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Colin Tweedie has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in federal prison in the 2019 hit-and-run death of 10-year-old Cape Breton girl Talia Forrest. Tweedie was found guilty on all three charges against him at Sydney Supreme Court on May 17. He was convicted on counts of dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death and leaving … Read More “Colin Tweedie sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for hit-and-run death of Cape Breton girl” »
The New Brunswick Office of the Chief Medical Officer is warning about case of measles in the Moncton area in connection with a person who recently travelled internationally. According to a news release from the province, health officials are warning of possible exposures in: Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport from 11 :20 a.m. to 3:35 … Read More “Chief medical officer warns public of measles case in Moncton area” »
The Halifax Stanfield International Airport will open an international connections facility in 2025 in a bid to enhance the travel experience for passengers and increase cargo operations. The upgrade will expand the second floor to allow international passengers to change to domestic flights on the same floor, instead of having to exit customs and collect their … Read More “Halifax airport expansion aims to simplify international connections” »
A fire broke out Friday afternoon on the roof of NB Power’s Bayside Generating Station in Saint John. Employees reported the fire at the nearby Irving Oil refinery around 3:30 p.m. Staff at the NB Power station on Bayside Drive were evacuated from the building, with no injuries reported. The fire was extinguished after roughly … Read More “Fire burns on roof of NB Power’s natural-gas fired plant in Saint John” »
Nova Scotia closed the books on last year’s budget with a $143-million surplus rather than the $279-million deficit it predicted last spring, thanks in part to an unexpected jump in taxes collected from a growing population. Government spending for the 2023-24 fiscal year topped $16.38 billion — about $643 million more than budgeted — but revenue growth … Read More “Nova Scotia posts $143M surplus rather than expected $279M deficit” »
Colin Tweedie has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison in the hit-and-run death of 10-year-old Talia Forrest. The decision came down on Friday afternoon, about five years after Talia was struck by an SUV while out for a bike ride on Black Rock Road in Big Bras d’Or in 2019. After the decision was read, Samantha Williams, Talia’s sister, … Read More “Colin Tweedie sentenced to 4½ years in Cape Breton hit-and-run that killed girl” »
HALIFAX – Postmedia Network Inc. announced plans Friday to buy certain businesses belonging to SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two insolvent companies behind Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Postmedia says it wants to complete the acquisition by Aug. 26, but the company stressed that the deal is subject to conditions, including … Read More “Postmedia plans to buy Atlantic Canada’s insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain” »
Videos circulating online recently appear to show two separate shark sightings in Nova Scotia waters. One of the Facebook posts say the sighting happened in Chester near The Rope Loft restaurant on Water Street. The unconfirmed report has people speculating what type of shark it may be, with many saying it looks like a thresher … Read More “Videos online appear to show two recent shark sightings in Nova Scotia waters” »
The price of gas decreased in all three Maritime provinces for the second week in a row. Nova Scotia The price of regular self-serve gasoline decreased by 2.1 cents overnight in Nova Scotia. The new minimum price in the Halifax-area is 171.2 cents per litre. Cape Breton motorists are paying a minimum price of 173.2 … Read More “Gas prices decrease again in the Maritimes” »
Two small museums in different parts of Nova Scotia have been hit by theft within days of each other. The most recent happened Tuesday at Fort Point Museum in LaHave, N.S., just outside of Bridgewater. Museum director Jessie Grigg-Farquhar said three interpreters were working that day, but two were busy when the alleged suspects walked … Read More “‘Feels so awful’: Money stolen from two small N.S. museums” »
