Nova Scotia First responders in Nova Scotia are searching for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur, a woman who had been paddling at Long Lake Provincial Park in Halifax on Sunday afternoon. Halifax Search and Rescue is looking for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Aug 18, 2024 7:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: … Read More “Kayaker missing at Long Lake Provincial Park, N.S.” »
The Nova Scotia Resettlement Society is racing against time to find a new home. The not-for-profit organization, which has been providing crucial settlement support for newcomers and refugees has to move out of their Agricola Street store front by the end of August, after the building was sold. “We’re really running on a very tight timeline … Read More “N.S. Resettlement Society looking for new home, after Agricola Street storefront sold” »
Sunday shopping restrictions in Miramichi, N.B. have been removed for the first time this weekend, making it the last New Brunswick municipality to lift operating hour limitations. Prior to today, a bylaw prevented retail businesses in Miramichi from opening outside the hours of 12 noon and 5 p.m. on Sundays. Locations such as restaurants and … Read More “Miramichi becomes last New Brunswick municipality to allow Sunday Shopping” »
Police in Summerside, P.E.I., say they are investigating after an attempted murder led to an emergency alert and shelter-in-place for residents. A news release says officers were called to a home on Spring Street around 7:50 a.m. on Saturday, following reports of a disturbance and shooting. They say an emergency alert was sent out, asking … Read More “Police investigate attempted murder in Summerside, P.E.I.” »
In May, master of architecture students at Dalhousie University were set to discuss what to do about a 63 per cent tuition increase they didn’t see coming. At the same time, university officials scrambled to contain the impending fallout. Under provincial rules, tuition for a Nova Scotia undergraduate student is capped at a two per … Read More “‘This is going sideways fast’: How Dalhousie scrapped a program’s 63% tuition hike” »
After nearly 25 years, the Whirligig & Weathervane Festival in Shelburne, N.S., has been grounded indefinitely. Organizers announced in a social media post this week that struggles finding volunteers and builders of the wind-powered dioramas led them to the difficult decision to cancel the annual September event this year and beyond. “I think it’s a combination … Read More “Whirligig festival in Shelburne called off” »
