Category Archives: News
Booted Tory MLA says she was treated unfairly
The MLA removed from the Tory party after the border blockade says she was bullied out of the caucus. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, MLA for Cumberland North, was part of a protest against border restrict...
Jun 25, 2021
COVID Hospitalizations Continue To Drop
Encouraging news but the danger of COVID-19 variants still remain in Canada. Federal officials on Friday reported that daily case counts are dropping and there are less cases of severe illness as a re...
Jun 25, 2021
16 new cases of COVID-19, 60 active (June 25)
Nova Scotia is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 recoveries. Fifteen of the cases are in Central Zone. Eleven are close contacts and four are related to travel. The close contacts are within a...
Jun 25, 2021
Albro Lake closed due to high bacteria levels
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Albro Lake Beach in Dartmouth is closedto swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. Municipal beaches open fo...
Jun 25, 2021
Second dose appointments moved up for more people
Nova Scotians who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on or before May 20 and are scheduled to receive their second dose on or before September 2 can now reschedule their appointments for ea...
Jun 25, 2021
Lifeguards to supervise beaches starting Canada Day
Lifeguards will return to Nova Scotia's beaches on Canada Day. The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service provides 82 lifeguards in the summer to supervise 25 beaches in 12 counties. "We know Nova Scotians and...
Jun 25, 2021
Provincial politicians respond to 751 unmarked graves
The discovery of 751 unmarked graves at Marieval Residential School in Saskatchewan has prompted a response from some politicians in our province. Gary Burrill, Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democrati...
Jun 25, 2021
Police investigate 'serious' crash on Highway 103
RCMP say an investigation is underway into a "serious" crash on Highway 103 in Lunenburg County. Police responded to the collision involving two vehicles between Exits 15 and 16 near Italy Cross at ar...
Jun 25, 2021
Gas prices up in Halifax
It's going to cost you more to fill up at the fuel pumps in Nova Scotia this morning. The minimum price for regular self-serve gas saw an increase of 3.1 cents per litre overnight. It now sits at $1.3...
Jun 25, 2021
Mobile COVID-19 testing units return to HRM
Public Health's Mobile COVID-19 testing units are returning to HRM and West Hants. Health officials say these units provide easier access to testing as part of efforts to keep the pandemic under contr...
Jun 25, 2021
