Category Archives: (Acadia News) Halifax Nova Scotia

Just in time for the long weekend, Nova Scotia gas prices have jumped once again. According to the provincial energy board, regular gas went up overnight to about 4.5 cents a litre to about $1.96. Die...

A former NHL player from Sydney, Nova Scotia has passed away. In a statement on social media, the NHL Alumni Association says they were deeply saddened to hear the news about Paul Boutilier. Boutilier...

A Halifax police officer has been cleared by the provinces police watchdog after a police-involved shooting that happened earlier this year. SiRt says it was January 17 after two NSLC stores were robb...

Thursday, May 14 was a significant milestone for medical education and healthcare in Nova Scotia. It marks the grand opening of the Cape Breton Medical Campus (CBMC) Medical Sciences Building in partn...

Ottawa is launching a new initiative to lower electricity bills for about 70 per cent of Canadian households and create thousands of jobs. It's part of a new National Electricity Strategy that will do...

The sailing season for the 'CAT' ferry kicked off Thursday in southwestern Nova Scotia with an increase in passenger interest. In a news release, Bay Ferries says the Yarmouth to Bar Harbour-Main vess...

Some Halifax councillors are worried what phasing out librarians will mean for students. On Wednesday, the city voted 8-5 in favour of supplementary funding for Halifax schools over the next five year...

Thousands of students are going to receive $10 vouchers to farmer's markets as part of the Nova Scotia Loyal program. The province says they will be distributed to those in pre-primary to Grade 12 thi...

A man in his 50's has been airlifted to hospital after an ATV rollover in East Uniacke. RCMP say it happened around 7:40 p.m., Wednesday. Details remain few at this time so it is unclear where exactly...

They have gone all the way around the moon, and now the Artemis II crew is back in Canada. This morning they marked their return to the country by visiting the Prime Minister's office in Ottawa. The o...