Day: June 5, 2024

A Nova Scotia judge has thrown out charges against two people accused of harassing the province’s chief medical officer of health during a protest against COVID restrictions outside his home, ruling their rights were violated because it’s taken too long to bring them to trial. Jeremy MacKenzie, a 38-year-old podcaster and founder of the controversial group Diagolon, and … Read More “Judge throws out charges against pair accused of harassing N.S. chief medical officer” »

A popular Nova Scotia MLA who served in the legislature for 15 years has died. The Nova Scotia New Democrats confirmed Wednesday evening that Bill Estabrooks has passed away. He was 76 years old. Estabrooks represented the Timberlea-Prospect riding from March 1998 to September 2013 as part of the New Democratic Party. A former teacher … Read More “Former Nova Scotia MLA Bill Estabrooks dies at age 76” »

What happens when a municipality has so much stuff that they don’t know what to do with it all? Well, they have a surplus sale, of course. The municipality of Tantramar, N.B., is holding a sale to get rid of surplus items it acquired after the Town of Sackville amalgamated with smaller communities last year. … Read More “‘What a deal’: Zamboni among items available at municipal surplus sale in New Brunswick” »

The Nova Scotia government says it will put more money toward helping people struggling financially to escape homelessness or to avoid becoming homeless. In a news release on Wednesday, the province said it would provide a total of $500,000 in additional funds to 14 community organizations. Chebecto Connections is one of the groups receiving a portion of the money. … Read More “Province announces $500K for community groups helping at-risk, homeless people” »

Education Minister Becky Druhan is scheduled to release on Thursday her government’s plan for cellphone use in Nova Scotia public schools. That plan, which will be unveiled during a news conference at 10 a.m. AT at a Halifax-area junior high, will be similar to the model announced earlier this year in Ontario, sources tell CBC … Read More “Cellphone policy for N.S. public schools to be released Thursday” »

A police watchdog agency is investigating an alleged altercation between police and a man that resulted in the man’s death. Paramedics and members with the Southeast RCMP were dispatched to a home near Shediac, N.B., for a 43-year-old man in medical distress on May 29, according to a news release from SiRT. Officers located the … Read More “Man dies after Taser used in alleged altercation between him and police: SiRT” »

HALIFAX – As a closeted gay teenager walking through downtown Halifax in the early 1980s, Daniel MacKay drew hope from the bright lights, giggles and thumping bass coming from a boisterous bar called The Turret on Barrington Street. MacKay was there to catch a glimpse of the patrons trickling in and out of the club … Read More “New bar looking to end LGBTQ2S+ nightlife drought in Atlantic Canada’s biggest city” »

Several provincial sports organizations in Nova Scotia are uniting to support young officials. The Green Arm Band Initiative is designed to combat referee, umpire and official abuse in sport. “Multiple sports have been dabbling with such a program in the last couple of years. But for the first time, we have a unified voice with a … Read More “Sports organizations unite in green arm band initiative to support officials” »

A dispute over a private road is boiling up on Lobster Lane in Peggys Cove, N.S., pitting homeowners in the tiny seaside community against each other in court. The defendants, Paul and Claire Paruch, own the entrance to the lane, which has been used as a road by local families to access historic fishing buildings for nearly … Read More “Locals seek injunction after neighbour blocks access to historic Peggys Cove fishing buildings” »

In Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, Colin Stirling operates a time machine.  It’s housed inside a basement bunker and powered by videotapes.  For the last 13 years, Stirling has been posting videos ripped from a mountain of old VHS and Betamax tapes he’s acquired and uploading them to YouTube under his moniker, Betamax King.  “This is a … Read More “Meet the Betamax King: A citizen archivist preserving TV history — one tape at a time” »