Category Archives: News
N.S. man arrested for making fake COVID-19 vaxx cards
A Nova Scotia man has been arrested for making fake vaxx cards. RCMP say they got a tip last month about the bogus passes being made in Barrington. Police searched a home on December 10 and arrested a...
Dec 13, 2021
Province To Give Out Rapid Tests At Libraries
You’ll be able to pick up a COVID-19 test kit at your local library during the holidays. The province has announced that rapid test kits will be available at public libraries across Nova Scotia....
Dec 13, 2021
Blanket drive for seniors sees record number of donations
A warm embrace for seniors this holiday season thanks to the hearts of Haligonians. The organizer of an annual blanket drive says the community has smashed another record this Christmas. Nicole Martel...
Dec 13, 2021
Money coming to help those with uninsurable flood damage
People in eastern Nova Scotia with uninsurable damage from the heavy rain and windstorm on November 23 can now apply for disaster financial assistance. “We know many Nova Scotians are dealing wi...
Dec 13, 2021
Nova Scotians to hear from top doctor amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nova Scotia is grappling with a surge in COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak linked to St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish. Residents will hear from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Stra...
Dec 13, 2021
Halifax core could see winter parking ban more often this year
The city is changing the way it issues winter parking bans. There will be two zones this year: one for the Halifax Peninsula and Dartmouth core, and one for the surrounding suburban and rural areas. T...
Dec 13, 2021
Section of Cabot Trail washed out by flooding reopening Tuesday
Relief for drivers in northern Cape Breton who have been taking a three-hour detour since last month’s flooding. The section of the Cabot Trail between Ingonish and Neils Harbour that was washed...
Dec 13, 2021
Victoria Road shut down due to ’emergency removal’ of light posts
Officials have shut down Victoria Road again at the turnoff with the MacKay Bridge to remove light posts from the area. Halifax Harbour Bridges calls it an “emergency removal of dangerous lighti...
Dec 13, 2021
StFX President tests positive for COVID-19
The president of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a growing outbreak. Andy Hakin confirmed the news in a post to StFx’s Facebook page on Sunday n...
Dec 13, 2021
Virtual doctor’s appointments expand to entire province
If you’re on the doctor waitlist you just got another option. The province expanded virtual doctor’s visits to the entire province Monday. The VirtualCareNS Pilot Program had already been ...
Dec 13, 2021
