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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 »N.S. goaltender to make hockey history when she suits up for Cape Breton Eagles
A 16-year-old goalie from Antigonish, N.S., is set to make hockey history on Friday night. Rhyah Stewart will become the first female player to take the ice for the Cape Breton Eagles in the team’s 26-year franchise history as they take on the Moncton Wildcats in a pre-season fixture at …
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 »Freeland says Ottawa to ‘work harder’ to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding
The federal government will pick up its pace in providing disaster relief to parts of Nova Scotia hit by last weekend’s flooding, deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday after she viewed a bridge shattered by torrential rainfall. Freeland, who is also finance minister, made the comment to reporters after …
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 …
Read More »Ex-officer’s account of being ordered to ‘close’ rape file challenged in N.S. hearing
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2023 11:08 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former RCMP officer who testified last week that he was ordered to stop investigating an alleged sexual assault in Halifax is having his account questioned today during cross-examination. Jerell Smith …
Read More »N.S. nurse tells police review board that officer seemed to blame alleged rape victim – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2023 10:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A nurse who examined a Nova Scotia woman to collect evidence of rape is testifying at a hearing into alleged police mishandling of the case. Carrie Low filed a complaint against …
Read More »Treating prior abuse of N.S. men who commit domestic violence key to controlling rage – Halifax
The man in his 60s looks down for a moment at his dining room table, and then tries to explain how a shameful moment of violence was also the beginning of a healing journey. About two years ago at his Halifax-area home, the man says, his wife stood in front …
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