Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Homeless shelter looking for interim space after fire damages building
Community organizations are stepping up to help out a homeless shelter in downtown Halifax. Seven men pulled together to make sure everyone got out of the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission building Wednesd...
May 13, 2022
Two N.S. universities team up to get more doctors working in rural communities
Two universities in Nova Scotia are teaming up to help address a doctor shortage in rural communities. Cape Breton University is partnering with Dalhousie Univesity in Halifax to create five new medic...
May 13, 2022
Crews Hoping To 'Get Good Handle' On Yarmouth Wildfire Today
A wildfire in Yarmouth County is still 60 percent contained as of this morning. The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables says the area of the fire is still about 3,100 hectares near Horsesho...
May 13, 2022
Halifax sets new heat record, police remind you not to leave pets in cars
The Halifax area smashed a heat record on Thursday when the thermometers soared into the red. Environment Canada is reporting the high for the day was 26.9 degrees at the Halifax Stanfield Internation...
May 13, 2022
Breakthrough Study On SIDS Discovers Likely Cause
SIDS has been one of those things that “just happens” where doctors and scientists don’t seem to really know why infants die suddenly. According to Statistics Canada, from 2015 to 20...
May 13, 2022
Gas prices brush $2 per litre in N.S.
Gas prices have now reached the two-dollar mark in many areas of our province. Another increase overnight sees the price per litre between $1.98 to two-dollars, depending on where you live. That’...
May 13, 2022
Yarmouth Wildfire 60% Contained According To DNRR
The wildfire in Yarmouth County has been 60% contained according to the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. “It is a relatively large fire for Nova Scotia,” says Manager of for...
May 12, 2022
‘It may be our biggest one ever’: Downtown businesses optimistic for tourism season
There’s a sense optimism among the downtown Business community as the tourism season kicks off. That’s according to CEO of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Paul MacKinnon. “...
May 12, 2022
N.S. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths in weekly report
Nova Scotia is reporting 18 new COVID-19 deaths. The province has released its weekly update on the virus looking at the seven-day period ending May 9th. Health officials are reporting 3,118 new lab-c...
May 12, 2022
Community fridge opens in Dartmouth amid rising grocery costs
A local community group wants to help people who are struggling to put food in their fridges amid rising grocery costs. Residents have come together to address food insecurity by launching the “...
May 12, 2022
