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As a closeted gay teenager walking through downtown Halifax in the early 1980s, Daniel MacKay drew hope from the bright lights, giggles and thumping bass coming from a boisterous bar called The Turret on Barrington Street. MacKay was there to catch a glimpse of the patrons trickling in and out …
Read More »Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia’s Northern Pulp mill – Halifax
A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. The agreement is the result of a court-ordered mediation that began in April 2022 as part of the company’s creditor protection …
Read More »Firefighters honoured for action during 2023 Barrington Lake wildfire – Halifax
Volunteers from across Shelburne County spent all of Saturday in Barrington, N.S., putting finishing touches on the Shelburne County Strong Relief Benefit — a night of appreciation to honour and thank the firefighters who stepped up during the Barrington Lake wildfire. Area residents spent more than 3,000 hours over the …
Read More »Halifax clinic renamed in tribute to hockey player who died from rare heart disease – Halifax
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Halifax’s QEII Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, as a heart disease clinic was renamed in honour of a 16-year-old hockey player who died as a result of an undiagnosed inherited heart condition in 2013. Jordan Boyd, of Bedford, N.S., lost his life to an …
Read More »Nova Scotia lacks accurate caseload count for burdened social workers: official – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2024 1:07 pm Updated May 15, 2024 1:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services doesn’t have an accurate read of social worker caseloads involving children and families at risk. …
Read More »Two dead, three injured in separate highway crashes in northeastern Nova Scotia – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2024 10:59 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two head-on crashes on the same highway in Nova Scotia’s Antigonish County have claimed the lives of two men and sent three people to hospital. RCMP say the …
Read More »Ottawa, province help fund $10-million expansion of daycare at Halifax university – Halifax
Government funding is expected to cover half of the cost of a $10-million expansion of the child care centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. A provincial government news release says Ottawa is providing $3 million through a federal-provincial child care agreement, while the province is contributing $2 million …
Read More »Parents, officials hope to ‘hammer out’ details of N.S. school lunch program – Halifax
As elementary schools across Nova Scotia anticipate the introduction of a school lunch program this fall, many parents and officials are working to understand exactly how it will be accessed by students. In March, the provincial government announced an $18.8-million investment toward developing a new lunch program for students in …
Read More »Nova Scotia mass shooting: progress report released on response to public inquiry – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2024 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia …
Read More »Threatening message found in bathroom stall at Halifax school, students dismissed – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students at Halifax West High School were dismissed early Monday after a threatening message was discovered in a school bathroom. Halifax Regional Centre for Education spokesperson Lindsey Bunin said in a statement that the administration team at the school “were made aware …
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