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Registered occupational therapist Chelsea Surette (left) and registered physiotherapist Maria Wamback are co-owners of the newly opened Acadian Shores Health Centre. TINA COMEAU

'Community helped make this happen': Acadian Shores Health Centre looking to give back through its services

A new health centre in Yarmouth is feeling its community roots. Not only does it feel like it was helped along by the community in starting up and offering the services it does, but it also hopes to become involved in the community. “We are very ...

Updated Mar. 26, 2024 |6 min read

Tories pushing Antigonish consolidation through with amendments

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

Housing Minister John Lohr announces a five-year housing plan at One Government Place in Halifax on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. - Francis Campbell

Two people charged with drug and weapons offences in Stellarton, N.S.

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

RCMP have laid a third charge in connection to the homicide of Natacha Leroy. CONTRIBUTED

Attempted murder, arson charges adjourned again for P.E.I. man

Updated 15 hours ago |2 min read

Forensic DNA expert, police tech investigator testify as Chris Carter's sexual assault trial continues in St. John's

Updated 12 hours ago |3 min read

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The Pulse: P.E.I. migrant worker speaks out

Updated 12 hours ago |6 min read

Qatar considers future of Hamas office in Doha, and whether to keep mediating

Andrew Mills |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar could close the political office of Hamas as part of a broader review of its role as a mediator in the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian Islamist group, according to an official familiar with ...

Netherlands prepares for World War II remembrance amid Gaza security fears

Reuters |Updated 56 minutes ago |1 min read

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands was preparing for its annual World War II remembrance ceremony in Amsterdam on Saturday with restricted public access and heightened security as a result of the war in Gaza. The city of Amsterdam announced ...

Students continue to maintain a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2024.

Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments

Jonathan Allen |Updated 56 minutes ago |5 min read

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The occupation of a building at Columbia University by pro-Palestinian student protesters was in its 18th hour when photos and videos dinged across students' phones: police had parked at least seven jail ...

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks into the courtroom following a lunch break during the proceedings in his criminal trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, Friday, May, 3, 2024. Doug Mills/Pool via

Analysis-Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan

Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne |Updated 56 minutes ago |5 min read

By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's pledge to fight what he calls "anti-white feeling" in the U.S. will likely embolden allies who seek to dismantle government and corporate programs created to battle racism ...

Cows sit and wait in their pen for patrons to arrive for a cow cuddle session at Luz Farms near Monee, Illinois, U.S. April 15, 2024.

How bird flu could threaten cow cuddling. Yes, it is a thing.

P.J. Huffstutter |Updated 56 minutes ago |4 min read

By P.J. Huffstutter MONEE, Illinois (Reuters) - Farmer Luz Klotz straightened the brightly striped hair bow on Reba, a 1,600-pound heifer lounging on the ground under twinkling fairy lights. Teenager Joey Pachl, hoping to impress his girlfriend ...

Former President Donald Trump speaks with the media at Manhattan Supreme Court during the proceedings in his criminal trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, Friday, May, 3, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via

Taiwan will have Trump's support if he wins, ex-appointee says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A former U.S. ambassador appointed by Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed the former president would again support Taiwan if he wins back the White House. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory despite Taipei's ...

German soldiers transport U.S. soldiers in an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle as they cross Vistula River during NATO Dragon-24, part of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise, in Korzeniewo, Poland, March 4, 2024.

NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said on ...

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks; CIA chief also present

Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas negotiators arrived in Cairo on Saturday for intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official told Reuters, ...

Students erect pro-Palestinian camp at Ireland's Trinity College

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Students at Trinity College Dublin protesting Israel's war in Gaza have built an encampment that forced the university to restrict campus access on Saturday and close the Book of Kells exhibition, one of Ireland's top tourist ...

Poland condemns Russian cyberattacks, says has been targeted too

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland condemned alleged cyberattacks by a Russian group named called APT28 on Germany and Czech Republic saying it had also been targeted. Poland is expressing solidarity with Germany and Czech Republic in light of ...