Day: March 6, 2024

Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s budget for the coming year gives residents a tax break, while boosting spending on infrastructure and operations. That’s possible partly because the Nova Scotia government eliminated municipal taxes for housing and corrections, and partly because of huge increases in property values. It’s also in large part because of a planned switch … Read More “CBRM council approves rare budget with tax cuts and increased spending” »

Halifax Regional Police will get 22 new positions this year they say are needed to keep up with a growing population, even though some residents are strongly opposed. Halifax Regional Municipality councillors approved the force’s $98-million budget on Wednesday during a budget committee meeting. The total is about six per cent higher than last year.  Most of the … Read More “Halifax police force to gain 22 new positions despite loud public opposition” »

Nova Scotia·New Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration’s Occupational Health and Safety division is investigating after police reported a 61-year-old man fell from a ladder on Tuesday in Halifax. Nova Scotia Department of Labour issues stop-work orders after incident on Marginal Road Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2024 4:51 … Read More “Man, 61, believed to have life-threatening injuries after fall from ladder, Halifax police say” »

Low staffing levels in Nova Scotia’s jails are once again garnering attention. The problem has led to inmates being locked in their cells for as much as 23 hours every day. In January, a justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled such lockdowns violate inmates’ Charter rights. On Wednesday, about 50 members of the union that … Read More “Correctional officers protest at Province House over staffing levels in jails” »

For more than 150 years, St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Louisbourg, N.S., was able to withstand everything the weather threw at it. However, in its long history, it never saw anything quite like Hurricane Fiona. “It just tore through it with such energy and force that it weakened the whole structure of the building”, said … Read More “150-year-old Cape Breton church done in by Fiona” »

An incoming storm will bring the potential for localized flooding and then the risk of significant freezing rain and power outages as the winds kick up and temperatures drop on Thursday. The heaviest rainfall is expected in the south and west of the province where amounts in the 40- to 60-millimetre range are likely. The greatest risk … Read More “Heavy rain, threat of significant freezing rain on the way to Nova Scotia” »

Police say a man was injured following a workplace incident in Halifax Tuesday afternoon. Halifax Regional Police says officers responded to the scene on Marginal Road around 1:40 p.m. The victim, a 61-year-old man, reportedly fell off a ladder. Police say he was taken to hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries. The … Read More “Man injured in Halifax workplace incident” »

Things started off slowly in the Prince Edward Island Legislature Tuesday until former Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker rose with questions on two years of record extra-budget spending. “The most open and transparent government has turned out to be the most closed and secretive,” said Bevan-Baker. Premier Dennis King fired back at his former ally, … Read More “Sparks fly between premier, MLA at P.E.I. legislature” »

Premier Tim Houston was on the defensive Tuesday following allegations by opposition politicians and an industry group that a new program to support commercial wine producers is the result of lobbying by a friend. Speaking to reporters at Province House, Houston said it’s his business to know entrepreneurs who employ people in the province, but … Read More “Premier pushes back against criticism of new program for wine producers” »

Environment Canada has issued rainfall and snowfall warnings in the Maritimes Wednesday morning ahead of an incoming mix of snow, ice pellets, freezing rain, and rain. The warnings are in addition to special weather statements that went into effect on Tuesday. New Brunswick Rainfall warnings in New Brunswick are in effect for Charlotte County, Saint … Read More “Additional weather statements issued ahead of Thursday storm in the Maritimes” »