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The Bank of Canada has decreased its policy interest rate for the second consecutive time and signalled more cuts are coming if inflation continues to ease. The 25 basis points reduction brings the overnight rate to 4.5 per cent, returning to levels not seen since June 2023. Last month’s cut from 5 per cent to … Read More “Bank of Canada cuts interest rate, signals more to come if inflation keeps dropping” »

Downtown London robbery ends in witness being stabbed Early this afternoon, a man entered a business in the area of Richmond Street and Oxford Street East, and left without paying for items that he picked up inside. He was confronted by a member of the public, who was stabbed. Adblock test (Why?)

8 minutes ago News Duration 2:33 A soccer club in Mahone Bay, N.S., is offering free-to-play programming to make sure as many kids as possible can take part. The founders say the fees are barriers to some, so they get support from local donors, businesses and even the town to make the model work. Gareth … Read More “This soccer club in Mahone Bay lets kids play for free” »

A police informant whose testimony helped put Dean Daniel Kelsie behind bars says last week’s decision to release the former Hells Angels hitman on day parole is a mistake. Paul Derry, who says he has known Kelsie since he was six years old, does not mince words when it comes to his assessment of his former friend. … Read More “Police informant warns against release of former Hells Angels hitman” »

Nine months following their arrival in Canada after being recruited from one of the world’s largest refugee camps, Abdifatah Sabriye and Patricia Omar Kamssor are settling into life as health-care workers, taking care of elderly residents at a new nursing home in a coastal Nova Scotia town. “I really love them. Any time I go home, I … Read More “Refugee health-care workers bringing strong skills, full hearts as they take on new jobs in a new land” »

New Brunswick fire crews battled a fire at a Petitcodiac building on Tuesday night. The fire, which broke out shortly after 8 p.m., appeared to be at Burgess Transportation, a full-service, regional trucking company. Their website says it is a family-owned business with 60 employees and 40 company-owned trucks. Moncton Fire Department platoon chief Mike … Read More “N.B. crews battle fire at transportation building” »

4 hours ago News Duration 4:56 Ticks carrying anaplasmosis are found primarily in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario. Watch Amy Smith’s interview with Heather Coatsworth, a research scientist at the National Microbiology Lab within the Public Health Agency of Canada. Adblock test (Why?)

An official with the Village of Baddeck is calling out the Nova Scotia RCMP and the Municipality of Victoria County for not using the municipal alert system sooner in the search for a missing senior that was suspended on Sunday. Jennifer MacDonald, chair of the village commission, said the public should have been notified right away … Read More “Alert system should have been used sooner for missing senior, says Baddeck official” »

The Nova Scotia government announced Tuesday that its promised program to encourage people to buy local will award points only at Sobeys Inc. grocery stores and the provincial liquor corporation. The province says the two retail partnerships will be part of its $6-million Nova Scotia Loyal program, which includes an enhanced government procurement policy and … Read More “Long-promised Nova Scotia Loyal program to offer rewards for buying local” »

The last time Greg Hayward sent his six-year-old son Alexander to a birthday party, he prepared a gluten-free hotdog and cupcake in advance so his son wouldn’t feel left out. Alexander has celiac disease and gluten makes him sick, so his parents are vigilant about what he eats, even making sure to avoid cross-contamination in their own … Read More “Some parents worry new N.S. school lunch program won’t meet all dietary needs” »