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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 »Nova Scotia gas prices jump by 6.5 cents, now above $1.80 per litre
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gas prices in Nova Scotia jumped by 6.5 cents overnight Friday, with prices now above $1.80 per litre. The minimum price of regular unleaded self-serve gas ranges between 183.7 cents per litre in the Halifax area, to 185.6 in Cape Breton. The …
Read More »Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova Scotia
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia — and the rest of the country — from raging wildfires to devastating flooding. A series of punishing thunderstorms dumped up to 250 millimetres of rain on Nova Scotia this weekend, killing at …
Read More »Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rights
Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions in the provincial detention centre. A series of complaints recently brought before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court tell a similar story: inmates locked in their cells …
Read More »Sex worker wins in Nova Scotia court, but ruling leaves sex industry conflicted – Halifax
In a legal decision described as the first of its kind in Canada, a Halifax sex worker successfully sued a client for nonpayment of services, but actors in the industry are conflicted about the ruling’s impacts. Former sex worker Brogan Sheehan took Bradley Samuelson to small claims court after he …
Read More »Nova Scotia hasn’t built public housing in 30 years. Why that was a ‘huge mistake’
As Nova Scotia continues to grapple with affordability and housing crises, experts are questioning the government’s failure to build new public housing units in nearly three decades. “If you consider housing as a human right – as a basic foundational structure for your citizenship – yes, it’s a huge mistake,” …
Read More »Blue-green algae spotted at several Nova Scotia lakes – Halifax
A lake can seem beautiful and harmless from a distance, but on the surface of the water could lie dangerous blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, algae can look like grass clippings floating around the water, or even spilled paint. But it’s the toxins inside algae that pose a threat …
Read More »Ferry travel between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia on hold due to technical issues with ship – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2023 12:58 pm Updated June 18, 2023 1:00 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ferry travel between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has been cancelled until at least Wednesday morning due to technical problems with the service’s …
Read More »Nova Scotia appoints new provincial judge amid backlog of court cases – Halifax
A new judge has been added to Nova Scotia’s provincial court, filling one of the two remaining vacancies on the bench. In a release from the province on Friday, it was announced that Angela Caseley, a federal Crown attorney from Bedford, was appointed to the position with her tenure effective …
Read More »Nova Scotia man who served 16 years after wrongful conviction dead at 67
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2023 1:55 pm Updated June 15, 2023 2:02 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A lawyer for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who served 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, …
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