Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Opposition MPs continue calls for feds to enforce lobster poaching
Conservative MPs in Atlantic Canada say the feds are killing lobster stocks and endangering jobs. They say the Trudeau government are allowing lobster poaching to run rampant in the Bay of Fundy. Fish...
Kevin Northup Sep 20, 2024
Excitement builds for start of QMJHL season
Your favourite QMJHL teams are ready for puck drop. The season starts Friday night, and teams are gearing up for a tight race in the standings. Mavs Gillis with Eastlink Community TV says there are fe...
Kevin Northup Sep 19, 2024
N.S. Liberals aim to end federal carbon tax
Nova Scotia's Liberals want to end the federal carbon tax. The opposition set to table a bill in the legislature to bring back a cap and trade model on carbon pricing. Leader Zach Churchill says the f...
Kevin Northup Sep 19, 2024
UPDATE: Reported school bus fire turns out to be steam from engine
A reported fire turned out to be steam on a school bus in Hants County. The Brooklyn fire department responded in Ellershouse around 8:30 this morning. The Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Educati...
Kevin Northup Sep 18, 2024
Clare MLA calls for cleanup of oil spill in Saulnierville
The MLA for Clare says an oil spill is affecting the wharf in Saulnierville. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance is recommending a closure of the wharf to prevent further contamination. Ronnie...
Kevin Northup Sep 16, 2024
NDP want N.S. Coastal Protection Act implemented
The province continues to take heat for dropping the Coastal Protection Act. The Houston government opted not to implement new laws surrounding any new development near water, turning it over to munic...
Kevin Northup Sep 13, 2024
WCB says workplace injuries declining in N.S.
Workplace injuries are declining in Nova Scotia. The Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says 1.37 people of every 100 covered lost three or more days of work due to an injury. Those numbers are...
Kevin Northup Sep 13, 2024
Churchill questions Houston on population growth plan
A plan to double the province's population isn't sitting well with the leader of the opposition. The Liberals' Zach Churchill says Premier Tim Houston needs to slow down on his promise to increase the...
Kevin Northup Sep 12, 2024
Man charged with attempted murder after Halifax incident
A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Halifax. On the morning of September 5, police located a man with a gunshot wound in the 3600 block of Rosemeade Avenue. T...
Kevin Northup Sep 11, 2024
Pink Shirt Day coming up in N.S.
Get your pink shirts ready. Thursday is Stand-up to Bullying Day at schools across Nova Scotia. It began in 2007 at a school in Berwick, where two Grade 12 students bought 50 pink shirts to hand out t...
Kevin Northup Sep 11, 2024





