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The proponent of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal in southern Cape Breton is set to make its pitch to residents in person.
EverWind Fuels is hosting two information sessions this week starting with an event this evening at a community centre in D’Escousse.
The company has scheduled a second session in Lower River Inhabitants tomorrow evening.
Last month, EverWind Fuels announced it intends to set up a 10-billion-dollar A-I data centre in Point Tupper that would come online by the end of 2027.
The announcement has prompted skepticism from many local residents who are opposed to the scope of the project and concerned whether there is enough oversight. (The Canadian Press)
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The case of a man accused of threatening to bomb the U-S Consulate in Halifax has been delayed again.
A provincial court judge adjourned the case to November 30th after the lawyer representing Ali Assakereh asked for more time to review additional charges against her client.
On October 22nd, Halifax Regional Police charged Assakereh with two offences related to hoax terrorist activity.
He was already facing charges of uttering threats and public mischief, as well as a charge related to threatening an internationally protected person, such as a diplomat.
The bomb threat prompted evacuations across a large section of downtown Halifax in August. (The Canadian Press)
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Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a man with second-degree murder after the death of a 40-year-old man in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Police say the 24-year-old man also faces charges of possession of a prohibited and restricted firearm and possession of prohibited ammunition.
Officers initially arrested a different person Friday.
Police say that person was later released without charges. (The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Missing-Woman-Baby) (UPDATED)
Police in Nova Scotia say a missing woman and her newborn baby have been found safe.
The Cape Breton Regional Police force said the woman and the child hadn’t been seen since the weekend in Groves Point, and there were concerns about their well-being.
Police said later on Monday that the two had been found safe. (The Canadian Press)
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Scientists, academics, friends and family gathered on Sunday to honour the life of world-renowned Newfoundland seabird biologist William Montevecchi.
Montevecchi was a professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador for more than 40 years and died earlier this year at the age of 80.
In almost every year of his career, he travelled to remote Funk Island in the North Atlantic and lived among more than a million seabirds for weeks on end.
Montevecchi retired in 2021, but he kept working with students and leading research projects almost until his death in July. (The Canadian Press)
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The government of P-E-I says it’s strengthening the province’s wetland protection policy.
Premier Rob Lantz says the Island’s wetlands protect water quality, support biodiversity, reduce flooding and need to be protected.
His government says the updated wetland policy formalizes requirements for wetland restoration and creation.
It also creates compensation exemptions for small-scale development projects that result in minor impacts to wetlands. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
