Nova Scotia The union representing 10,000 teachers in Nova Scotia said its members will vote on a proposed contract agreement at the end of May. Proposed deal announced Friday after ‘agreement in principle’ reached last week CBC News · Posted: Apr 26, 2024 7:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Nova Scotia Teachers … Read More “N.S. teachers to vote on tentative agreement next month” »
An apartment building going up in Dartmouth, N.S., is expected to be available early next year with some of the 45 units to be offered at more than 35 per cent below market rates. The Nova Scotia government released details Friday of $16 million in funding for the non-profit group Affirmative Ventures to complete the project. … Read More “Non-profit group in Dartmouth secures funding for affordable apartments” »
Two 14-year-olds accused in the stabbing death of a fellow teenager in Halifax made their first appearances Friday morning in Nova Scotia youth court. The pair, a boy and a girl, each face a charge of second-degree murder in Ahmad Al Marrach’s death. The 16-year-old victim was found wounded in a parking lot at the Halifax … Read More “14-year-olds accused of murdering Halifax teen make first court appearances” »
Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers arrested two Nova Scotia residents at the New Brunswick border after they seized multiple prohibited firearms. According to a CBSA news release, the Nova Scotians were referred for secondary examination at the St. Stephen Point port of entry in New Brunswick after an extended stay in the United States … Read More “N.S. residents arrested at New Brunswick border with multiple weapons” »
HALIFAX – A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student. Crown attorney Terry Nickerson told provincial youth court Judge Bronwyn Duffy that he will be seeking adult … Read More “First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old” »
Nova Scotia·Updated A fire has destroyed a church in Bridgetown, N.S., forcing traffic along the community’s main street to be rerouted as firefighters worked to put out the blaze. The church is more than 130 years old. Fire crews from Digby to Kentville were called to the site, fire chief says CBC News · Posted: … Read More “Fire destroys 130-year-old church in Bridgetown” »
Maritime motorists are paying more for gas in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, but less in New Brunswick. Nova Scotia The price of regular self-serve gasoline increased by 2.3 cents in the Halifax-area, bringing the minimum price to 187.3 cents per litre. Motorists in Cape Breton are now paying a minimum price of 189.3 … Read More “Price of gas increases in Nova Scotia, P.E.I.” »
Reactions from Halifax councillors to the city’s new road safety strategy are largely positive as the municipality moves toward an ambitious goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries on local roads by 2038. Staff presented the new plan to the city’s transportation standing committee Thursday. It replaces the former five-year strategy that recently finished, but this one has … Read More “New Halifax road safety plan includes better data, targeted projects” »
Nova Scotia’s new justice minister says there is work to do to rebuild trust with service organizations following controversial comments a former cabinet colleague made last week about domestic violence. Brad Johns resigned as justice minister a day after casting doubt on the pervasiveness of domestic violence and telling reporters he thought there were “bigger issues” in … Read More “Justice minister aims to rebuild trust after predecessor’s domestic violence comments” »
