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After an October 2023 promise to have Pallet shelters in place by the colder months, Nova Scotia opposition parties are calling for clarity on when the shelters will be delivered. The province said $7.5 million was spent to purchase 200 units from the rapid-response shelter provider Pallet, as well as …
Read More »Maritime colleges cap admissions from some countries
International students coming to the Maritimes from select parts of Africa are being stopped at the door, according to the Nigerian-Canadian Association of New Brunswick. President Adebayo Ogunleye said international students looking to come from his home country of Nigeria have been treated unfairly compared with other countries. Ogunleye said …
Read More »63-year-old Nova Scotia man dies in collision on Highway 103 – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 16, 2023 4:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Nova Scotia man died early today after his car collided with a sport utility vehicle on Highway 103. RCMP say they arrived at the crash site about 60 kilometres …
Read More »Ottawa, province veto $1.5 million Nova Scotia offshore oil exploration bid – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2023 10:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A $1.5-million bid for an oil and gas exploration licence off Nova Scotia has been denied by the provincial and federal governments. The bid by U.K.-based Inceptio Limited for a shallow …
Read More »‘Do not increase’: Halifax residents speak out against proposed police budget – Halifax
Dozens of speakers showed up to a Halifax Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Wednesday night to show their displeasure towards proposed changes to the Halifax Regional Police budget. The proposed 2024-25 operating budget is slated at $96,743,400, a 4.8-per cent increase from the previous year. According to Chief Don …
Read More »N.S. housing crisis: Province plans to impose steeper registration fees for short-term rentals – Halifax
The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees. Short-term rental owners are already required to register their properties through the province, with annual registration fees of $50 to $150, depending on the number of bedrooms. In …
Read More »‘The need is there’: Lower Sackville to get large chunk of N.S. public housing investment – Halifax
Following the Nova Scotia government’s announcement that 222 public housing units will be built throughout the province, one Halifax Regional Municipality councillor is feeling an extra sense of optimism about how the new supply will impact his district. Coun. Paul Russell said it’s “fantastic” that $48 million of the funding …
Read More »N.S. affordability crisis deepens as gap between living wage, minimum wage grows: report – Halifax
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 »‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding
Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc is warning provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that federal funding to help protect the Chignecto Isthmus may not be available should they fail to meet a Wednesday deadline for a federal program. “There is no other obvious federal programs that would …
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