Category Archives: News

Mi’kmaw runner makes history at Boston Marathon
History for a Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw runner. Jarvis GooGoo is the first person from We'koqma'q First Nation to quality for and finish the Boston Marathon. He finished in a time of 03:15 minutes. As a Mi'...
Steve MacArthur Apr 18, 2022

Nova Scotia Jeopardy! champ tries for double digit wins
Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach is back in action tonight as she tries for a 10th win in a row on the game show Jeopardy! The 23-year-old Nova Scotian, who lives in Toronto, won $28,001 U.S. on Frida...
Anastasia Payne Apr 18, 2022

Police search for potential witness to gas station robbery
An investigation is underway into a gas station robbery in Halifax over the weekend. Halifax Regional Police were called to an armed robbery at the Bayers Road Petro Canada shortly before 11 a.m. on S...
Skye Bryden-Blom Apr 18, 2022

Blue Jays Commentator Buck Martinez Diagnosed With Cancer
Toronto Blue Jays commentator Buck Martinez has been diagnosed with cancer. The 73 year old former player and manager made the announcement before yesterday’s broadcast. Martinez will step away ...
Kevin Northup Apr 18, 2022

NS marks 2nd anniversary of mass shooting
Monday and Tuesday mark the second anniversary of the worst mass killing in the country's history. On April 18 and 19, 2020, a gunman killed 22 people in a 13-hour rampage, from Portapique, N.S., to S...
B. Jack Morse Apr 18, 2022

N.S. under special weather statement ahead of heavy rain, strong winds
A messy system is getting ready to bring heavy rain and strong winds to Nova Scotia. Environment Canada is out with a special weather statement predicting up to 60 mm will fall on Tuesday. Winds could...
Skye Bryden-Blom Apr 18, 2022

Court rejects provincial appeal in disabilities discrimination case
The country’s highest court has rejected an appeal, from our province’s government, on a lower court decision which found disabled people were discriminated against while trying to get imp...
B. Jack Morse Apr 18, 2022

Update: 18-year-old killed in downtown homicide
A 18-year-old is dead after being shot near Uniacke Square. Police identified the teen as Simon Joseph Morrison of Halifax. The shooting happened on Brunswick Street, at 1:37 a.m. Saturday. No arrests...
Steve MacArthur Apr 16, 2022

Mattea Roach winnings top $200K after 9th win
The Halifax native has done it again. Mattea Roach won her ninth Jeopardy! game in a row Friday. We've been playing so much Wordle, it was only a matter of time… @NYTGames pic.twitter.com/lg...
B. Jack Morse Apr 16, 2022

N.B. Woman Killed In N.S. Crash
A New Brunswick woman has died in a single-vehicle crash in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County. The crash happened on Highway 204 in the community of West Leicester just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday. ...
Brad Perry Apr 15, 2022





