CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. – Ontario Provincial Police are facing tough questions about their search for a missing Newfoundland trucker whose rig was found two weeks ago in Ontario, then sent back to Newfoundland, where his body was found Monday in the trailer. Brian Lush’s family last heard from him on April 24, and using … Read More “Trucker’s body found in trailer in Newfoundland after failed police search in Ontario” »
A pair of Atlantic Canada’s food industry titans took part in a luncheon Wednesday to discuss the current state of food insecurity. Maple Leaf Foods executive chair Michael McCain and co-CEO of Mrs. Dunsters Inc. Blair Hyslop joined Greener Village CEO Alex Boyd for a candid talk on food insecurity Wednesday at a sold out … Read More “Pair of Atlantic Canada food industry titans weigh in on food insecurity” »
The Nova Scotia government has failed to meet the first deadline in a landmark human rights agreement that is supposed to end the practice of housing people with disabilities in large institutions. In a release Wednesday, the province’s Disability Rights Coalition said it is “severely disappointed” by the missed deadline. Under the terms of a … Read More “Disability rights group ‘severely disappointed’ after province misses deadline” »
The Cape Breton Farmers’ Market in Sydney, N.S., is normally filled with visitors on Saturdays, but on Wednesday, that was a different story. The downtown market’s doors are closed and its future is uncertain. “The long and short of it is we’re locked out of our building,” said farmers market manager Pauline Singer. Singer said … Read More “Cape Breton Farmers’ Market locked out in dispute with landlord” »
The Cape Breton Farmers’ Market has been locked out of its building in downtown Sydney, N.S., due to unpaid property taxes. Manager Pauline Singer said the market has struggled financially since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the landlord does not seem willing to work out a payment plan for the tax arrears. “We’re not hiding the … Read More “Cape Breton Farmers’ Market locked out of building in dispute over unpaid property taxes” »
Nova Scotia’s health minister says more and better data about the system could help remove politics from what is traditionally one of the most political subjects in the province. “I believe that data will immunize health care from the political cycle,” Thompson told a lunch crowd at a Halifax Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday. … Read More “Health minister thinks data could take politics out of health care” »
Halifax Regional Police is looking for a missing 26-year-old woman and a six-year-old child from Quebec. According to a news release from police, Anna Musabyimana was reported missing from Trois-Rivières, Quebec earlier this week and investigators believe she may be in the Halifax area with her daughter Rebecca Irankunda. Police do not suspect foul play, … Read More “Halifax police looking for missing woman, child from Quebec” »
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has named a new minister of environment and climate change nearly three weeks after the previous one resigned from the post over political disagreements. According to a news release from the province, Higgs announced Glen Savoie as the new minister for environment and climate change. This is the second time … Read More “Premier Higgs announces new N.B. environment minister” »
A pilot project to test and evaluate the operation of federally-approved three-wheeled vehicles on Nova Scotia roads starts next week. The five-year pilot addresses requests from dealers and related businesses and will also bring Nova Scotia in line with all other Canadian provinces which allow their use. “Road safety for all users is our priority … Read More “Pilot project for three-wheeled vehicles to start in Nova Scotia soon” »
Two women in the Yarmouth area are questioning the response by Public Health after they say invasive group A strep infections left them in hospital fighting flesh-eating disease. The episode raises questions about public-health messaging in the age of social media, according to one expert. Kelly Doucet, who lives in Hebron, N.S., said she thought … Read More “After contracting flesh-eating disease, these women are questioning Public Health’s response” »
