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A Halifax man has admitted he killed his mother in a fit of rage last fall. Jonathan William Pinsky, 41, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder during a brief appearance in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax on Monday afternoon. Pinsky was charged after the body of Delina Pinsky, 71, was found in the storage area of … Read More “Halifax man pleads guilty to murdering his mother in a fit of rage” »
The Nova Scotia government is wading into the redevelopment of Shannon Park in Dartmouth, confirming to CBC News it is purchasing land for affordable housing at the former military site that has been largely vacant since 2017. An order-in-council dated March 6 authorized the minister of public works to purchase the land from Crown corporation Canada Lands Company, … Read More “N.S. scoops up land at Shannon Park for $16.8M, expects 600 affordable units to be built” »
Kai Skinner sometimes takes off her Pride pin and intentionally hides her queerness to avoid hate. It’s something the vice-chair of Lunenburg County Pride said no one should have to do. But a series of incidents in the past year affecting the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Nova Scotia has made Skinner feel uneasy about who she is … Read More “Some 2SLGBTQ+ people in N.S. on edge as hateful rhetoric rises at home and abroad” »
Most Nova Scotia municipalities have not followed the province’s request to publicly support more resource development in the province, with some calling the appeal “vague” and “inappropriate.” Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr wrote to all 49 municipalities on Feb.11, asking them to signal their support for “greater resource development within our province” by letter or … Read More “N.S. government asked municipalities to support more resource development. It hasn’t happened” »
Several hundred hardy souls braved the rain at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth on Sunday to attend Nova Scotia’s first Elbows Up,Canada! event. Organizers bill the events as “family-friendly, non-partisan gatherings celebrating Canada’s strength, unity and resilience.” The rallies feature speeches and musical performances. Similar events have already been held in Ontario and British Columbia. The enthusiastic crowd … Read More “Hundreds brave the rain to get their elbows up in Nova Scotia” »
Calix Marchand learned a new game at daycare when he was four. “I remember coming back home and telling my dad about it and saying, like, I played this game with a king and a queen and a knight,” he said. Since then, Marchand, 13, has won many chess tournaments across Canada and competed in … Read More “Making moves: Halifax teen is a rising star in the world of chess” »
An unexpected decision to close a longtime community spring in the Truro, N.S., area has angered residents who regularly visit the site for clean drinking water. The Municipality of the County of Colchester announced in a Facebook post last month that it would soon be decommissioning the publicly accessible water source, known simply as the Lower Truro spring, “due to … Read More “Council decision to close public spring upsets Colchester residents” »
Spring is in the air. That means more birds flocking to Nova Scotia and the risk of avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu. An estimated 12,000 birds in Nova Scotia have been impacted as of April 1, according to the federal government. Diane LeBlanc, former president of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, spoke … Read More “Q&A: How Nova Scotians can help prevent the spread of bird flu” »
Ben Collings-Mackay says he knows how he’s going to spend the $45,000 he received for the prestigious Frank H. Sobey scholarship. Collings-Mackay, a fourth-year business student at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., and a fourth-generation lobster fisherman, is one of eight recipients this year of the scholarship for Atlantic Canadian business students. He has a … Read More “Inspired by great-grandfather’s near death, scholarship winner hopes to make life safer for fishermen” »
It was a marathon session for players and spectators in Sydney on Friday night but the Cape Breton Eagles eventually triumphed 3-2 over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. It was the second-longest game in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League history. Game 5 of their first-round playoff series at Centre 200 started at 7:04 p.m. and ended at 1:22 … Read More “‘It felt like it was never gonna end’: Cape Breton Eagles extend season in 5th overtime” »
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