A provincial banner for the Shelburne senior girls high school basketball team. The Rebels defeated Springhill 84-56 to win the Division 3 title. The tournament was held in Halifax. It’s the first provincial banner for Shelburne since 2011. The Lockeport high boys basketball team took silver at...
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by Caitlin SnowA new high-speed ferry is set to make the commute between Bedford and downtown Halifax, easier, within the next four years. According to a news release by the Nova Scotia government, the feds will invest $155.7 million, the province $65 million and HRM, more than $38 million to the project....
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by Caitlin SnowCity staff are on site at the Victoria Park tent site Monday, communicating with those still there, that they need to leave. The HRM says as of Friday, there were still six people left. It was one of five de-designated encampments ordered to leave by the end of February, as the city says better...
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by Tim DavidsonFor the first time since before the pandemic, Kenora is bringing back a winter culinary event. This year it’s called Frost Bites and it begins today. Tourism development officer Josh Nelson says they have eight restaurants that are participating this year. “It was really an opportunity to...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Town of Ear Falls has passed a budget with a 1.9 percent increase in the mill rate. That’s one of the lowest increases in the region. Mayor Kevin Kahoot says they tried to keep any tax hike to a minimum. “We tried to get it around the 2 percent mark knowing we do have a shrinking tax base at...
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by Brad PerryThe co-founder of the largest privately owned seafood company in the world has died. Gifford Cooke co-founded Cooke Aquaculture in 1985 with his sons, Glenn and Michael. He passed away on Sunday, according to a statement from the company on Monday. No other details were released. Cooke is being...
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WestJet’s transatlantic flights between Eastern Canada and Europe have resumed. The Calgary-based company’s seasonal service kicked off Friday with a flight between Toronto and Dublin. As WestJet previously announced, Halifax will be among three Canadian cities with key European destinations....
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by Caitlin SnowThe province is investing $5.2 million on a Community Solar Program. The aim is to help build solar gardens so that the renewable energy can be sold to subscribers who are unable to install panels of their own. Businesses, universities, colleges, non-profits, co-operatives and First Nation...
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A man suffered life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in Dartmouth. Halifax Regional Police say at about 11 p.m. on Sunday they responded to a report of an injured person in the 100 block of Caledonia Road. Officers found a man who had been stabbed. He was transported to hospital. There is...
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by Caitlin SnowThe strike at the Mount, has entered its fourth week. In a statement issued Thursday, the Mount Saint Vincent Faculty Association says not only have negotiations failed, but very little progress has been made due to what they call ‘delay tactics’ by the Board of Governors (BoG). This includes...
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