A lifesaving heart clinic at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax has been renamed in honour of Jordan Boyd – a 16-year-old hockey player who tragically lost his life to a rare, inherited heart disease that went undetected. The incident happened on Aug. 11, 2013 when Jordan was attending his first training camp with … Read More “Halifax clinic renamed in honour of young hockey player who lost his life to rare heart disease” »
Halifax council has voted unanimously to approve a slew of zoning changes following a two-day public hearing and hours of debate. Councillors heard from dozens of people on Tuesday and Wednesday about the slew of new rules stemming from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. The city received $79 million from Ottawa last year to fast-track housing development. … Read More “Halifax approves zoning changes, clearing the way for thousands of new housing units” »
It was an emotional day for some community leaders Thursday in Pictou County and Liverpool after the Nova Scotia government announced it has reached a tentative deal with Northern Pulp that would see the company drop its legal fight to reopen the shuttered mill on Abercrombie Point. Andrea Paul, who previously served as chief of Pictou Landing … Read More “Pictou County, Liverpool react to Northern Pulp settlement deal” »
The combination of warm, humid air that has built up this week along with an arriving cold front from the west has triggered rounds of thunderstorms in the Maritimes. Thunderstorms came across northern areas of New Brunswick Thursday morning into early afternoon. Along with lightning, the thunderstorms are producing some rainfall rates as high as … Read More “Tornado watch watch previously issued in New Brunswick has been dropped” »
All signs are pointing to a very busy hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its annual hurricane season forecast and is projecting 17 to 25 storms, the most it has ever forecasted. Of those storms, eight to 13 are expected to become hurricanes, but it’s still too early … Read More “Busy 2024 hurricane season expected in Atlantic Ocean” »
The National Hurricane Center of the United States has issued their forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The forecast calls for a very active season when it comes to the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes expected. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center as part of … Read More “National Hurricane Center issues 2024 forecast” »
More than two years after Paper Excellence, owners of Northern Pulp – the idled pulp mill in Pictou County – filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government, the two parties have reportedly reached a settlement agreement. According to a news release from the province, the agreement addresses issues including the $450 million lawsuit against … Read More “N.S. government reaches settlement agreement with Northern Pulp” »
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has updated its prohibited fishing area off the coast of New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula due to the presence of an endangered North Atlantic right whale. DFO says it instituted a 15-day temporary fishing area closure in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 23 C on May 17 after a right whale was … Read More “Fishing closure in Gulf of St. Lawrence due to presence of right whale” »
Down the hall from Prof. Linda Campbell’s office in the Science Building at Saint Mary’s University, there’s a floor tile pattern of blue waves and green triangles overlaid by large black rectangles. Many people walk by without a second thought. But Campbell has watched some people stop at the black rectangles and stand stock still. … Read More “From floor tiles to urinals, making spaces more accessible in N.S. will cost millions” »
Opposition is surfacing in southwestern Nova Scotia over a decision by two levels of government to fast-track approvals of shellfish farms in the Municipality of Argyle, raising questions about the level of public support in the area for shellfish aquaculture. “I don’t think development should be here. Put your oyster cages where there are no … Read More “Argyle warden stands by fast-tracking shellfish farm approvals despite complaints” »
