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Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins record-tying ninth National Newspaper Award

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |1 min read Gallery

Chronicle Herald editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon won his ninth National Newspaper Award, tying the all-time record set by Grant Robertson of the Globe and Mail. MacKinnon won for a collection of his work, including five editorial cartoons. The ...

Michele and Brian Haire hold a photo of their late son, Cameron, in their Lower Sackville, NS Tuesday April 23, 2024. Cameron took his life last year at the age of 26. 

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They lost their kids: These parents say the N.S. mental health system must change to help others

Nicole Munro · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Michele Haire’s voice quivered as she said her son’s name - Cameron.  “Every single day is a struggle,” Haire said before letting out a deep exhale.  It was April 16, two days before Cameron’s 27th birthday.  But for the first time since he was born, ...

Seven people have been displaced following a house fire in St. John's Friday night. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Seven people left homeless following Friday night St. John's house fire

Keith Gosse |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

Seven people have been displaced following a house fire in St. John’s Friday night. Firefighters responded to the home on Pennywell Road at about 11 p.m. following a report of a fire in a bedroom and on arrival, found heavy smoke coming from the ...

Teachers from the Nova Scotia Teachers Union hold a picket rally during the afternoon commute, on the Armdale Rotary in Halifax Monday April 15, 2024. The NTSU members recent;y voted 98% of a strike mandate.

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Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement on a new contract

Xixi Jiang |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

The Nova Scotia government has agreed to invest in strengthening supports for students and addressing concerns expressed by NSTU in previous votes and rallies as part of a tentative contract agreement reached on Friday. “I’m very happy the bargaining ...

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Canadian First Nation declares emergency after INEOS chemical release in Ontario

Wa Lone |Updated 23 hours ago |2 min read

By Wa Lone (Reuters) -Canada's Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution's plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario, the Indigenous group said. The Frankfurt-based company, a unit of ...

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

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

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

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

Evan Careen · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

The ongoing battle between former premier Danny Williams and the City of St. John’s over yet another roundabout in Galway went up another notch this week — The Shoppes at Galway, the retail arm of the Williams-led development, is taking the city to ...

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

Independent living during mental health challenges: Dartmouth housing project underway

Xixi Jiang |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

Politicians from three levels of government joined Affirmative Ventures' board Chairman Ken Greer on Friday to announce the opening next year of the Main Street Centre. The announcement took place on Friday morning at the rear parking lot of Army ...

Ambulance offload times have skyrocketed at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. CONTRIBUTED

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

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — After seeking help from his local hospital, Brian McNamara thought he was already in line for mental health treatment at Cape Breton Regional Hospital but instead got an agonizing wait in the ER after arriving in Sydney. "It seemed ...

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

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Florence man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and will return to court in July to learn how much time he must serve before he can begin to apply for parole. John Patrick (Jackie) White, 41, was found guilty of causing ...

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