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Residents ensure old P.E.I. schoolhouse remains 'heart of the community'
A lot of cherished memories are packed into the old one-room school house in Lorne Valley, P.E.I.Susan Shaw, a long-time resident of the Kings County community, has many herself."Probably my favourite memory is just being a little girl and my father asking me to dance with him at the square dances and going around dancing and pretending you were so mature," she said.Laverne MacInnis remembers taking her father, Elmer, dancing in the last years of his life. Elmer helped build the school in 1938."
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Move to government 'bittersweet' for Autism Nova Scotia executive director
The executive director of Autism Nova Scotia has let her staff know she is leaving the non-profit to take on a senior position within the Houston government.Cynthia Carroll's departure comes just days after Autism Nova Scotia and the province announced their collaboration on Nova Scotia's first autism action plan.Carroll will be the Department of Community Service's next associate deputy minister. She will replace Cathy MacIsaac, who is retiring at the end of May."It's a little bit of a bittersw
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New N.B. impaired driving legislation doesn't target people driving high
Legislation brought in earlier this month to target impaired drivers would only apply to drunk driving and not cannabis impairment, the New Brunswick government says."This bill is specific only to impairment by alcohol," Jess Hearn, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety, in wrote in an email."Impairment from cannabis or drugs is prohibited already, with the same penalties as for impairment by alcohol."Currently, law enforcement can only charge drivers with impaired driving and issue
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Fredericton artist connects with Ukrainian roots through pysanky
With unwavering hands, Larissa Reinders carefully uses a kistka to write a design in beeswax on a hollowed-out egg. As she gently lifts the kistka off the egg, she brings it to a lit candle, heating the tool before bringing it back to the fragile shell. This is the traditional Ukrainian art of pysanky.For Reinders, a henna artist of 20 years, the work allowed her to better connect with her Ukrainian roots. Two of Reinders's designs, pictured here, were done in the Ukrainian flag colours. (Shane
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Elsipogtog First Nation launches new bus service for community
Vanessa Clair greets bus driver Keanery Augustine with a friendly, "Good morning," as she boards the 12-passenger bus and drops her $2 into the fare box.She says she loves the new service, Elsipogtog First Nation Transit, that started running in April as a pilot program, and she uses it a couple of times each week to pick up essentials, like groceries and medication.There are two 45-minute bus routes and a total of 42 stops throughout this Mi'kmaq community of about 3,400 members, located about
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VideoThousands of people celebrate start of multicultural Carnival of Cultures in German capital
Thousands of people celebrate start of multicultural Carnival of Cultures in German capital
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VideoDeadly Russian strike on outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, causes widespread destruction
Moscow has been pushing ahead with an offensive in the region - at least 11 people were killed in recent attacks, according to reports.
