Category Archives: News

Houston: Rent control not the solution to housing "crisis"
Incoming Tory Premier Tim Houston says rent control is not the answer to the province’s affordable housing problem. He was questioned on the issue by reporters during the back-to-school plan and...
Skye Bryden-Blom Aug 24, 2021

Potential COVID-19 exposure list (August 23)
Public Health is advising of potential COVID-19 exposures in the Northern Zone and on one Swoop flight. Anyone who worked at or visited the following location on the specified date and times should bo...
Skye Bryden-Blom Aug 24, 2021

Province sets date to drop most COVID-19 restrictions
If all goes according to plan, Nova Scotia will drop almost every pandemic-related public health restriction by the middle of September. Premier Designate Tim Houston says he will move the province in...
Trevor Nichols Aug 23, 2021

Schools set to return to nearly normal
Students return to school on Sept. 7 with core public health measures in place and a return to a more familiar routine. Nova Scotia’s Back to School Plan requires a commitment to vaccination and...
News Aug 23, 2021

17 new cases over the weekend
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Aug. 20. Eleven of the cases are in Central Zone. Six are related to travel. Five are close contact...
News Aug 23, 2021

Pfizer Gets Full U.S. Approval
Pfizer has received full approval in the U.S. for its COVID-19 vaccine. It had been administered under an emergency use order since the middle of last December for those 16 and older, later expanding ...
Randy Thoms Aug 23, 2021

Man charged after another dog left in hot car
Halifax Regional Police have charged a man for leaving a dog in a hot car in Halifax over the weekend. On Saturday, at approximately 12:15 p.m. police responded to a call of a dog in distress inside a...
News Aug 23, 2021

Kinap Beach closed to swimming
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Kinap Beach in Porters Lake is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. Municipal staff regularly ...
News Aug 23, 2021

Trudeau promises $6B healthcare investment during N.S. campaign stop
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his government would pump $6 billion into provincial and territorial healthcare systems. Trudeau made the announcement at Halifax’s Dalhousie University on Mon...
Skye Bryden-Blom Aug 23, 2021

The Cost Of Running A Federal Election
Running the last Federal Election cost each registered elector $18.35. That figure from Elections Canada who compared the 43rd general election on October 21, 2019, to the 42nd vote on October 19, 201...
Kevin Jeffrey Aug 23, 2021





