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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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Neighbour hands RCMP days of footage leading up to disappearance of N.S. children

May 22 , 2025 at 03:52:33 p.m. ADT • :

As RCMP remain tight-lipped about the investigation into the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, a neighbour says she has turned over trail camera footage at the request of investigators spanning five days before they were reported missing.

Should ayahuasca be made legal? A N.S. religious freedom case tests that argument

May 22 , 2025 at 07:30:59 p.m. ADT • :

A crucial element of ayahuasca, the derivative N,N-dimethyltryptamine, commonly called DMT, remains illegal in many countries including Canada, which lists it as prohibited in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

More hurricanes expected this year, but that doesn't mean more will hit Atlantic Canada

May 22 , 2025 at 01:44:02 p.m. ADT • :

The U.S.-based National Hurricane Center released its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Thursday, predicting there is a 60 per cent probability of an above-average season.

Cape Breton announcer to be named to Sports Hall of Fame

May 22 , 2025 at 06:36:39 p.m. ADT • :

Dave Leblanc has been the voice inside Cape Breton's main arena since it opened in 1987. He'll soon be inducted into the Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame. Kyle Moore has the story.

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How this big wheel is tracking young salmon in Cape Breton

May 22 , 2025 at 06:32:35 p.m. ADT • :

A new contraption on the Chéticamp River is keeping tabs on juvenile salmon as they head out to sea. The Atlantic Salmon Federation installed what looks like a cement mixer to help catch the fish. Anna Rak has the story.

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May 22 , 2025 at 11:52:29 a.m. ADT • :

Cape Breton business, organizations prepare for possible postal strike

May 21 , 2025 at 09:27:18 p.m. ADT • :

Jury hears more details about the night Pat Stay died

May 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

This institution has to close. But some residents don't want to leave

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May 20 , 2025 at 07:23:23 p.m. ADT • :

Board finds brewpub violated liquor licence regulation on night of brewmaster's death

May 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

How an Annapolis Valley man is working to ensure civic signs are visible on every property

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