Category Archives: News
Job Numbers Continue Rebound In Atlantic Canada
Canada's overall job market improved in February and Atlantic Canada continued to see modest employment gains in three provinces, according to Statistics Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia...
Mar 11, 2022
Ukrainian Living In N.S. Returns Home To Help Family, Refugees
A Ukrainian man who now resides in Nova Scotia is going back to his country today. Lex Brukovskiy, a lobster fishing captain who lives in Meteghan arrived in Poland near the border with Ukraine yester...
Mar 11, 2022
Canadians To Hear Directly From Ukrainian President On Russia’s Attack
The Ukrainian President will address Canada’s Parliament next week. Volodymyr Zelensky is set to appear virtually at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, speaking to members of the House of Commons and Senate...
Mar 11, 2022
Warnings Could Be Issued Today As Rain And Wind Storm Approaches N.S.
A Special Weather Statement remains in effect for Nova Scotia. Environment Canada says the Atlantic coast could see 50 millimetres of rain tomorrow, with 100 kilometre an hour wind gusts. The storm is...
Mar 11, 2022
Gas prices drop, diesel remains unchanged in Halifax
We’re finally getting some relief at the gas pumps in Halifax. The price of regular self-serve dropped 4 cents per litre overnight to a new minimum of $1.82. Diesel, however, remains unchanged. ...
Mar 11, 2022
Unvaccinated civil servants return to work March 21
The province has confirmed civil servants who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, or disclose their vaccine status, will be allowed to return to work on March 21. That coincides with the beginning of...
Mar 10, 2022
Trudeau Announces More Humanitarian Aid For Ukraine
Canada is increasing its monetary commitment to humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing a tour of eastern Europe and made a stop in Poland on Thursday. He says they will b...
Mar 10, 2022
McCain Foods Discontinues Plans For Russia Plant
McCain Foods has put the kibosh on its potato processing facility under construction in central Russia. It comes two weeks after the company stopped work on the facility on Feb. 24 - the same day Russ...
Mar 10, 2022
Correctional Officers Reprimanded Over Covered Badge Protest
More than two dozen federal correctional officers in Atlantic Canada are being reprimanded by their employer for staging a silent protest over a "toxic workplace," according to the Union of Canadian C...
Mar 10, 2022
Irving Sells Shelburne Ship Repair To Liverpool’s Mersey Seafoods
Shelburne Ship Repair has been sold. Irving Shipbuilding made the deal with Liverpool-based Mersey Seafoods for an undisclosed amount. Irving has owned the business since 2011, and had leased the faci...
Mar 10, 2022
