Day: August 24, 2024

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has issued a statement strongly objecting to legal tactics that personally name health-care professionals in lawsuits. The provincial government released the statement late Saturday afternoon in regards to the lawsuit against the Horizon Health Network filed by the family of a patient who died in an emergency department waiting room … Read More “Premier Higgs ‘strongly objects’ to naming of nurses in Horizon Health lawsuit” »

Nova Scotia·New A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing early Saturday in Truro. Police say they responded to report that woman had been stabbed at 3 a.m. Saturday CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2024 4:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago Truro police say they responded to a … Read More “Woman faces attempted murder charge after stabbing in Truro” »

Nova Scotia Police in Colchester County are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Highway 2 near Hilden on Thursday evening. RCMP responded to report of crash on Highway 2 on Thursday CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2024 1:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago A P.E.I. man died in a motorcycle … Read More “Charlottetown man dead after motorcycle crash near Hilden” »

The final edition of The Telegram newspaper’s daily print hit the stands in St. John’s, N.L., on Saturday, marking the end of a 145-year run and a move to weekly print version with daily stories online. The People’s Paper, as it is also known, was part of SaltWire Network, which was sold to Postmedia for … Read More “As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer” »

Halifax Water advised Thursday that it would close portions of Chebucto Road and Armdale Rotary from Friday at 6:00 p.m. through Monday at 6:00 a.m. During the closure, Harbour Construction will replace a water main on Chebucto Road. Armdale Rotary will be reduced to one lane, and access to that section of Chebucto Road will … Read More “Halifax streets and rotary closed until Monday” »

Pascan Aviation might be a name many Cape Bretoners hadn’t heard before Thursday’s announcement that it will soon be servicing the Sydney-to-Halifax air travel route that had been gone for two years. However, it turns out the McCurdy Sydney Airport’s newest carrier didn’t arrive out of the clear blue sky. “We’d been looking at Sydney … Read More “So, who is Pascan Aviation? A closer look at the Maritimes’ newest airline” »

Nova Scotia·Updated Close to 20,000 residents served by the Glace Bay water system are being asked not to use water unless necessary while two water main breaks are fixed. Thousands of residents are being asked not to use water unless necessary Meig Campbell · CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2024 10:36 AM EDT | … Read More “Water main breaks lead to service disruption in Glace Bay area” »

Residents living on a floodplain in the Halifax area want more immediate action from government while the municipality updates its land development regulations. Several people expressed concerns at a public meeting Wednesday in Bedford, N.S., as the municipality sought feedback on proposed regulations for the Sackville River and Little Sackville River floodplains. Regulations for the floodplains haven’t been … Read More “Proposed rules for Halifax-area floodplains don’t offer immediate help, residents say” »

The population of Japanese beetles in Nova Scotia is growing and that’s contributing to the death of plants and fruit crops in parts of the province. The beetles are an invasive species in the province and the current infestation is raising concerns.  Bernie Thorne, a grape grower in Berwick and the vice-president of the Grape Growers … Read More “Hungry Japanese beetles a growing problem in parts of N.S.” »