Category Archives: News
Gas Prices Up In Nova Scotia
Another hike at the gas pumps. Regular is up over five cents after the province made its weekly price adjustment. It’s about $2.08 a litre in the city, and higher in rural areas. Diesel saw an i...
Jun 03, 2022
Ford PCs Win Second Majority Government
The Ontario PC Party wins a second consecutive majority government. The party led by Doug Ford’s PCs are leading or elected in at least 83 seats while the NDP, who will form the official opposit...
Jun 02, 2022
N.S. reports nine new COVID-19 deaths
The province is reporting nine new COVID-19 deaths. The weekly update was released on Thursday for the seven-day period ending on May 30th. The report shows there were 1,563 new lab-confirmed cases an...
Jun 02, 2022
300 Ukrainians arrive in Halifax on chartered flight
Nova Scotia greeted around 300 Ukrainian refugees with open arms on Thursday night. The last of three chartered flights from Warsaw, Poland in Halifax just around 7 p.m. A group welcomes Ukrainian ref...
Jun 02, 2022
Churchill Says More Immediate Options Needed In Housing Crisis
A Liberal leadership candidate says Tuesday's housing announcement by the province is ultimately a good move. Government announced 37 sites from the provincial land inventory that could be developed, ...
Jun 02, 2022
SiRT investigating after Mountie shoots axe-wielding man at N.S. home
An investigation is underway by the province’s police watchdog after a man wielding an axe was shot by a Mountie on Thursday morning. Officers were called to a weapons complaint at a home on Hig...
Jun 02, 2022
Maritimers not making as much; pay gap grows to $11,000
A new report shows Maritimers are falling behind the rest of Canada when it comes to what we’re paid. The Fraser Institutes new report shows the pay gap is now about $11,000. The study examines ...
Jun 02, 2022
Police searching area of Joe Howe Drive
Police in Halifax are working in a section of Joe Howe Drive. They say its a police operation and a search of the area is underway as of Thursday morning. There is no threat to the public and an updat...
Jun 02, 2022
Over 300 Ukrainians leaving war zone, set to arrive in Halifax
A chartered flight of Ukrainians fleeing the war at home is set to land at the Halifax Airport Thursday afternoon. About 300 people will be greeted by the YMCA, Immigration Services Association of Nov...
Jun 02, 2022
The verdict is in: Jury finds Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp
The verdict is in and the jury has ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The seven-person civil jury reached a unanimous verdict on Wednesday finding Heard d...
Jun 01, 2022
