Category Archives: News
Spring Garden Road reopening after months of construction
After a major construction project closed the thoroughfare for months, Spring Garden Road is reopening Thursday. The section between South Park Street and Queen Street will be fully open to both pedes...
Dec 23, 2021
More Atlantic Canadians Will Consider Buying An Electric Vehicle In The Next Year
With fuel prices continuing to rise and with the increased availability of electric vehicle charging stations, Narrative Research is sharing some eye-popping feedback on just how many Atlantic Canadia...
Dec 23, 2021
NORAD Preparing To Guide Santa Claus
Ole Saint Nicks’s magical journey around the world is being monitored again this year by members of the Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Region. NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus on D...
Dec 23, 2021
Virtual vigil planned to honour young boy killed in Dartmouth shooting
A virtual vigil is planned for Thursday night to honour the life of a young boy who was killed in a shooting in Dartmouth this week. Preston MLA Angela Simmonds says the vigil is being held to help th...
Dec 23, 2021 Lee-Marion Cain (SOURCE: Twitter via Quentrel Provo).
537 New Cases Of COVID-19, One Death In Nova Scotia Yesterday
One death and 537 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday for Nova Scotia. A man in his 50s in the Northern Zone has died. Premier Tim Houston sent his condolences to the man’s family and friends, sayin...
Dec 23, 2021
Public Health now sending positive COVID-19 test results via email
Public Health is now sending positive COVID-19 test results through an automated email. The initiative came into effect on Wednesday. Nova Scotia Health says the goal is to reduce wait times for test ...
Dec 23, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 22nd)
Health officials are out with the latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes many Halifax locations. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications...
Dec 23, 2021
Halifax Christmas Kettle Campaign at only 45 per cent of goal
It’s been a tough year for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign. COVID-19 restrictions have continued to make in-person fundraising a challenge and, despite the best efforts of v...
Dec 23, 2021
CTV's Steve Murphy On 45 Years Of Covering Atlantic Canadian News And Business
In the first of a two-part interview, longtime CTV broadcaster Steve Murphy relinquishes his role as an interviewer and becomes the interviewee, as co-hosts Don Mills and David Campbell quiz him about...
Dec 23, 2021
Omicron 'Increasingly Responsible' For Rising Case Numbers: Tam
Canada’s chief public health officer said the Omicron variant is increasingly responsible for rising case counts. During a federal COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Theresa Tam said in less th...
Dec 22, 2021
