The PC government intentionally added to the cost of the new $170-million Nova Scotia Community College Sydney Waterfront Campus, Premier Tim Houston said at the grand opening on Friday. The decision to move the college downtown from its former site between Sydney and Glace Bay was made by the previous Liberal government. Houston said after … Read More “Premier says PCs added $10 million to cost of new NSCC Sydney campus” »
The RCMP wouldn’t follow a fire department’s underwater scans that led to the recovery of the body of a missing diver in St. Marys Bay. The 29-year-old diver from the Municipality of Clare went missing in waters off Digby, N.S., on Aug. 30. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax led the initial search, Digby RCMP … Read More “Why a civilian dive team recovered a missing diver near Digby” »
The Houston government was sending mixed messages on Friday about Nova Scotia’s willingness to help the federal government deal with the large number of asylum seekers in Quebec and Ontario. Premier Tim Houston was unequivocal in his response to Ottawa’s call for help to relieve the pressure on Canada’s biggest provinces. “We have big needs … Read More “Houston government sending mixed signals on immigration” »
The Fredericton Police Force says speed and alcohol were “significant factors” in a fatal collision that killed three people, including two teenagers, in May. In the early morning hours of May 5, two males, aged 22 and 17, and a female, aged 14, died after the vehicle they were travelling in hit a curb along … Read More “Alcohol, speed ‘significant factors’ in Fredericton crash that left 3 dead in May” »
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is pushing against a federal government proposal that would more proportionately distribute the number of asylum seekers across Canada. According to numbers shared with CTV News, the federal government is asking Nova Scotia to take 6,131 refugee asylum seekers. Currently, the province has around 397 open claims, which would mean … Read More “N.S. premier to challenge federal plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to province” »
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Nova Scotia woman who was reported missing nearly two weeks ago. RCMP held a news conference Friday in Dartmouth where they announced an arrest in the death of 55-year-old Esther Jones. Police said Dale Allen Toole, 54, was tracked to Texas and deported … Read More “Man charged with 1st-degree murder in death of missing N.S. woman” »
Irish renewable energy firm Simply Blue is gearing up for a multibillion-dollar project on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore that’s meant to convert wind, solar and biomass energy into jet fuel. The company has been quietly working on the project for three years and shared details publicly for the first time on Friday. The megaproject would … Read More “Irish company plans renewable energy megaproject for rural Nova Scotia” »
Complaints are continuing to roll in about the company that buses students at Nova Scotia’s francophone school board after one bus in Halifax was 4½ hours late dropping kids home earlier this week. While the latest incident involved students at École Mer et Monde in south-end Halifax, a parent of children who go to other Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) schools said there have … Read More “Bus company for francophone school board has a communication problem, parent says” »
Police in Nova Scotia now believe a woman reported missing earlier this month is dead, and a man has been charged in her disappearance. Dale Allen Toole, 54, of Tremont, N.S., was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of Esther Jones, 55. However, the missing woman’s body has yet to be found. … Read More “Missing N.S. woman believed dead; man charged with first-degree murder” »
Nearly half of Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s next council is already decided, along with a number of candidates in other municipalities on the island. General elections are scheduled across Nova Scotia next month, but a large number of the positions on Cape Breton Island have been filled where candidates are running unchallenged. In CBRM, five … Read More “‘Significant’ number of acclamations not good for democracy: poli-sci prof” »
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