Author Archives: Kevin Northup

New funding is available to protect coastline properties. The province says applications are open for projects that make communities safer from extreme weather and floods. It will also help protect tr...

Rachel Homan is a five-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion. Homan and Team Canada defeated Kerri Einarson and Team Manitoba 6-1 in the final Sunday night in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Fort William ...

A man died in Halifax Police custody. The 25-year-old was going through a mental health crisis Saturday night in Fairview. When police arrived, the man got aggressive and was tased, he was then put in...

Pope Francis is in critical condition. The Vatican says the 88-year-old had a prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis' early Saturday. The Holy Father was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and a lu...

Are you buying more Canadian products? According to a new poll from Narrative Research, three quarters of Atlantic Canadians say they're more likely to purchase goods from this country given the propo...

Fifteen years after Vancouver 2010, the script was the same, but the hero has changed. Connor McDavid scored in overtime to lift Canada over the United States 3-2 in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Of...

It's being called the biggest hockey game in years. It's Canada versus the United States in Boston in the final of the 4-Nations Face-Off Thursday night. The Americans took a fight-filled affair in Mo...

The provincial budget includes money for the fishery. That includes $200,000 to help Nova Scotia diversify seafood markets. Fisheries minister Kent Smith just completed a trade mission to Europe, in t...

You'll soon start to see progress on the new QEII Halifax Infirmary tower. The province says the main construction phase for the 14-floor building will start in May, including foundation work. Health ...

The Nova Scotia government wants to save you money. Over $500 million in tax-saving measures are included in the provincial budget, released Tuesday. That includes the elimination of bridge tolls in H...