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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Singer, dancer, choreographer and TV personality (yes, it’s a long list) Paula Abdul is scheduled to grace New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this fall as part of her Canadian tour. The 2024 Straight Up! To Canada Tour (named after her 1988 hit …
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 »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 »Why your next beer in Nova Scotia could be coming from a vending machine – Halifax
The next beer you get at a sports game could be one from a vending machine. At least, that’s the hope of Nova Scotia company Dispension — whose owners are working to get automated beer vending machines into stadiums across the country. A kiosk will scan the patron’s government-issued photo …
Read More »A $1-million castle in Nova Scotia has been sold. The new owner has big plans
An Ontario woman is packing her belongings and preparing to open a more medieval chapter in her life as the owner of a castle in a small Nova Scotia community. The 10-bedroom, 18-bathroom fortress is situated on 163 acres of land in Bucklaw, located along the Trans-Canada Highway in Cape …
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 »On the Brink: A Nova Scotia family and the ‘never-ending struggle’ to survive
This is the first instalment of a Global News series called ‘On the Brink,’ which profiles people who are struggling with the rising cost of living. In this story, a Nova Scotia woman talks about the challenges of making ends meet while supporting her family. Maria Burgess knows what it’s …
Read More »Possible ‘significant’ snowfall to hit Nova Scotia this week, statement issued – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement about an early season snowfall this week. It said up to five centimetres of snow is expected Monday for parts of eastern and northern Nova Scotia, with up to 10 centimetres over the Cape …
Read More »Hurricane Lee: Latest track says storm could hit Nova Scotia early Sunday
The latest track from the Canadian Hurricane Centre suggests Hurricane Lee could strike Nova Scotia early Sunday morning. The track shows Lee making landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia as a post-tropical storm around 3 a.m. that day, though the Atlantic provinces will likely feel its impacts through rain, wind and …
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