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More people are packing up to flee their homes as wildfires rage along the western shore of Conception Bay in Newfoundland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 45 kilometres northwest of St. John’s, the blaze has destroyed around a dozen homes since Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerry Rogers was emotional as she paced her home this morning, packing up her belongings to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The resident of the amalgamated town of Small Point-Adam\u2019s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove could see the flames creeping closer toward her house when she looked out the window. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(NS-Missing-Children)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A volunteer helping search for two missing children in northeastern Nova Scotia is urging the public to avoid harmful speculation about the fate of six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police investigation is continuing with R-C-M-P saying detectives are always involved in missing persons cases to determine if they are “suspicious in nature.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The search has been scaled back after Mounties said there was little chance the siblings could have survived after six days in a densely wooded area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mounties say detectives have been involved in the case since last Saturday– a day after the siblings are believed to have wandered from their rural home in Lansdowne Station. (The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The New Brunswick program that assesses the potential for spring flooding on the province\u2019s rivers ends today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The River Watch Program says water levels along the Saint John River basin continue to decrease and return to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Brunswick’s public safety minister says the province is fortunate there were no significant impacts from flooding this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert Gauvin is now urging people to stay prepared for other dangers including wildfires and the upcoming hurricane season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Environmental-Reviews)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nova Scotia is speeding up its environmental reviews for clean energy projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s because without the ability, Environment Minister Tim Halman says the province will not be able to meet environmental commitments such as reaching net zero for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The changes include certain projects being reclassified to the quicker Class 1 assessment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The consultation period for the public and the Mi’kmaq under Class 1 has also been extended by 10 days for a total of 40 days under the 50-day long review process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(HKO-Worlds-Preview)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A decade after teaming up to win a world championship gold medal N-H-L superstars Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are again joining forces at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two friends and neighbours from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, are in Europe training for the tournament, which opens today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canada plays its first game Saturday against Slovenia in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crosby captained Canada to gold at the 2015 world championship in Czechia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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