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The Halifax Mural Festival made its return with parts of downtown becoming one giant canvas for artists from all over. After a week of work, artists’ murals were finally displayed on Saturday for the big reveal day, bringing around 25 new murals to life. The festival’s organizer says it gives artists a chance to connect … Read More “Halifax Mural Festival brings a pop of colour to the city” »
The second bout of deadly flooding in as many years has some Nova Scotia residents and municipal leaders saying it’s time for the provincial government to accept that extreme weather is the new normal and make sure people have the tools they need to stay safe. In Kings County, Coun. Dick Killam said the provincial … Read More “After second summer of fatal flooding, some say Nova Scotia is still not prepared” »
Butler, Pa. – On the heels of an apparent attempt to kill him, former U.S. president Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled from the shooting that left him injured but “fine” and the gunman and a rally-goer dead. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said the … Read More “Latest on assassination attempt: Trump in ‘great spirits,’ motive not yet determined” »
A Halifax ultra-marathoner recently completed running across Canada in 99 days, beginning in St. John’s and ending in Victoria. Along the way, Ryan Keeping ran 7,325 kilometres and raised more than $240,000 on GoFundMe — with 80 per cent of it going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the rest covering his costs. CBC Radio’s … Read More “Q&A: Halifax ultra-marathoner runs across Canada in 99 days” »
Ninety-three year old Albert Annand has shopped at Frieze and Roy in Maitland, N.S., throughout his life, but the store is about double his age. The business, considered by many as Canada’s oldest general store, is celebrating 185 years of selling goods in the village at the mouth of the Shubenacadie River near Cobequid Bay. “I’d … Read More “Maitland general store marks 185th birthday, looks ahead to bicentennial” »
Cost of Living5:08Trade you a breadmaker for banana bread? When Samantha Fanning was expecting her second child, the room that would become the baby’s nursery needed a major glow-up. But as a professional photographer and at the time a single mother, Fanning didn’t have room in her schedule — or the painting skills required — to transform … Read More “Trade your zucchini loaf for my jar of tomatoes? Why some Canadians are turning to bartering again” »
Two people were sent to the hospital following a motor vehicle crash in Dieppe Saturday morning. Dieppe Fire Department platoon chief Denis Roberge said a vehicle and a tractor trailer collided around 5 a.m. at the intersection of Champlain Street and Aviation Avenue near the old airport. “A vehicle and a tractor trailer struck and the … Read More “‘I thought we were having an earthquake’: tractor trailer strikes N.B. home” »
Agencies in Nova Scotia have issued 16 tickets worth more than $25,000 each to people allegedly violating daily burn restrictions this year in what has so far proven to be a less active wildfire season than 2023. The Department of Natural Resources said its conservation officers have issued 14 tickets since the fine amount was increased … Read More “Nova Scotia has issued more than $460K in burn ban fines, fees” »
As widespread flooding swept through Nova Scotia’s Valley region on Thursday evening, two words were top of mind for residents of a flood-prone street in Windsor: Not again. It takes only about 15 minutes of heavy rainfall for brown-coloured water, tainted with sewage, to start spewing out of catch basins, flooding Stannus Street and overflowing onto residential … Read More “‘Beyond exhausted’: Windsor residents await fixes to frequent flooding, sewage overflow” »
Proponents who unsuccessfully pushed for government funding to shore up a picturesque Nova Scotia fishing village against climate change say the costly washout of a section of road during Thursday’s flash floods was both predictable and preventable. Waters from torrential rain rushed down a river into Halls Harbour, a popular tourist destination in the province’s … Read More “Halls Harbour road washout follows unheeded calls for climate adaptation money” »
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