Author Archives: Kevin Northup

You might want to fill up your gas tank on the way home. According to sources, the price of regular is going up 5.5 cents a litre at midnight. Diesel is also jumping up over three cents.

Nova Scotia's teachers will hold a strike vote on April 11. The president of the union says they want to get government's attention on issues in schools. Ryan Lutes says the province needs to give tea...

It's officially wildfire season in Nova Scotia. Everyone wants to avoid a repeat of last year, when two major wildfires burned in Halifax and Shelburne counties. You'll have to check the provincial bu...

A 22-year-old man charged with starting the largest wildfire in our province's history has pleaded not guilty. Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale in Shelburne County is facing three charges in relati...

A man charged with starting the largest wildfire in our province's history will appear before a judge. Twenty-two year old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, Shelburne County will be in Shelburne Pr...

Our province's MLAs have asked Nova Scotia MPs not to support the upcoming carbon tax hike. Finance minister Allan MacMaster brought forward the unanimous consent motion. "All members of the Nova Scot...

The Liberals say doctors are leaving Nova Scotia at an alarming rate. According to a Freedom of Information request obtained by the party, 31 family doctors left the health authority in the first six ...

Canada's inflation rate was down slightly in February. Statistics Canada says the Consumer Price Index rose 2.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. That's down from a 2.9 percent gain in January. Food ...

More than two dozen people have been arrested for illegally fishing elvers in southwest Nova Scotia. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says 26 people have been arrested since March 6. Six vehicle...

The Premier is meeting with the local wine industry. Tim Houston was scheduled to talk with reps from the sector Monday. In a release, Houston says his government is working to meet an international t...