Category Archives: News

NDP decry Tory refusal to consider rent control
One of the province’s political leaders says the governing Tories’ position against any form of rent control is unacceptable. Premier Tim Houston has repeatedly said the rent increase cap ...
B. Jack Morse Oct 08, 2021

Rent control will end soon
If you’re relying on the rent cap to stay in your home, you won’t be able to for much longer. Premier Tim Houston is unequivocal: rent control will end when the state of emergency does. Ho...
B. Jack Morse Oct 08, 2021

COVID-19 potential exposure list (October 8th)
Health officials are warning of potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in the Halifax area, on several bus routes, and two WestJet flights. Public Health is now sending out COVID precaution noti...
Skye Bryden-Blom Oct 08, 2021

Cost of fuel now over $1.40 in Halifax
It’s going to cost you more to fill up at the pumps heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend. The minimum price of regular self-serve gas is up 4.8 cents per litre overnight to $1.416 in the H...
Skye Bryden-Blom Oct 08, 2021

Atlantic Lottery Returns Profit To Atlantic Provinces
Atlantic Lottery has returned its profit from the 2020-21 fiscal year. The corporation returned $346.5 million to the four Atlantic Provinces. The Destination line of business returned $177.1 million,...
Tim Herd Oct 07, 2021

Province won’t force vaccine mandates on municipalities
The province doesn’t have any plans to force vaccine mandates on municipalities. John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, said it’s up to each municipal unit. “We don...
B. Jack Morse Oct 07, 2021

30 new cases, 247 active
We’ve got another 30 new COVID-19 cases Thursday. 26 are in the Halifax area. There’s two each in Western and Eastern Zones. There are 247 active infections. 16 people are in hospital, fiv...
B. Jack Morse Oct 07, 2021

Vaccine proof needed to visit family at N.S. hospitals next week
Have your QR code handy if you’re visiting family or friends in hospitals next week. Nova Scotia Health says it will begin asking visitors for proof they are doubled vaxxed against COVID on Octo...
Steve MacArthur Oct 07, 2021

RCMP Increasing Enforcement Over Thanksgiving Long Weekend
The Nova Scotia RCMP is will be increasing traffic enforcement for ‘Operation Impact’ over the Thanksgiving long weekend. Public information officer, Corporal Chris Marshall says ‘Op...
Cheyenne Nelson Oct 07, 2021

COVID outbreak at Halifax hospital started with false-negative tests
Public Health says false-negative COVID-19 tests led to an outbreak at the Halifax Infirmary during the third wave. Nova Scotia Health has released it’s findings looking into the cases among inp...
Skye Bryden-Blom Oct 07, 2021





