Nova Scotia Pictou County RCMP say three people are dead following a collision on Highway 106 at Mount William near New Glasgow. Two vehicles collided on Highway 106 near Mount William on Sunday evening CBC News · Posted: Aug 12, 2024 2:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Three people are dead following … Read More “3 dead in Pictou County collision” »
New figures posted on the provincial government’s health data accountability website suggests surgeons are completing roughly the same number of surgeries as 2019 pre-pandemic levels, but the woman in charge of improving wait times says the number should actually be higher. Cindy Connolly, senior director of Nova Scotia Health’s Perioperative Clinical Network, said operations done at … Read More “Number of surgeries being completed on the rise, Nova Scotia Health official says” »
Maritimers were treated to both the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, and the Perseid meteor shower Sunday night and into Monday morning. The Perseid meteor shower is created from the debris of the comet Swift-Tuttle and peaks around this time each year. Susy Medeiros Sehmrau snapped this picture of the northern lights … Read More “Northern lights, Perseid meteor shower light up Maritime skies” »
Bide Awhile Animal Shelter in Dartmouth, N.S., is asking for help supporting 24 kittens. A woman who runs a private rescue offered to take some kittens from someone in her community and found two dozen baby cats. Office staff at Bide Awhile received the kittens after two days preparing for their arrival. Sam Cole is … Read More “Bide Awhile shelter in Dartmouth, N.S., asking for donations to help two dozen kittens” »
From his office overlooking the runway at Gander International Airport, Reg Wright can see all flights in and out of his corner of Newfoundland. But in recent years, those plane spottings have been fewer and farther between. “In Newfoundland, we have a saying called the fisherman’s widow, which is typically anyone that keeps eyes to … Read More “Airlines flee small cities, cutting key links to rest of the country” »
A 31-year-old man convicted in the gang-related shooting death of Brandon Hatcher in Spryfield in 2010 has been denied both day parole and full parole. Matthew Munroe, who was 17 years old at the time of the offence but was tried as an adult, has been serving a life sentence for first-degree murder since 2013. His parole … Read More “Convicted murderer Matthew Munroe denied parole” »
A 78-year-old woman died in a crash at a Charlottetown, P.E.I., roundabout on Saturday. According to a news release from Charlottetown Police Services, emergency crews responded to a reported single-vehicle crash at the Riverside Drive-Garfield Street roundabout around 3:30 p.m. Police learned the driver of an SUV suffered a “medical emergency” and struck a utility … Read More “78-year-old woman killed in Charlottetown roundabout crash” »
A photo of Nova Scotia’s environment minister and 13 smiling young people fills the front page of a document titled “Urgent Times, Urgent Action.” It’s the province’s annual report on steps taken to protect the environment, and curb and mitigate the effects of climate change. The report came out last month. When Sophia Lindfield saw … Read More “Members of Nova Scotia’s first youth climate council offer mixed opinions” »
Bell Aliant’s move to replace outdated copper wiring with fibre optic cable has some customers in Nova Scotia concerned they may be left without telephone service during a power outage. The telecommunications company is in the process of making upgrades across the province, switching over those residents who remain connected to copper-wired landlines to the newer technology that requires an internet … Read More “Bell Aliant changeover to fibre optics worrying for some N.S. customers” »
Helen Malone-Babineau has escaped not one, but two wildfires in the past eight years. Now, she’s starting over again in Halifax. “Having experienced Fort McMurray and Yellowknife, both being isolated places with one road out, I said I think I will go somewhere a little bit, you know, with more routes to escape,” she said … Read More “Wildfires can take a heavy toll on mental health. Here’s what researchers say should be done to help evacuees” »
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