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1 week ago | country94.ca | Caitlin Snow

A wildfire that was out-of-control is now contained, according to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The fire has prompted a state of emergency in eastern Newfoundland, with evacuation orders in place. The order was issued Wednesday night in Adams Cove, which is in Conception Bay and remains in effect due to safety concerns. Around 45 structures have been impacted with no reports of any injuries, fatalities or missing people.

1 week ago | country94.ca | Caitlin Snow

Thursday marked the first day of the scaled back search for two missing children in rural Nova Scotia. Lily and Jack Sullivan have been gone since the morning of Friday, May 2, after allegedly wandering away from home on Gairloch Road near Lansdown Station in Pictou County. RCMP announced Wednesday afternoon, after six full days, the search will now be based on information that comes in. Ground Search and Rescue Teams have been cleared out.

1 week ago | country94.ca | Brad Perry

New Brunswick is proposing a new funding model for local governments throughout the province. In April, the province said local governments would get $138 million next year, up $63 million from this year. The Holt government introduced legislation on Wednesday that outlines where that money would go. Local Government Minister Aaron Kennedy said $75 million has been earmarked for a Fiscal Capacity Fund.

1 week ago | country94.ca | Caitlin Snow |Jacob Moore |Evan Taylor

RCMP informed the public that they would be scaling back search efforts for Lily and Jack Sullivan. At a news conference Wednesday, the RCMP confirmed that active ground search efforts for six-year-old Lillian and four-year-old Jack Sullivan are being scaled back. “We are transitioning from a full-scale search to searches of more specific spaces,” said Staff Sergeant Curtis MacKinnon.

1 week ago | country94.ca | Caitlin Snow

The stepfather of two young children who have been missing for four days in rural Nova Scotia, is pleading for help. Daniel Martell has been in a relationship with the mother of six -year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan for three years. The children wandered from a home on Gairlock Road around 10 a.m., Friday, according to RCMP, and Martell tells our newsroom, he is beside himself. “Anyone with information, please come forward as fast as possible,” says Martell.