They don’t want to do it, but all 23 volunteer firefighters in the community of Rexton, N.B., are prepared to walk off the job. Rexton Volunteer Fire Capt. Sean Sullivan told CTV News on Thursday they have several issues with the municipality of Five Rivers and if not resolved, they planned to resign and stop … Read More “N.B. volunteer firefighters ready to walk off job over dispute with municipality” »
The organization that represents more than 3,500 physicians, medical students and residents in Nova Scotia is concerned with provisions in legislation introduced by the minister of finance on March 5 as part of the budget process. Doctors Nova Scotia said clauses in the Financial Measures Act to amend the Personal Health Information Act would grant the minister of … Read More “Doctors Nova Scotia concerned about proposed changes to health information law” »
Former CTV News Atlantic anchor Steve Murphy has a saying when it comes to March weather, “March, it’ll break your heart.” Steve was referring to how even though the month marks the start of spring, a winter-like storm or two can’t be ruled out. It looks like we have one of those on deck for … Read More “Spring storm to bring mix of heavy snow, rain this weekend for the Maritimes” »
Nearly two years after it was first announced, Simons has opened its first Maritime location in Halifax. According to a social media post from the company, the store officially opened at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Thursday. The Quebec-based retailer says the store is their 17th location. “I’m super excited to see the client turnout, … Read More “Simons opens first Maritime location in Halifax” »
Police say five Halifax elementary students were taken to hospital after eating cannabis edibles that one of them had brought to the school. Halifax Regional Police Const. John MacLeod said officers were called to Springvale Elementary School at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday after staff at the school noticed signs of drug ingestion by several students. MacLeod said … Read More “Halifax elementary students taken to hospital after eating cannabis edibles” »
Labour Minister Jill Balser hopes to know soon whether she will have legislation for the fall session at Province House that would increase the amount of illness-related leave a person can take from work without worrying about losing their job. Officials in Balser’s department are canvassing about 170 professional and community groups and organizations that … Read More “Province begins consultations on job protection for illness-related leave” »
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The theatre, which has been managed under the Cineplex brand for the last 11 years, will close for good on April 29th. Once it does, the closest theatre will be an hour away in Halifax.
Nova Scotia pharmacies are seeing a surge in demand for measles vaccines (MMR) amid a rise in cases in Canada and across the world, and it may be hard to find the shot at drugstores. Kari Ellen Graham is a pharmacist at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Halifax. She said ever since Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical … Read More “Measles vaccine in limited supply at Nova Scotia pharmacies” »
As the black SUV crawls slowly along a gravel road, in the passenger seat Nadia Tarakki taps her finger on the screen of her laptop. “This is what a plume looks like,” she says, her eyes fixed on a flat blue line that’s suddenly shot upward. Out the car’s window is a field of brown winter … Read More “How harnessing methane from landfills could be ‘easy win’ in climate-change fight” »
