It’s been just over a year since Kali Hemsworth’s younger sister died suddenly. According to her autopsy, Kaytlyn Hemsworth died of hanging at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton while in the psychiatric unit. She was just 19. Hemsworth says she’s received very few details about the circumstances of her sister’s death. “All … Read More “Patient died of hanging while in Moncton psychiatric unit” »
Dartmouth native Corey Yantha has launched SmartServ, a vending machine for beer and ready-made alcoholic drinks. “We developed some really cool technology that authenticates a person,” said Yantha, who is the founder and CEO Dispension Industries Inc., which employs a team of 10 and they work closely with an engineering firm in Markham, Ont. The … Read More “Dartmouth, N.S., company launches alcohol vending machines” »
In the early 1900’s, you would walk into a grocery store with your list, pass it to an employee behind a desk, and they would gather what you wanted. The idea of a self-service store started with a Piggly Wiggly Memphis location in 1916. It caught on, giving customers the power of option – since … Read More “Locked wheels and receipt checks: Grocer anti-theft measures have some Maritimers on edge, others welcome the change” »
A second investigation has determined no charges should be laid against two RCMP officers who shot at a fire hall in Nova Scotia on the morning of April 19, 2020. No one was struck in the incident but it left people badly shaken and distrustful of the RCMP. The two officers were pursuing a man … Read More “No charges warranted against N.S. Mounties who shot up fire hall during mass shooting: Ontario watchdog” »
Two sisters in southwest Nova Scotia still can’t quite believe how quickly they lost their parents, who died within a couple of hours of each other after contracting a rare infection. Meta and Sammi Ross want people to know about the danger of invasive group A strep, or iGAS, a contagious bacterial infection that can … Read More “Their parents died within hours of each other. Now N.S. sisters are warning about deadly form of strep” »
Transport Canada has approved an application to allow infilling near a popular walking and cycling trail on the Dartmouth side of Halifax harbour, but some people living in the area aren’t happy about it. The approval means the applicant, Atlantic Road Construction and Paving, will be allowed to dump 100,000 square metres of pyritic slate and quarry rock … Read More “Transport Canada approves controversial Dartmouth Cove infilling” »
Cape Breton Regional Municipality is taking steps to begin licensing and regulating rooming houses after one of eight tenants died in a house fire in Sydney, N.S., in 2022. Some in the property business in CBRM say a proposed bylaw that passed first reading this week is a good start, but they say more work … Read More “CBRM takes steps to regulate rooming houses after student dies in duplex fire” »
