by Evan TaylorNova Scotia is launching a $30-million program to study the potential for developing natural gas within the province. The initiative aims to determine whether local resources could help reduce energy costs and create economic opportunities after more than a decade of inactivity in the onshore...
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by Tara ClowYouth are coming together to support others. On Friday, the Moncton Muslim Youth Group made a large donation to a local food bank. They collected 700 pounds of food for the Peter McKee Community Food Centre. This was part of a nationwide initiative involving the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth...
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by Caitlin SnowAfter more than two years of negotiating Canada Post has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for both urban and rural mail carriers. The Crown Corporation says in a news release Monday, it includes high wages, better benefits and a model for weekend...
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by Alex AllanThe Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is marking 30 years of its Green Gifts program, which offers symbolic adoptions as a holiday gift. The program allows people to adopt one of 13 species or support conservation work in several regions across the country, including East Coast habitats. Andrew...
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by Caitlin SnowSome Pillsbury brand pizza pops have been recalled due to E. Coli. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it includes: Pepperoni and bacon kind that are in 760-gram and 2.85-kilogram packages, that have best-before dates of June 9 and 10, 2026. Pizza Pops Supremo Extreme pepperoni and bacon...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has concluded its investigation into the death of a man during a police call in Bedford earlier this year, finding no reasonable grounds to believe any Halifax Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence. The incident happened on the...
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by Caitlin SnowSome possible competition for Uber and taxi drivers. A new ridesharing service has arrived in Halifax, called Lyft. The company says they now serve more than 20 of Canada’s top cities from British Columbia to the Atlantic Provinces. Earlier this month, Halifax Council discussed changes in the...
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by Caitlin SnowNova Scotia Power says they appreciate customer’s patience as hundreds of crew members worked through challenging conditions over the weekend when a fierce windstorm hit the province hard. Winds clocked in at over 110 km/h – over 120 km/h in Cape Breton – Friday into Saturday, forcing trees onto...
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A lot more families won’t be hungry this Christmas. Yarmouth’s ‘Feed the Need’ program donated 270 full meal packages to homes across the county. In a Facebook post, organizer Steve Berry says it’s possible through kind donors and volunteers. He says everyone did a great job getting things ready...
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by Caitlin SnowAnother seafood facility in the Maritimes has been destroyed by fire, this time in Eastern Passage. Halifax Professional Fire Fighters say that they responded to reports of smoke in the air of Government Wharf Road just before 3 a.m., Monday. When crews arrived, it was a working structure fire,...
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