Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Halifax RCMP looking for attempted robbery suspect
An attempted robbery in Cole Harbour. It happened early in the evening on Friday near the Forest Hills Parkway. RCMP say a man was walking near an interseciton when another man came up to him, shook h...
Jul 17, 2023
Large quantity of razors stolen from Digby grocery store
Police in Digby want you to stay sharp. They're on the lookout for two suspects who stole $1,700 worth of razors from a grocery store on Warwick Street. It happened way back on April 25th. Surveillanc...
Jul 14, 2023
Another jump in N.S. gas prices
Hope you filled up yesterday. Another hike in gas prices, with a 3-cent jump for regular. It's now over $1.76 per litre, depending on where you live. Diesel prices are up 5 and a half cents, and are o...
Jul 14, 2023
CAT passenger numbers trending higher than last season
Passenger numbers on the CAT ferry are up. Bay Ferries says they've sold nearly 28-thousand tickets for the Nova Scotia-to-Maine ferry. That's up by over 5,100 compared to the same period last year. A...
Jul 13, 2023
'Chedabucto Bay' lifeboat dedicated in Clark's Harbour
A new Canadian Coast Guard vessel has been dedicated in Clark's Harbour. Halifax West MP Lena Metledge Diab was on hand for the traditional bottle breaking ceremony for the Chedabucto Bay. The ship wa...
Jul 13, 2023
Province says they had to move on from Judge Zimmer
The province says the decision to replace Judge Warren Zimmer was not made lightly. Zimmer had been leading the inquiry into Lionel Desmond, the Afghan war vet who killed his wife, mother, daughter an...
Jul 12, 2023
Churchill calls Houston 'dishonest' over firing of Judge
The province's Liberal leader accusing Premier Tim Houston of dishonesty. Zach Churchill referring to the province firing Judge Warren Zimmer, who was conducting the Lionel Desmond inquiry. He says th...
Jul 11, 2023
NS Power installing stronger power poles
Some power poles in Nova Scotia are wider and taller. Quite a few have been installed in areas where the wind blows the hardest. Storm lead for NS Power Matt Drover says it's important, given storms l...
Jul 10, 2023
N.S. home prices holding steady as sales decline
Home sales are down slightly in Nova Scotia. In June, they were nearly 12 percent lower than the same period in 2022. The Nova Scotia Association of Realtors says while new listings fell by over a qua...
Jul 07, 2023
Gas prices up again in Nova Scotia
Another hike in gas prices ahead of the weekend. Nova Scotians are waking up to another 7.5 cent per litre increase. Gas is now averaging $1.73 a litre, after the Carbon Tax bumped it by 14 cents last...
Jul 07, 2023
