Category Archives: News

N.S. reports 61 new cases of COVID (Nov 30)
Nova Scotia is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 recoveries. There are 33 cases in the Amherst area, 24 cases in the Halifax region and four cases in western health zone. Health officials indi...
Steve MacArthur Nov 30, 2021

Woody featured on CNN, celebrity status has no limits
First Jimmy Fallon and now CNN. Woody is reaching celebrity status since making his long-anticipated return to the MicMac Mall in Dartmouth. Woody was the star of a CNN story on Monday with the headli...
Steve MacArthur Nov 30, 2021

Bullet removed from home after shots ring out in Halifax
Police are investigating after gun shots rang out in a Halifax neighbourhood last week. Officers received a report on Friday of an early morning shooting a few days prior on Parkland Drive. They say i...
Skye Bryden-Blom Nov 30, 2021

Poll: Atlantic Canadians split on plans to ditch social distancing over holidays
Hoping for more hugs this holiday season? Pollster Leger says Atlantic Canadians are split on their social distancing plans for the holidays. The survey has found 44 per cent of us intend to bring bac...
Skye Bryden-Blom Nov 30, 2021

Many unhoused in Halifax will not be out of the cold by Christmas
Residents in Halifax who have been living in tent cities will not be brought out of the cold for the holidays. The latest update from the municipality says the nine modular units being brought in to h...
Skye Bryden-Blom Nov 30, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposure list (November 29th)
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 Nov 30, 2021

Nova Scotia LTC Workers Ramp Up Fight For New Deal
Nova Scotia’s long-term care workers are currently working out of contract and they are asking for major improvements to their next one. On Tuesday, November 30, Canadian Union of Public Employe...
Evan Taylor Nov 29, 2021

N.S. reports 2 deaths, 59 new cases of COVID (Nov 27-29)
Nova Scotia is reporting two deaths related to COVID-19 since our last update on Friday. A man in his 60s was a resident of the East Cumberland Lodge long-term care home in Pugwash. Also, a man in is ...
Steve MacArthur Nov 29, 2021

Purse snatchers on the loose in Halifax
Police are hunting for some purse snatchers in Halifax. Three incidents have taken place at two stores on Mumford Road and each time one person distracted the shopper while a second person grabbed the...
News Nov 29, 2021

No Decision For Wednesday Dumping Day
No decision on when boats will hit the water for Dumping Day. Port Reps for LFA 33 and 34 held another round of pre-season weather calls this afternoon. The Coldwater Lobster Association says not vote...
Jakob Postlewaite Nov 29, 2021





