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Halifax mandates vaccines for municipal employees
You'll have to be double vaxxed to keep your job with the city. Officials with Halifax Regional Municipality announced Thursday they will require proof of vaccination from all employees. The details o...
B. Jack Morse Oct 07, 2021

Houston says you can ‘flip me the bird’ if upset about COVID restrictions
Nova Scotia’s premier says if you’re unhappy with the province’s COVID-19 restrictions, you can let him know. Tim Houston doesn’t want to see the public taking out their issues...
Skye Bryden-Blom Oct 07, 2021

Debit payments won’t be coming to Halifax Bridges
If you’ve ever wanted to use your card at the bridge instead of digging for change, you probably won’t get the chance. The provincial regulator approved a Halifax Harbour Bridges applicati...
B. Jack Morse Oct 07, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 6)
Health officials are warning of potential exposures to COVID-19 on several Halifax Transit routes and on one Air Canada flight. Public Health is now sending out COVID precaution notifications and COVI...
Skye Bryden-Blom Oct 07, 2021
Melanie Nadeau On The Rise of the Blue Economy
The ocean sector in Canada is large and growing, currently representing $30-billion in GDP and employing more than 300,000 Canadians. This week, we look at this increasingly important sector of our ec...
Acadia Broadcasting Corporation Oct 07, 2021

Supply Chain Issues Threaten Holiday Shopping
While there are still months before the holiday season is upon us, Canadians are being encouraged to get a head start on shopping and avoid being disappointed. Riddled with pandemic-related issues, re...
Robert Lothian Oct 06, 2021

Strang Says Students Better Off In Class Despite COVID-19 Risks
The Province’s top doctor spent much of Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing explaining the situation in the province’s public schools. Dr. Robert Strang says the province intends to keep s...
Evan Taylor Oct 06, 2021

Nova Scotia Mandates All Provincial Staff To Be Vaccinated
All 11,000 direct employees of the provincial government will be required to be fully vaccinated by November 30. “As one of the larger employers in the province, I believe government must lead b...
Evan Taylor Oct 06, 2021

Spryfield fire station gets new off-road rescue wheel
Rescue Wheel; Jack Morse Rescue Wheel; Jack Morse Rescue Wheel; Jack Morse He said they were concerned about the McIntosh Run trail in Spryfield. The established trail is growing in the mountain bike ...
B. Jack Morse Oct 06, 2021

Wilsons predicts gas will jump to $1.40 range heading into long weekend
You may see another big jump at the pumps heading into the long weekend. Wilson’s Gas is predicting regular and diesel will jump five cents on Friday. That would put both types of fuel in the $1...
Steve MacArthur Oct 06, 2021





