A 19-year-old man has died in a Pictou County swimming incident. The young man was swimming with a group of friends at Park Falls in Sutherland River when he jumped in and failed to resurface around 3:30pm on Friday afternoon. Ground Search and Rescue located the man’s body around 9pm Friday night. What caused the man’s death is still under investigation. The popular swimming hole has been the scene of other fatal
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Inflation Dips in Maritimes
The annual inflation rate declined across the Maritimes last month. Stats Can says Nova Scotia had the biggest drop, down to 0.8% in April from 1.3% in March. It went down a bit in New Brunswick and PEI, to 2.7% and 1.6% respectively.