The Irving Shipbuilding shipyard has started cutting steel for the next fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy’s next generation of warships. According to the government, the 15 warships are the largest shipbuilding initiative for Canada since the Second World War. First being announced in 2011, the project originally came with a price tag of $25 … Read More “Steel officially cut for new Navy ships in Halifax” »
The private lending firm that pushed Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain into insolvency in March says negotiations aimed at selling SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald Ltd. have reached a crucial phase. Jennifer Stam, a lawyer for the Toronto-based Fiera Private Debt Fund, made the statement Friday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, where Justice … Read More “Bid to sell insolvent newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada reaches critical phase” »
The New Brunswick government says it won’t be creating what it calls a “second” public inquiry into what led to several multi-million dollar contracts for travel nurses. A legislative committee made the request for a public inquiry after three days of hearings from the departments of health and social development and the two health authorities. … Read More “N.B. government rules against a public inquiry into travel nurse contracts” »
One of four teenagers accused of murdering another youth at a Halifax shopping mall has been released on bail. On Friday afternoon, Judge Marc Chisholm of Nova Scotia youth court agreed to release a 14-year-old girl on strict conditions. She’s been held in the Waterville youth detention centre since just days after Ahmad Maher Al … Read More “One of 4 accused teen killers in Halifax stabbing granted bail” »
Hundreds of Irving shipyard workers and invited guests cheered as one of their newest colleagues, Deion Parsons, made a test weld on a piece of steel to mark the beginning of a contract that may keep the young welder employed for at least 25 years. The Halifax yard has been contracted to build 15 destroyers for the … Read More “Irving shipyard marks start of contract to build 15 navy warships” »
A 75-year-old man from Scotch Village, N.S., is facing multiple impaired driving offences in connection to a three-vehicle collision in Mount Uniacke that hospitalized five people on Thursday. According to an RCMP news release, emergency crews responded to the crash on the 200 block of Highway 1 around 10:45 a.m. They learned a Mazda CX-5 … Read More “N.S. man charged with impaired driving following three-vehicle collision in Mount Uniacke” »
The federal government is warning Canadian fishers that they could face penalties up to the loss of licences if they participate in activities that threaten the conservation and management of Atlantic halibut stocks. The declaration comes at a time when tensions remain high between Canada and France over fishing for the valuable groundfish species. On … Read More “DFO warns Canadian fishers about participating in French halibut fishery” »
The Fredericton Police Force has laid three charges against a Fredericton man in connection with an alleged assault in a public parking lot on Wednesday. Police say they responded to a call for service regarding an assault on a woman at a business on Smythe Street around 7 p.m. The male suspect was “quickly apprehended” … Read More “‘As I turned around, he lunged and grabbed me’: Fredericton woman recovering after attack in parking lot” »
As some Nova Scotians cry for an overhaul of the environmental assessment process, which they say is outdated and ineffective, the province cannot say when it will update the system. Environmental assessments are meant to ensure companies operate within provincial regulations and don’t cause collateral damage to people and the natural environment. The Environmental Goals … Read More “No clear timeline on updates to environmental assessment process” »
When Phil Fizzard and his partner Sue Reid returned to the ruins of their home in Hammonds Plains, N.S., after the 2023 wildfires, they were devastated. Like other families whose homes were either uninsured for various reasons or underinsured, trying to recover from the loss has been heartbreaking. On Thursday, the couple were back on Hummingbird … Read More “Couple grateful as rebuild begins on home destroyed by wildfire last year” »
