by Brad PerryIf you are a natural gas user in New Brunswick, your bill may soon become lower. Liberty Utility has filed a general rate application with the Energy and Utilities Board, the province’s energy regulator. While the company is seeking to increase distribution rates for residential and commercial...
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by Brad PerryCommunity will be a big part of the new K-5 school planned for the north end of Saint John. On Friday, the province announced just over $12 million to pilot a community hub in the school. The hub will include childcare spaces, after-school programs, and spaces for community partners. The...
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There was a water shutdown at the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary site. It happened on the weekend following two earlier water main breaks in April that left the site without running water and heat for a couple of days. In an email to our newsroom, Nova Scotia Health says it was “for approximately two...
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You may have noticed people in safety vests and gloves filling up garbage bags. The Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up has been happening in various communities ahead of Earth Day on April 22nd. Residents in Mineville on the Eastern Shore spent a sunny Sunday scouring ditches and roadsides. They found...
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A byelection will be held in the riding of Pictou West next month. Premier Tim Houston has called for a vote to elect a new MLA on May 21. It is to replace Karla MacFarlane. She resigned at the end of the spring session of the legislature. The Progressive Conservatives have held the riding since...
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The province’s health unit is working to get in touch with nearly 2,700 people after a former employee went through personal health information. Nova Scotia Health (NSH) is in the process of sending notices in the mail if you were impacted. “Health information was inappropriately accessed by a...
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A boil water order is in place for some homes in Middle Musquodobit. It’s in place for anyone in that area hooked up to Halifax Water’s system, “There is a possibility of unsafe drinking water for customers.” stated the utility in media release on Saturday. The utility suggests boiling all water...
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by Brad PerryOne of two New Brunswick men recently exonerated in a 1983 murder in Saint John has passed away. Walter Gillespie died on Friday, the co-president of Innocence Canada, which helped to exonerate him, confirmed to our newsroom. Gillespie and Robert Mailman were sentenced to life in prison without...
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by Tara ClowA 30-year-old man from Sipekne’katik First Nation is charged after an incident in Elmsdale. On April 18, East Hants District RCMP went to an apartment complex after reports of a man with a knife. While fleeing on foot, the man reportedly tried to carjack several vehicles unsuccessfully. Police...
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by Tara ClowTwo men suffered life-threatening injuries after a stabbing on Prince Street in Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Police were dispatched to the rear parking lot area of the Sobeys at around 7:30 Friday night. Two males were initially taken to Cape Breton Regional Hospital to be treated. One required...
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