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A 20-person firefighting crew from Atlantic Canada is heading for Winnipeg to help battle out-of-control wildfires.
Nova Scotia is sending 12 firefighters who will team up with those from P-E-I, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Nova Scotia crew is to leave from Halifax Stanfield International Airport later today.
Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says it’s sending a crew to help with the wildfire effort in western Canada for the fourth time this summer.
(The Canadian Press)
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Unless someone can take it over, last night’s edition of bingo at the Kiwanis Club in Hillsborough, New Brunswick was the last.
George Hayward has been host of the bingo for the last 31 years, but he says his health and dwindling attendance numbers are the reason it’s shutting down.
The club has been averaging under 20 players in recent times and Hayward says that’s in contrast to the more than 100 people that used to attend in the 1990s.
Both Hayward and club president Barry Russell estimate the bingo nights have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars since it began in 1993.
(CTV Atlantic)
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Wildlife officials are advising residents to be mindful of the potential for run-ins with black bears in Newfoundland and Labrador.
There has been an increase in sightings of the animals in recent weeks as they fatten up for winter hibernation.
Officials say it’s important to take precautions to prevent attracting bears to residential areas and campsites and that includes making sure that garbage is properly disposed of and secured indoors until garbage day.
They say if you do see a bear, and it sees or smells you, never run, remain calm, back away, avoid eye contact, and give the animal plenty of space to escape.
(VOCM)
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Halifax police say a 56-year-old man faces charges in connection with a stabbing in the city on Tuesday.
Police say they responded to the 2000 block of Gottingen Street where they found a man who had been stabbed.
The suspect was arrested and the victim was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the suspect faces charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace.
(The Canadian Press)
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More than 300 unionized workers at 14 public libraries across the Halifax region remain off the job to demand better wages.
Halifax Public Library employees hit the picket line on Monday after conciliation talks between their employer and their union fell through.
Service adviser Dominique Nielsen was outside Halifax Central Library with about 40 of her colleagues yesterday, and she says many of them aren’t paid enough to make ends meet.
Librarians make between 59-thousand 705 and 68-thousand 224 dollars a year, while service support workers — who are the lowest paid employees at Halifax Public Libraries — make between 35-thousand 512 and 40-thousand 460 dollars annually.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Shooting-Investigation)
Nova Scotia R-C-M-P are investigating a shooting in Millbrook that left one person injured.
The Mounties say they received a report of shots fired inside a residence on Birch Bark Road on Tuesday.
An initial investigation indicates that two people assaulted a man inside the home, during which time the victim was shot and the two suspects fled from the scene.
Police say the victim sustained what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries and they believe this was a targeted incident that poses no risk to the public.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
