canada International coming to Halifax in October

NLL: Thunderbirds playoff ready? Record crowd watches Halifax defeat Colorado in regular-season finale

CEBL's Calgary Surge install St. F.X. bench boss Tyrell Vernon as new head coach

Communities

Pictou’s new Cultural Hub slotted to open September this year: ‘It’s going to be amazing for the community to see what’s been created here’

WENDY ELLIOTT: Music Festival Week brings joy, promotes learning to Wolfville, N.S.

‘It’s worth saving’: Province invests $1.16 million into renovations at Mermaid Theatre in Windsor, N.S.

Two recent deaths near Portapique still not explained: ‘I know I keep my door locked’

Province invests in West Hants, N.S., water upgrades amid ‘unprecedented growth’

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Canada

Hutton says tent city protesters impeding help ‘to keep the protest going’

'Flying planes by french fries': Come by Chance refinery fully operational; 50 years in the community

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Man arrested following Sussex shoplifting also in possession of drugs: RCMP

World

Greek military ship intercepts two Houthi drones in the Red Sea

France's air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe

Almost 100 detained at anti-government protest in Armenia, media say

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