Canada
WALK IN THE WOODS: It's time to give the pollinators a break
Here we are with April winding down, the weather warming and the grass growing. Before going into autopilot and grabbing your lawnmower to mow the grass, let’s give it a second-thought for the benefit of valuable pollinators, because we are ...
Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) and its digital broadcast rights owner Rogers Communications on Thursday signed a deal to stream the hockey tournament's next two seasons exclusively on Amazon.com's Prime Video for Canadian audiences.
Halifax man accused of attacking mother with machete appears in court
A man accused of attacking his mother with a machete made his second appearance in Halifax provincial court Thursday. Satrajpal Singh Rai, 56, faces three charges from an April 3 incident at his Halifax apartment building: attempted murder, ...
Detours and delays coming as work gets underway at busy Yarmouth intersection
An underground infrastructure project will soon be getting underway at the intersection of Main, Chestnut and Vancouver streets in Yarmouth. The project involves excavation of the intersection to replace critical infrastructure that has reached the ...
Canada exemption for Airbus from titanium sanctions is time-limited, says source
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The sanctions exemption that Canada granted Airbus to allow it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing is available only for a limited time, a Canadian source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The ...
Guysborough County man charged with child pornography offences
A 36-year-old Boylston, Guysborough County man has been charged with child pornography offences after an investigation by the RCMP’s provincial internet child exploitation unit. Police say they were directed to a home on Antigonish Guysborough Road ...
Woman arrested after stealing vehicle with dog inside from Saint John home
A 20-year-old Saint John woman is awaiting a court appearance after allegedly stealing a vehicle along with the owner's dog on Wednesday night, April 24. Officers were called to the 100 block of Adelaide Street around 10:30 p.m. following a vehicle ...
Spring weight restrictions lifted early on southern New Brunswick highways and roads
Southern New Brunswick highways will see an early end to spring weight restrictions, with the ban lifted at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. “Thanks to milder temperatures, we are able to remove these restrictions two weeks earlier than anticipated,” ...
Fires in Kings County, P.E.I., believe caused by cigarette butts
Fire departments in Kings County have dealt with several grass fires this spring, and at least two of them appear to have started due to discarded cigarette butts. Roy Wood, chief of the Georgetown Fire Department, said a cigarette butt was found ...
Honda to set up $11 billion electric vehicle, battery plants in Canada
By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor plans to invest C$15 billion ($11 billion) in new EV and battery production plants alongside its existing facilities in Ontario, it said on Thursday, the Japanese automaker's largest ever investment ...