Hurricane Ernesto will track well south of the Maritimes as it moves through the region on Sunday night and Monday. In fact, it’s looking very likely that the centre of the storm will track southeast of Sable Island. A track this far south means that the heaviest rainfall and strongest winds will also remain offshore. … Read More “Ernesto will track south of the Maritimes on Monday” »
The Nova Scotia Firefighters School has been issued a stop-work order by the province, which means classes at the Waverley facility have been suspended indefinitely. The school made the announcement on Facebook on Friday. It said the third-party safety organization it hired to conduct an audit found issues with the school’s “safety paperwork.” “Unfortunately for students of our ongoing … Read More “Province issues stop-work order for Nova Scotia Firefighters School” »
A downtown Halifax bar has had its liquor licence suspended after staff closed the bar one night last December with a customer still in the restroom. The three-day suspension is related to an incident at Pacifico Dance Club on Dec. 15, 2023, when a woman had been in a bathroom for an extended length of time while … Read More “Halifax bar has liquor licence suspended for leaving customer in bathroom after closing” »
Trains were running at the hump yard in Moncton on Friday, but they could come to a screeching halt in a few days. Both Canadian National Railway [CN] and Canadian Pacific Kansas City [CPKC] say they’ll lock out workers if a tentative agreement can’t be reached by next Thursday. Christopher Monette, director of public affairs … Read More “‘Nothing is going to move’: How a rail lockout might impact the Maritimes” »
Two people are dead after two vehicles collided in Lower South River, N.S., shortly after midnight. Antigonish County District RCMP, fire services and EHS responded to the collision around 12:05 a.m. Friday on Highway 4, near the 4000 block. A Dodge Caravan carrying five people and a Honda Pilot travelling in the opposite direction collided … Read More “Two people killed in head-on collision in Antigonish County” »
Hurricane Ernesto is expected to pass Bermuda and make its way south of the Maritimes on Monday, then approach Newfoundland and Labrador later that day, a Canadian meteorological expert advised on Friday. In a press briefing from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Bob Robichaud, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre, said … Read More “Hurricane Ernesto expected to pass through Atlantic Canada, but may escape worst-case scenario: forecasters” »
There’s a renewed call for a public inquiry into why so many New Brunswickers have come down with neurodegenerative symptoms and illnesses. When an initial cluster of over 40 people presented with similar symptoms – muscle spasms, atrophy and progressive dementia – it was thought to be Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, until they tested negative. That’s when … Read More “N.B. politician calls for a public inquiry into brain illness after New York Times article” »
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – New Brunswick’s electrical utility says its Point Lepreau nuclear generating station will remain off-line until at least mid-November. The station has been down since April. 6, while N.B. Power carried out a planned 100-day maintenance outage. In a news release Thursday, the utility says that during startup a “critical issue” related … Read More “New Brunswick’s Point Lepreau nuclear power plant down until mid-November” »
A Nova Scotia non-profit that offers programming for adults with intellectual disabilities is hopeful a new, larger space expected to open in mid-October will eliminate the organization’s waitlist. Corridor Community Options for Adults (CCOA) has called the former Enfield Elementary School home since 2000. It offers recreational, employment, volunteer and education programs and social enterprises for over 40 adults … Read More “‘Pure joy and excitement’ as East Hants non-profit gets closer to opening new $10M facility” »
Gas and diesel prices slightly increased in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, but held steady in Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia The minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline remained at 168.8 cents per litre in mainland Nova Scotia. Cape Breton’s price also didn’t budge, staying at 170.7 cents per litre. Mainland Nova Scotia’s … Read More “Gas prices inch up in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick” »
