Category Archives: News

Provincial election campaign hits Day 11
Healthcare remains a top priority on Day 11 of the provincial election campaign. Liberal leader Iain Rankin will be in Halifax on Tuesday to release the party's Health Care Platform at the Halifax Com...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 27, 2021

Lake Echo Beach reopens to swimmers
Lake Echo Beach has reopened to swimmers. The supervised beach was previously closed after water testing showed high bacteria levels in the water. The municipality now says follow-up tests show the wa...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 27, 2021

Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit heading to Halifax’s north end
Public Health's Mobile Unit is coming to Halifax's North End this weekend to provide community-based COVID-19 testing. Health officials say testing people who show no symptoms is one of the main tools...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 27, 2021

Simon Installed As GG
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General has used her inaugural speech to promote reconciliation and youth. Speaking inside the Senate chamber Monday morning, Mary Simon stressed, “My vi...
Mike Ebbeling Jul 26, 2021

Common Pool to stay closed, free swims elsewhere in Halifax
Tough news if you enjoyed cooling off in the Halifax Common pool. It will be closed for the rest of the summer due to repairs. Now free swims will offered at Needham Pool and at the YMCA of Greater Ha...
Steve MacArthur Jul 26, 2021

Savage: City needs more control over housing, traffic
Halifax's mayor wants Nova Scotia's political parties to commit to giving the city more power to make its own rules about housing, traffic, and more. With the election campaign in full swing, Mayor Mi...
Trevor Nichols Jul 26, 2021

Election day 10: Healthcare, education, and a plan for Cape Breton
The Liberal Party At as stop in Halifax Monday, Liberal Leader Iain Rankin promised $69 million, over four years, for the NSCC. Rankin said it will add 400 seats in healthcare training, including 270 ...
B. Jack Morse Jul 26, 2021

N.S. reports 1 new case of COVID-19 (July 26)
Nova Scotia is reporting one new case of COVID-19. The case is in Halifax region and is a close contact of a previously reported case. The update on Monday includes tests conducted on the weekend. The...
Steve MacArthur Jul 26, 2021

Man arrested after three failed robberies
Halifax Regional Police have charged a man after three attempted robberies. On July 23 at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the Atlantic Superstore at 3...
B. Jack Morse Jul 26, 2021

Black candidate's campaign sign set on fire in Truro
Campaign signs for a Liberal candidate running in rural Nova Scotia have been vandalized, including one that was chopped up and burned. Tamara Powell, the first Black candidate to run for MLA in Truro...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 26, 2021





