Day: July 31, 2024

Four days have passed since two gunmen opened fire into a crowd of men, women, and children at the annual Africville reunion. Despite ongoing investigations, no arrests have been made. “That’s deeply concerning and troubling,” said Barbara Adams, Nova Scotia’s justice minister. “We’re relying on our police forces to do the very best that they … Read More “No arrests yet in weekend shooting at Africville reunion” »

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A new funding agreement between the province and the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, P.E.I., will create eight more seats for Nova Scotia students who want to become veterinarians. Brian Wong, Nova Scotia’s minister of advanced education, said the five-year, $50.8-million arrangement with the college at the University of Prince Edward Island will expand the total number of seats available for … Read More “N.S. commits $50 million to ensure greater access to vet medicine program” »

The Nova Scotia RCMP has charged a 36-year-old Tennecape man for allegedly submitting hundreds of false insurance claims in 2022. According to an RCMP news release, East Hants officers received information about someone making false health benefit claims to defraud the trustees of a local ironworkers’ union on May 9, 2023. Police conducted an investigation … Read More “N.S. man allegedly submitted more than 300 false insurance claims: RCMP” »

The Canadian and German governments are taking the next step to launch Atlantic Canada’s hydrogen export industry, announcing a multimillion-dollar commitment Wednesday for projects in Eastern Canada. Ottawa is investing up to $300 million to support hydrogen exports to Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, while the German government is matching the contribution. “The announcement being made today … Read More “Canada, Germany commit $600M for hydrogen export in Atlantic Canada” »

HALIFAX – With just over one month before the beginning of the school year, universities in Atlantic Canada are worried about the expected big drop in foreign student enrolment due to caps imposed by the federal government. In Nova Scotia, the province has so far accepted less than 4,000 international students for the upcoming year, … Read More “Universities in Atlantic Canada worried about big drop expected in foreign students” »

RCMP say a patrol of a Nova Scotia lake over a three-day period this month resulted in a “very concerning” number of charges, tickets and warnings for a variety of offences, dozens of them alcohol-related. A 39-year-old Enfield, N.S., man was charged with impaired operation of a boat during the patrol of Grand Lake near Enfield from … Read More “N.S. lake patrol results in 1 arrest, 4 alcohol-related tickets, 115 warnings” »

It was a memorable day for many near the Bay of Fundy Monday when a Mola mola found its way to the Parrsboro Harbour in Nova Scotia. The massive fish, more commonly known as an ocean sunfish, was spotted around 8 a.m. near the Aboiteau. The ocean sunfish is one of the largest bony fish … Read More “Holy Mola! Massive sunfish rescued near Bay of Fundy” »

Taxes are the largest household expense for families in Canada. A new study by Fraser Institute, a right-leaning think tank, reveals the average household spent 43 per cent of its income on taxes alone in 2023. “It was so surprising to me the results of that study because so many of those taxes were hidden,” … Read More “Average Canadian household spends almost half its income on taxes: Fraser Institute” »

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