Dozens of students at a Halifax-area junior high school took part in a walkout Friday, calling for more action to address school violence. Ava Merrick, a Grade 9 student who helped organize the walkout at Astral Drive Junior High in Cole Harbour, said the administration’s response to violent incidents at the school prompted the roadside demonstration. “There’s … Read More “Cole Harbour students stage walkout over school violence concerns” »
Nova Scotia Health is asking for the public’s help in locating a patient missing from a Halifax hospital. A news release from the health authority Friday says the missing man is 43-year-old Craig Keddy. Keddy is described as about six-feet tall, with an average build and approximately 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a … Read More “N.S. health authority seeks public’s help in finding missing patient” »
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved a settlement agreement between the Nova Scotia government and Paper Excellence, a move that officially kills the beleaguered Northern Pulp mill and kicks off the process to explore a new facility in the Liverpool area. Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick signed off on the agreement following a hearing on Friday. The pact … Read More “Judge approves settlement agreement between N.S. government and Northern Pulp owner” »
A 21-year-old man is facing several assault charges after he allegedly hit three people with a stolen vehicle in Beaver Bank, N.S., early Thursday morning. According to an RCMP news release, officers responded to a reported collision on Windgate Drive around 2:55 a.m. They learned several people who knew each got into an altercation during … Read More “Man allegedly hit 3 people with stolen vehicle: N.S. RCMP” »
Halifax Regional Police is searching for a man in connection with a stabbing that happened in Dartmouth, N.S., on Friday. Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 200 block of Portland Street around 7:15 a.m. According to police, a man had been stabbed inside his vehicle by another man who he did … Read More “Police searching for man in connection with early morning stabbing in Dartmouth” »
A request for regulatory concessions may be at the heart of a lengthy shutdown at the underground coal mine in Donkin, N.S. Last July, Nova Scotia’s Labour Department issued a stop-work order after the access tunnel roof collapsed twice in one week. Mine owner Kameron Coal got the OK to begin digging coal again 2½ months … Read More “Donkin mine remains closed despite provincial OK to restart digging coal” »
The MLA who represents Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick says it’s been too long since the island has had reliable air ambulance service – and she wants to see it fixed. Progressive Conservative MLA Andrea Anderson-Mason came out, on her own accord, to speak to reporters at the New Brunswick legislature Wednesday about a … Read More “‘Severe weather’ prevented 2 aircraft from transporting emergent patient from Grand Manan to the mainland: Ambulance N.B.” »
Nearly two years after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged the shoreline community of Merigomish, N.S., and left homes in the dark for more than a week, residents are still demanding answers from Nova Scotia Power. Resident Mary Gorman said Fiona is an example of more powerful and frequent storms brought on by climate change. She wants … Read More “Bracing for the next big storm, people in N.S. community demand reliable power” »
6 hours ago News Duration 4:08 In the year since wildfires burned through Shelburne County and parts of Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains, N.S., a lot of work has been done to understand how emergency management teams responded. Aly Thomson explains the biggest changes implemented by both the province and the Halifax Regional Municipality. Adblock … Read More “Is Nova Scotia prepared for the next big wildfire?” »
Halifax pedestrians got an unexpected sight Thursday night when they spotted a deer in the downtown area. The confused animal showed up at the convention centre and threw itself against the glass several times before making its way into the Economy Shoe Shop, an iconic local bar. Officers from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural … Read More “Oh, deer: Animal surprises bar patrons in Halifax” »
;Resize=(1180) "Is Nova Scotia prepared for the next big wildfire?")
