Category Archives: News
Rita MacNeil To Be Inducted
She's the pride of Big Pond, Nova Scotia, a Canadian icon, and songstress with the voice of an angel. And she's about to add another prestigious milestone to her lengthy list of accomplishments. Rita ...
Scott Pettigrew Jun 10, 2021

'We gather with broken hearts': Nova Scotians honour family who died in Ontario attack
Nova Scotians gathered in Halifax on Wednesday night to honour the four members of a Muslim family who police say were killed in a hate-motivated attack in Ontario earlier this week. The Ummah Masjid ...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jun 10, 2021
Two of four schools closed by COVID-19 exposures reopen
Students at a pair of Halifax schools closed by COVID-19 exposures are back in class Thursday. Students at Graham Creighton Junior High and the Dartmouth Campus of the Bedford & Forsyth Education Cent...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2021
Keystone XL Pipeline Project Terminated
TC Energy and the Alberta government have officially terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project. It comes five months after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled the permit for the project in January. T...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (June 9)
Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in the Central and Eastern Zones, plus three Halifax Transit routes. Anyone who worked at or visited the following loca...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2021
Ottawa Could Loosen Border Restrictions In July
Canada's health minister says changes are being considered to the country's current border measures as vaccination rates continue to rise. Patty Hajdu said that includes ending mandatory hotel quarant...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2021

UPDATED: Emergency alert issued for Grand Lake water supply
An emergency alert has been issued for the water supply at Grand Lake. The alert says an unknown issue with the water has sent one person to hospital and caused animals to die. All residents who draw ...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2021
COVID case reported at Fairview Junior High
Nova Scotia is reporting a COVID-19 case connected to Fairview Junior High. The school will close to students until Monday, June 14, to allow for testing of close contacts and a deep cleaning of the s...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2021
Fundy Rose Ferry Opens For Bookings
Bay Ferries Limited has announced that the Fundy Rose is now taking bookings for summer travel. The ferry sails from Digby, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick and is accepting bookings for trav...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2021
City offers free parking to help businesses
The Halifax Regional Municipality will spend $184,000 on a parking program designed to lure people back into the city's downtown centres. The program, which Halifax Regional Council approved on June 8...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2021





