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Nursing services to be unavailable at Ross River Health Centre in late June
05 Jun 2026
Nursing services at the Yukon's Ross River Health Centre will be unavailable between June 18 and 30 due to staff shortages.
Coroner investigating after child, 8, dies in Whatì, N.W.T.
05 Jun 2026
RCMP in the community, located approximately 250 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, received a report Wednesday that the child had been pronounced dead at the community's health centre.
Corner Brook implements fire ban
05 Jun 2026
One of the largest municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador is the latest to implement a fire ban.
Crane evacuation around Dutch Village Road could last into Friday: Halifax Fire
05 Jun 2026
First responders were called to the area on Thursday afternoon over concerns the crane could collapse. By evening, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Assistant Chief Philip Thorburn told CBC News the crane needs to come down as a precaution.
Wagmatcook men charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing
05 Jun 2026
Pavel Benjamin Peck, 29, and Vernon Gregory Peck, 32, appeared Thursday in provincial court in Sydney in relation to a stabbing that happened June 3 in Sydney.
N.S. premier has no concerns about extending timeline for offshore bidders to post deposit
05 Jun 2026
Premier Tim Houston says a recent change that gives companies looking to do offshore oil and gas exploration more time to submit a deposit is no reason for concern.
N.S. RCMP investigating possible link between homicide, suspicious fires
05 Jun 2026
RCMP are appealing for the public’s help following a man's death in Upper Big Tracadie, N.S., that has now been ruled a homicide.
Province, library officials to discuss pending branch closures in Annapolis Valley
05 Jun 2026
The Annapolis Valley's library board has announced it plans to close branches in Hantsport, Kentville, Lawrencetown, Port Williams and Middleton as of July 20—changes that will affect 23 staff members.
N.S., Ottawa announce separate initiatives to boost mining industry
05 Jun 2026
The federal government has launched a new industry-led alliance aimed at growing the skilled workforce, while the province is launching a mining roundtable, which will include industry leaders, in hop
Cold wet spring in N.S. means strawberries arriving a little later
05 Jun 2026
Annapolis Valley farmer Jordan Eyamie, who is also the president of Horticulture Nova Scotia, shares when she thinks local berries will be ready to pick and how cooler weather may have impacted the crop this year.
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