Category Archives: News
Study Underway On Sable Island Horses And Their Habitat
A study of wild horses and the environment on Sable Island is ongoing. A team of Parks Canada and Sable Island Institute representatives are on site for the ‘Fences in the Sand’ project, w...
Jul 05, 2022
City to close Meagher Park to homeless
The city has released a statement announcing Meagher Park is closing to the homeless. The site off Chebucto Road has been dubbed “People’s Park” and has been home to tents and emerge...
Jul 05, 2022
Status of AFN National Chief Discussed in Vancouver Today
Indigenous leaders from across the country are in Vancouver this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting. The future of National Chief Roseanne Archibald is expected to be a hot ...
Jul 05, 2022
Fatal Crash Near East Port Hebert Claims Three Lives, Including Infant Girl
A 42-year old Yarmouth woman, a 17-year old boy and a one year old girl are dead after a single vehicle crash yesterday. It happened on Highway 103 near East Port Hebert around 3 p.m. RCMP in Queens C...
Jul 05, 2022
First Nations Child Welfare Compensation Finalized
A final settlement agreement over the underfunding of First Nations Child and Family Services has been completed. Canada will pay $20 billion in compensation to eligible children and their families wh...
Jul 05, 2022
Another Mass Shooting In The US
Another mass shooting stateside, this time at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago. Shots sprayed from a high powered rifle from a rooftop into a crowd watching the festivities. Police named and arreste...
Jul 05, 2022
Confusion as cars and trucks roll down Spring Garden Road as “Buses-Only” pilot begins
Lots of confusion on Spring Garden Road as the city kicked off its buses-only pilot project. On Monday, cars and trucks rolled down the historic street for most the day, many seemingly unware the chan...
Jul 05, 2022
CN Rail, Striking Workers Agree To Binding Arbitration
Hundreds of striking CN Rail employees will be heading back to work this week. CN and the union representing roughly 750 signals and communications workers announced late Monday that they have agreed ...
Jul 04, 2022
QEII warns ER is at limited capacity as patient demand soars
The QEII is sounding the alarm over wait times in its emergency room. Public Health announced on Twitter on Monday that the emergency department is seeing “extremely high patient volumes and lim...
Jul 04, 2022
Ottawa invests $4.4m to construct facility for Mi’kmaw reaserach and policy organization
After operating without a permanent base of operations since its formation in 1999 the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) now has the necessary funding in place to build one. With a recent...
Jul 04, 2022
