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A new report indicates Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is getting increasingly more difficult for people to live on, as the rising cost of basic necessities continues to outpace pay increases. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ annual living wage report calculates what two adults working full-time would have to earn …
Read More »Man killed after motor home crashes on N.S. highway – Halifax
A 58-year-old man died following a motor home crash on a Nova Scotia highway. In a release, the RCMP said emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 289 in Middle Stewiacke shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. “RCMP officers learned that a motor home had been travelling on Hwy. …
Read More »Federal Court rules 2022 elver quota transfer to First Nations fair and reasonable – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2023 9:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Federal Court has rejected an attempt to overturn Ottawa’s decision in 2022 to reallocate part of the lucrative elver fishery quota to First Nations. In a written decision, Justice Elizabeth …
Read More »Kenley Matheson missing case: RCMP say no remains found at site northwest of Halifax – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2023 9:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia RCMP say no human remains were found during a recent search for an Acadia University student who has been missing for more than 30 years. Kenley Matheson was last …
Read More »Two people dead, man arrested after head-on crash in rural Nova Scotia – Halifax
By Rebecca Lau Global News Posted August 25, 2023 10:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and woman — both 20 — were killed in a head-on collision in Windsor Forks, N.S. Thursday night. First responders, including West Hants District RCMP, responded to the crash …
Read More »Halifax considers applying for ‘Bee City’ status. Here’s the buzz – Halifax
Halifax regional council is considering applying for “Bee City” status, in an effort to help preserve the city’s pollinator population in the years to come. Bee City Canada is a program from Pollinator Partnership Canada that aims to “inspire cities, towns, First Nations, schools, businesses and other organizations to take …
Read More »Man charged with 1st-degree murder after Halifax stabbing, victim identified – Halifax
A Halifax man has been charged with first-degree murder following the stabbing death of a 32-year-old man Wednesday. In a media release, Halifax Regional Police said they’ve charged Alexander Charles Howe, 36, in relation to the homicide. The victim has been identified as Adam Jerome Dempsey. On Wednesday morning, police …
Read More »N.S. floods: Shop owner says Bedford Place Mall is ‘doing nothing’ for its stores – Halifax
Some store owners at Bedford Place Mall are struggling in the aftermath of last month’s devastating flash flooding in the area, as significant amounts of water spread throughout the shopping centre and resulted in costly losses for some businesses. John Connors, the owner of East Coast Kicks, said about three …
Read More »Team Rubicon back in N.S. after wildfires to help with flood recovery – Halifax
Team Rubicon has returned to Nova Scotia to help with the recovery from last month’s devastating floods. This marks the third time in a year that volunteers with the veteran-led organization have descended on the province to provide disaster relief. Since September 2022, they’ve assisted with the cleanup after post-tropical …
Read More »Residents in one N.S. community and how they cleared a section of flooded road by hand – Halifax
It’s not often someone can say that they made rubber meet the road. But in the case of a group of neighbours in Glen Haven, N.S., they did just that. When heavy rain dumped between 200 and 250 millimetres along Nova Scotia’s South Shore on Friday, it totalled the Old …
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