Category Archives: News

Leaders tackle tourism, economy and racism
The Liberal Party's Iain Rankin, the Progressive Conservative Party's Tim Houston, and the NDP's Gary Burrill fielded questions from Halifax's business community over the course of 90 minutes on Augus...
Trevor Nichols Aug 04, 2021

Calls To Make COVID Vaccines Mandatory For Health Care Workers
Associations representing physicians and nurses in Canada say COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for health care workers. The Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association is...
Brad Perry Aug 04, 2021

Paving work planned on MacKay this weekend
There is only way to cross the harbour this weekend. The MacKay Bridge will be closed to traffic from 7:00pm Friday, August 4 until 5:30am Monday, August 9 Crews will be doing some paving work during ...
Steve MacArthur Aug 04, 2021

Nova Scotia Nurses Union President Discusses Vacation and Shift Issues
The president of the Nova Scotia Nurses Union is addressing concerns raised by nurses about long shifts and lack of vacation. Janet Hazelton says for many years nurses have had issues taking vacations...
Jakob Postlewaite Aug 04, 2021

New Federal Stat Holiday To Honour Indigenous
Federally regulated workplaces will now be closed on September 30th, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is recognized. The new federal statutory holiday received Royal Assent on Ju...
Tara Clow Aug 04, 2021

Police still haven’t nabbed driver involved in chase in Lower Sackville
Halifax police are still on the look out for the driver at the centre of a high speed chase in Lower Sackville. Officers tried to pull over an SUV last night but the driver took off into the Churchill...
Steve MacArthur Aug 04, 2021

Swimmers can take a dip in Kinap Beach again
Kinap Beach in Porter's Lake is safe to swim in once again. It was off-limits due to high bacteria in the water. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, a...
Steve MacArthur Aug 04, 2021

Two new cases, 11 active infections
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 and three recoveries. The two cases are in Central Zone. One is related to travel and one is a close contact of a previousl...
News Aug 04, 2021

Two cyclists taken to hospital after being hit in Bedford
Two cyclists are recovering after they were hit in Bedford on Tuesday night. It happened near the intersection of the Bedford Highway and Hammonds Plains Road. Police say the driver was making a turn ...
Steve MacArthur Aug 04, 2021

New website launches for Nova Scotians with lingering COVID symptoms
Nova Scotia Health is launching a new website for those who have battled COVID-19 and are still experiencing symptoms. The health authority is launching the website “My COVID Recovery NS” ...
Skye Bryden-Blom Aug 04, 2021





