Tag Archives: Halifax

Endometriosis patients in Nova Scotia are urging provincial politicians to adopt the federal pharmacare bill once it passes through the Senate. The bill, if it becomes law, could make contraceptives such as IUDs and birth control pills free to Nova Scotians, which would help people suffering from conditions such as …

Halifax Regional Municipality is developing a code of conduct for people sleeping rough at city-designated homeless encampments, many of which are growing far beyond their stated capacity. The municipality declined Thursday to provide details about the code or what prompted it, but council meetings have recently heard about safety concerns …

More than one year after a wildfire ravaged a Halifax suburb, Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton is appealing for the public’s help with an investigation he says has stalled. Rushton made the appeal following a cabinet meeting Thursday, adding that while his department is seeking to lay possible …

Community members are calling for action and solidarity in the wake of the Africville shooting in Halifax that sent five people to hospital. Shots rang out at the annual family reunion on July 27, during a celebratory time that brings together former residents of the historically Black neighbourhood. Among the …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 6, 2024 3:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Halifax’s acting chief of police is being named as the city’s new top police officer after 31 years with the force. Don MacLean, who became acting chief …

Campaign promises to fund mental health care, reinstate public school boards and give tax breaks for dog adoptions are among the pledges that, nearly three years into his mandate, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has either tossed aside or been slow to enact. On the cover of the Progressive Conservatives’ …

A Nova Scotia judge scolded a man responsible for the “monstrous and evil” murder of an 84-year-old woman in 2020 when handing down his sentence Thursday. Justice James L. Chipman said in his Aug. 1 written decision that 66-year-old Richard Willis committed a “predatory and disturbing crime” when he killed …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 28, 2024 2:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s opposition leaders are calling a new provincial program meant to both deliver on a campaign promise and encourage residents to buy local “gimmicky” and “laughably stupid.” …

The province’s long-awaited ‘Nova Scotia Loyal’ program launched on July 23, and has already sparked excitement, skepticism and some confusion. At Friday’s farmers’ market in Chester, N.S., the community weighed in on the new program, and what they thought could be improved. For Martins River resident, Tara Perrot, the program …

A memorial plaque with a laser-etched image of Christopher Young wearing a Santa hat sits on a shelf at his father’s Halifax home. “That’s how I’ll always remember my son, as a happy guy,” said Gerry Young, 61. However, the grieving parent said his 33-year-old son’s suicide on April 26 — the …