Category Archives: News

Ghost Fishing Gear Cleanup Project Surpasses 700 Tonnes Mark
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released the latest data from their Ghost Gear Program which shows they’ve now removed 739 tonnes of derelict fishing equipment from Canadian coastline...
Evan Taylor Dec 02, 2021

Third Busiest Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30th with 21 named storms – the third busiest year ever. While 2020 still holds the record for storms with 30, this year’s l...
Allan Dearing Dec 02, 2021

N.S. reports 40 new cases of COVID (Dec 2)
Nova Scotia is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 recoveries. There are 20 cases in the Amherst region (Northern Zone), 18 cases in the Halifax area and two cases in Western Zone. There is a ne...
Steve MacArthur Dec 02, 2021

Canadian airports concerned new Omicron testing strategy could cause hefty holiday delays
Canada’s airports are warning they’re not prepared to test all international travellers. The Canadian Airports Council is concerned the new testing mandate for all arrivals, apart from the...
Skye Bryden-Blom Dec 02, 2021

Canada-wide arrest warrant out for man wanted in Millbrook murder
A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a Montreal man wanted in connection with a murder in Nova Scotia this summer. Twenty-seven-year-old Valdo Pauyo of Montreal has been charged with secon...
Skye Bryden-Blom Dec 02, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 1st)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications, where your self-isolation and testi...
Skye Bryden-Blom Dec 02, 2021
Donald Savoie On John Bragg - Blueberry Baron And 'Pac-Man' Of The Maritime Cable Industry
John Bragg got his entrepreneurial start as a teenager in the blueberry business. He quit law school because he decided he was meant to be a businessman, not a lawyer, and started off down a path that...
Acadia Broadcasting Corporation Dec 02, 2021

Bill To Ban Conversion Therapy Headed To The Senate
The Liberal government’s bill to ban conversion therapy is on its way to the Senate after being fast-tracked through the House of Commons. A motion by Fundy Royal Conservative MP Rob Moore of Ne...
Brad Perry Dec 01, 2021

Police investigating after suspicious incident in Darmouth
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious circumstance call that occurred in Dartmouth on Tuesday. Police say a man pulled up beside a 16-year-old who was walking on Sea King Drive in Dar...
Steve MacArthur Dec 01, 2021

35 New Cases Announced in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is announcing 35 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 31 recoveries. Three cases were identified in the Western Zone and 16 were identified in both the Central and Northern zones. There ...
Evan Taylor Dec 01, 2021





