On Thursday, Connors Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods announced a 20 per cent cut to the workforce at its Blacks Harbour plant. The company hasn’t publicly confirmed the exact number of jobs lost, but estimates suggest up to 150 workers were given six-weeks notice. As many as 450 people work at the plant during certain times … Read More “N.B. mayor calls on federal government to help laid off workers at Connors Bros.” »
Halifax Regional Police is investigating following a collision between a Metro Transit bus and a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old woman on the Bedford Highway Friday evening. At approximately 6 p.m. officers said they responded to a report that the woman had collided with the bus while travelling north on Joseph Howe Dr. and merging … Read More “Woman taken to hospital after collision with Halifax Transit Bus” »
Nova Scotia A 31-year-old woman was taken to hospital on Friday with what police are calling life-threatening injuries after a car and Halifax Transit bus collided around 6 p.m. AT on the Bedford Highway. Incident happened when vehicle merging on to Bedford Highway and Halifax Transit bus collided CBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2024 9:16 … Read More “Woman has life-threatening injuries after car, bus collide on Bedford Highway” »
Liberal MLA Ronnie LeBlanc says the people he represents in Clare along Nova Scotia’s French Shore are growing more and more concerned about the violence and illegal lobster fishing they’re seeing in their community — and the lack of action by the provincial and federal governments to do anything about it. LeBlanc was a fisherman before he entered … Read More “Liberals call on province to up enforcement of illegal fish buying” »
Nova Scotia’s rental cap, which currently sits at five per cent per year, has been extended. The temporary rent increase cap, originally scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, will now be in place until Dec. 31, 2027. “The low vacancy rate in Nova Scotia is creating challenges when it comes to the availability … Read More “Nova Scotia’s five per cent rent cap extended until 2027” »
The New Brunswick RCMP says the search continues Friday in the Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church) First Nation area for a man who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting. Police are looking for 47-year-old Keith Martin who is believed to be armed and dangerous. Officers responded to a call for assistance from a man who … Read More “Search continues for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after fatal New Brunswick shooting” »
Rainfall warnings and special weather statements have been issued for several areas across the Maritimes this weekend. Nova Scotia Western Nova Scotia, including Halifax, is at risk for the heaviest rain. That area is currently under a rainfall warning, calling for totals that could reach 40 to 100 mm. Environment Canada says the rain is … Read More “Heavy rainfall expected for most of the Maritimes Saturday, with highest amounts in western N.S.” »
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Nova Scotia’s natural resources minister says he isn’t ready to step away from the tidal energy sector, despite the failure of another outfit hoping to conquer the tides of the Bay of Fundy. Tory Rushton was responding a day after it was learned publicly that Occurrent Power, formerly known as Big Moon Power, had filed … Read More “N.S. natural resources minister still believes in the potential of tidal power” »
A two-year-old Labrador retriever mix is making himself at home at a Cape Breton, N.S., women’s and children’s shelter, and he’s making Leeside Transition House feel more like home in the process. Earlier this summer, the Port Hawkesbury shelter welcomed Darwin, a facility support dog from the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides program with specific training in dealing with trauma … Read More “Service dog brings comfort to Cape Breton shelter” »
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