Category Archives: News
Lethal Weapons and More Cash Going To Ukraine
A federal announcement came for more tools for to help in the fight overseas as well as Ukrainians seeking refuge in Canada . Lethal Weapons Minister of Defense, Annita Annand announced that more leth...
Mar 03, 2022
Two men charged, police search for third after mall lockdown in Halifax
Two men have been charged in relation to a pair of armed robberies that ended up at the Halifax Shopping Centre. The robberies took place in Halifax and Sackville and led to a police chase which ended...
Mar 03, 2022
Lawyers for families of N.S. mass shooting want RCMP officers to testify at inquiry
Lawyers representing families of the victims of Nova Scotia’s mass shooting say they want to hear from RCMP at the scene. A public inquiry into the 22 murders is examining police response in Por...
Mar 03, 2022
Grade Five Student Breaks Math World Record
When it comes to Math, 10-year-old Shanyu Akkaladevi is a good student to have around. He is in Grade 5 and he recently set a world record as the youngest person to calculate the square root for 20 di...
Mar 03, 2022
Winter parking ban in effect (10 a.m. update)
You’ll have to find somewhere else to put your car tonight. The municipality has activated its winter parking ban for all of urban and suburban Halifax. The ban is in effect from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m...
Mar 03, 2022
Province Reports Four More COVID Related Deaths
The province reported four deaths related to COVID-19 yesterday. The youngest was a woman in her 50s in the Central Zone, the others were over 80. There were four new hospital admissions and two disch...
Mar 03, 2022
Why The 'Food Professor' Says Agriculture Should Be A Bigger Economic Driver
On this episode of the "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell take a closer look at the importance of the agricultural sector to the economy both across Canada and in Atlantic Canada with a ...
Mar 03, 2022
Bank Of Canada Increases Its Key Interest Rate
The Bank of Canada has increased its key interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The key interest rate will go from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. It comes as economies are rebounding from ...
Mar 02, 2022
Official Languages Act Modernization Underway
The federal government is reintroducing a bill to modernize the Official Languages Act. The last major reforms occurred in 1988. Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says there will als...
Mar 02, 2022
Heavy snow creates headaches during morning commute
A blustery start to the day. Environment Canada has a special weather statement in place for the Halifax area. It’s calling for up to 10 centimetres during the morning commute. Crashes and slow ...
Mar 02, 2022
