Author Archives: Kevin Northup

You'll need your ice scraper ready this week. A winter storm is expected for the entire province on Thursday. Environment Canada says it will start as snow in the morning, and potentially change to ic...

The United States defeated Canada 2-1 in a shootout in the fourth game of their women's hockey Rivalry Series in Halifax. Kelly Pannek had the shootout winner for the Americans, who tied the series at...

Tensions are at an all-time high between Canada and the United States. The threat of 25 percent tariffs remains after President Donald Trump delayed them until March. Political scientist Dr. Asa McKer...

The province is making it easier to access mental healthcare. Those with mood and anxiety disorders will soon have access to a publicly funded insured services program. Minister Brian Comer says menta...

The best women's hockey players in the world are in Halifax. Canada takes on the United States in the Rivalry Series Thursday night at Scotiabank Centre. Kenzie Lalonde, who will call the game on TSN ...

How will a trade war affect the 'CAT' ferry? The Yarmouth-to-Maine vessel just came off a successful 2024 season, carrying nearly 50,000 passengers. U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to slap Ca...

Ottawa is giving more money to Nova Scotia for mental health support. Two million dollars will go the province and Maggie's Place, a mental health resource centre serving Cumberland and Colchester cou...

Will Nova Scotia sign Ottawa's universal pharmacare deal? Talks are happening, according to Health Minister Michelle Thompson. "Minister Mark Holland and I had an opportunity to meet last week, and ce...

What's behind the province's big minimum wage increase? It's going up by $1.30 this year to $16.50 on October 1. That's above and beyond what a minimum wage review committee recommended. Service Nova ...

A man charged in the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia's history will be sentenced this spring. Twenty-three-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, Shelburne County pleaded guilty to one charge u...