Category Archives: News
4th youth charged in Halifax homicide
Police have charged a fourth youth in relation to a homicide in Halifax. Wednesday investigators arrested the second youth who was previously arrested and released on April 22nd in relation to the cas...
May 02, 2024 Halifax Regional Police vehicle. Credit: Steve MacArthur.
RCMP look for Gaetz Brook missing man
RCMP are asking for the public's help finding a 50-year-old man from Gaetz Brook. Scott Shawn Brown was last seen February 28. He is described to be snout 5'7, with a slim build and short dark hair. I...
Mar 09, 2024
Update 7:23 p.m.: Dangerous person alert cancelled for Colchester County
RCMP have cancelled a dangerous person alert for Colchester County after shots were fired Saturday. Police say two people have been taken into custody. Residents were asked to shelter in place and clo...
Mar 09, 2024 waferboard / CC
Economist, Richard Saillant provides a tutorial on the Federal Equalization Program
Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with economist Richard Saillant about the federal Equalization program. There has been a lot of talk about Equalization including efforts in western C...
Jul 26, 2023
Bear Head Hydrogen Project Will Require up to 400 Wind Turbines
Bear Head Energy has just received environmental approval for 2 gigawatts of electrolyzer capacity that will be developed in phases and require 400 onshore and offshore wind turbines to produce green ...
Jul 19, 2023
How Saint Mary's Changed its Reputation and Shot Up the University Rankings
Saint Mary's University was just ranked third in the mainly undergraduate university community in Canada by Maclean's magazine. It joins the perennially number-one-ranked Mount Allison at the top of t...
Jul 12, 2023
Laurel Broten on Luring Foreign Investment to Canada
This week, Don and David talk with Laurel Broten, the CEO of Invest in Canada, about the importance of foreign direct investment to the Canadian economy.According to Statistics Canada, Last year Canad...
Jul 05, 2023
The Renaissance of Port Saint John
Over the past several years, the Port of Saint John has undergone a sort of rebirth that coincides with a nearly complete modernization project that saw a significant expansion of its capacity and the...
Jun 28, 2023
Monete Pasher on the Transformation of Canada's Airports
The decision by the Chretien Government in the 1990s to transfer the operation of Canada's national airport system to local airport authorities was likely one of the most important legacy decisions of...
Jun 21, 2023
Seamus O'Regan on how Hydrogen Can Save Us
Seamus O'Regan is a senior cabinet minister in the Trudeau Government, where he sits as the Minister of Labour.Previously, as the Minister of Natural Resources, O'Regan led the development of Canada's...
Jun 14, 2023
