Day: March 4, 2024

All Saints Springhill Hospital in N.S. evacuated inpatients due the presence of smoke on Monday night, leading to the cancellations of appointments set for Tuesday. In a news release Monday evening, Nova Scotia Health says a total of 21 inpatients were evacuated from the hospital, and are being transferred to sites around the Northern Zone … Read More “All Saints Springhill Hospital in N.S. evacuated due to ‘presence of smoke’: Tuesday appointments cancelled” »

Known to many as the heartbeat of the Maritime film industry, 86-year-old Alvena Poole, also known as ‘Mama Alvena,’ is still making appearances on the silver screen. “You can’t get a bigger compliment than to say to somebody you were very believable,” Alvena told CTV’s Katie Kelly in an interview Monday. “As long as I … Read More “‘Alvena is the heart’: Maritime actress still in front of the camera at 86-years-old” »

Public health experts are tracking a growing number of measles cases in European countries like the U.K., Austria and Belgium — that’s in spite of widespread availability of vaccines in developed countries. Measles case rates in Canada are currently much lower than those in Europe or even the U.S., but Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer … Read More “Nova Scotia’s top health official watching measles cases closely” »

The Houston government is hearing from both sides in the debate over a bill that will allow the Town of Antigonish to merge with the county that surrounds it. The proposed law would pave the way for both councils to complete their controversial plan to consolidate, formally set in motion in the fall of 2022 when … Read More “Residents for and against Antigonish merger have their say in Province House” »

Nova Scotia’s information commissioner says the province’s rejection of her appeal for more staff will leave citizen requests to access government documents languishing in a years-long waitlist. “I was disheartened and disappointed to learn we did not get any additional budgeted positions, despite our four-year-long backlog of cases to review,” Tricia Ralph said in a … Read More “Budget refusal will cause more access-to-information delays, N.S. info commissioner says” »

People in Cape Breton Regional Municipality can now file online police reports for minor crimes. Chief Robert Walsh said the new tool isn’t for emergencies but for things like theft or property damage under $5,000, or to report items that have been lost or found. The online service is something that people have been requesting for … Read More “Cape Breton regional police now accepting online reports for minor offences” »

Ferries are expected to depart a new Mill Cove ferry facility in Bedford, N.S., by 2028 following the announcement Monday of funding to purchase ferries and build two terminals to support the transit expansion.  In 2021, all three levels of government announced a joint study of a new commuter ferry and terminal in Bedford to provide service to downtown Halifax. … Read More “Ferries could be departing Mill Cove terminal in Bedford for Halifax by 2028” »

There will be a very fair weather start to the week for the Maritimes. High pressure in place Monday allowed for a mostly sunny day with afternoon temperatures rising into the low-to-high single digits for large areas of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. A northerly wind kept it cooler for Prince Edward Island and eastern … Read More “Fair start to the week but risk of heavy rain, snow looms” »

A new electric ferry service will receive a quarter of a billion dollars to start operations between Halifax and Bedford in the next four years. According to a Monday news release from the Nova Scotia government, the Mill Cove Ferry Service will get more than $258 million for five electric ferries, two terminals, and a … Read More “Three levels of government spending $258 million on Bedford-Halifax ferries” »

The Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating after a man died during an arrest on Saturday. According to a news release from the RCMP, officers responded to a Bramber residence around 4 a.m. and arrested a man for allegedly obstructing a peace officer. During the arrest, the man went into medical distress … Read More “N.S. SiRT investigating after man dies during arrest” »