Category Archives: News
N.S. director wins Oscar for 'The Queen of Basketball'
An Academy Award win for a Halifax director. Ben Proudfoot's film 'The Queen of Basketball' claimed the Oscar for best documentary on Monday night. "If there is anyone out there that still doubts whet...
Mar 28, 2022 Ben Proudfoot and Lindsay Crouse. (Source: Lindsay Crouse, Twitter)
N.S. mass shooting inquiry to hear from first three officers on scene
The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting will resume in downtown Halifax on Monday morning. Nova Scotians will hear from three RCMP officers who were the first on the ground in Portapique...
Mar 28, 2022
Facebook Group Seeks Hosts For Ukrainian Refugees
A new Facebook group seeking hosts for Ukrainian refugees in Atlantic Canada is seeing its membership soar. Posts range from displaced Ukrainians seeking accommodations to Canadians offering a place t...
Mar 28, 2022
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Tests Positive For COVID
Canada’s minister of intergovernmental affairs has tested positive for COVID-19. Dominic LeBlanc announced his positive diagnosis on Twitter late Friday evening. “This evening, I tested po...
Mar 26, 2022
Man killed in Halifax shooting
A man is dead after an early morning shooting in downtown Halifax Saturday. Police say they responded to a call on the 1600 block of Hollis Street just before 4 a.m. Officers found a man in his twenti...
Mar 26, 2022
Woman charged for defrauding Eastern Shore church $250,000
A woman has been charged with fraud after a quarter of a million dollars was stolen from a church on the Eastern Shore. Police say more than $250,000 was embezzled by the bookkeeper of the parish in W...
Mar 26, 2022
Survey: Rate of doctor burnout in Canada has doubled since pandemic
The rate of doctor burnout in Canada has nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to a new survey. The Canadian Medical Association is sounding the alarm over the health of those who look after u...
Mar 26, 2022
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
Shocking and tragic news out of the music industry. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died as the band was touring in South America. "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and unti...
Mar 26, 2022 Screen capture of Foo Fighters performing Everlong in Argentina.
Nova Scotia Writes Off $15.8 Million in Debts
The Nova Scotia Government has announced they are writing off $15.8 million dollars from various debts owed to them. Finance Minister and Treasury Board Minister Allan MacMaster announced that write-o...
Mar 25, 2022
Province takes over approval power for 23,000 new units
The province is taking over the development approval process for nine areas in Halifax, for a potential 22,600 new residential units set to be shovel ready between 2022 and 2024. The special planning ...
Mar 25, 2022
