Category Archives: News

Day 8: Action packed week of election campaign
It was an action packed week on the campaign trail in Nova Scotia. The Liberals were hounded by questions about former Dartmouth South candidate Robyn Ingraham. The controversy started soon after the ...
Steve MacArthur Jul 24, 2021

Province eliminates weekend COVID updates
Don't expect COVID-19 case updates seven days a week. The province is scaling back its COVID updates across the board. We will no longer see new case numbers on Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, the ...
Steve MacArthur Jul 24, 2021

Papermill Lake Beach Park closed by high bacteria levels
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Papermill Lake Beach Park in Bedford is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. Papermill Lake Be...
News Jul 23, 2021

Summer election favours Liberals, expert says
Nova Scotia is in the throes of a summer election — its first since 2003. Premier Iain Rankin has taken some criticism — largely from the PC Party — over the decision to call a summe...
Anastasia Payne Jul 23, 2021

Two people facing 8 charges each after traffic stop in Halifax
Police have charged two people with weapons offences in relation to a traffic stop in Halifax on Thursday. Investigators in the Guns and Gangs Unit, along with members of the Emergency Response Team a...
Steve MacArthur Jul 23, 2021

Two news cases, 12 active infections
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 and one recovery. The cases are in Central Zone. One is related to a close contact of a previously reported case. The other...
News Jul 23, 2021

Nova Scotia Health looks for OD site operator
Nova Scotia Health is launching a request for proposals process for overdose prevention sites. It begins with an open invitation for letters of intent from those interested in running a site, and an i...
Steve MacArthur Jul 23, 2021

Day 7: NDP on childcare, Liberals on tourism, PCs on doctors
The New Democratic Party The province’s NDP are promising free before and after-school care. Leader Gary Burrill said the programs will be school-based and mean parents will be able to afford to...
B. Jack Morse Jul 23, 2021

Drunk driver escapes police, caught two days later on unrelated charges
Halifax District RCMP has charged a man with multiple charges after a motor vehicle collision in Westphal. At about 5:53 p.m. on July 19, Halifax District RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision o...
News Jul 23, 2021

Nova Scotia Green Party kicks off election campaign
The Nova Scotia Green Party has launched its campaign straight from the back deck of it’s interim leader’s home. Jessica Alexander, who is also the candidate for Chester-Saint MargaretR...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 23, 2021





