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New N.S. tourism company that would highlight Black cultural sites faces pushback
A new tourism company that wants to offer tours of Black heritage sites around Nova Scotia is facing pushback from competitors who say the market is already saturated.Kevin Brooks started Ayomikun Bus Charters with two friends, Peter Field and Dalton Cain, last December. Their goal is to make Black history more accessible in the region by offering bus tours to locations like Birchtown and Shelburne.Brooks, who previously worked at the provincial Department of Justice and for several years in the
5 min read - NewsCBC
P.E.I. looking to attract builder to set up modular home fabrication plant
The P.E.I. government is hoping to attract a private company to set up shop on the Island and build modular housing units.In a request for expressions of interest issued Friday, the province said it would offer support for that in the form of providing a government-owned site that could be used to house the facility.The province said the facility could also qualify for financial incentives through existing programs.According to the EOI document, the company would have to be prepared to dedicate
3 min read - LifestyleCBC
20-somethings share pitfalls of growing up at dawn of smartphones
As cellphone bans are considered for schools and Parliament debates a bill to reduce online harm, some first-generation users of smartphones are sharing their horror stories and advice about what needs to change."I wish someone was concerned about doing these things when I was 11 because, oh my gosh, the amount of stuff you see in there is crazy," said Gabriela Guimaraes, a 2024 graduate of St. Thomas University who did a thesis project on the misogyny of social media influencer Andrew Tate."If
7 min read - NewsCBC
Rescue boats saved lives during last year's floods. But not all fire departments can afford them
Almost a year ago, the Walton Shore Fire Department's rescue boat played a role in saving lives when torrential rains caused flooding.A year later, some rural fire stations say they require more funding to get the equipment they need to prepare for similar climate emergencies.Barb Taylor, deputy chief of the Walton Shore fire brigade, said the Brooklyn Fire Department called them that night, urgently requesting a boat that their own fire department did not have. Brooklyn is a 25-minute drive fro
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Proposed volcanic-rock mine divides northern New Brunswick town
In a vast quarry on New Brunswick's north shore, Réjean Carrier looks up at towering walls of ashen-grey rock, cut deep into the landscape. "We have this presence of volcanic ashes in a zone around Dalhousie," he explains in French, pointing out a rock called pozzolan. "It will bring good jobs to the area."Carrier, president of Quebec-based Carboniq Inc., hopes to turn an existing quarry into an open mine to extract the material as a low-carbon alternative for the cement industry.His vision is t
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Mural planned to honour Sheila Croteau, Saint John elder and community leader
Ross Mackay and his sister Amanda Murphy say they were blown away when they learned Saint John received a $30,000 grant for a mural to honour their late mother, Sheila Croteau."She's in every place I look in the city — she's everywhere, still ... And just hearing about this and what Saint John's doing — it's just amazing," said Mackay, who lives in the city.Croteau's son Ross Mackay says she touched people 'in a way that she will always be remembered.' (Submitted by Amanda Murphy)Croteau was kno
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VideoBodies found in well in Mexico identified as Australian and American surfers
Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the bodies recovered from a remote well about 50 feet (15 meters) deep and recognized them as their loved ones.
