The Nova Scotia Teachers Union says more and more young teachers are leaving the profession. A staffing shortage is putting pressure on teachers to go above and beyond their duties. President Ryan Lutes says many are calling their career ‘unsustainable.’ “That’s a really shocking statement, and...
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by Evan TaylorEnvironment Canada is advising residents of eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton of heavy rainfall in the area with the potential for flooding, starting on Friday. According to their advisory, we can expect a significant amount of rainfall along with strong winds. Due to the frozen...
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by Tara ClowMoncton City Council has approved the rezoning for a McLaughlin Drive area residential development. An application was received from ATMJ Properties Ltd. to rezone lands located on the north end of McLaughlin Drive, just south of the Trans-Canada Highway, from a Two Unit Dwelling Zone to a...
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by Brad PerryRoute 7 in Grand Bay-Westfield could be closed until mid-afternoon Thursday following a crash earlier in the day. Emergency crews were called to the scene near kilometre marker 75 shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. Fire Chief Troy Gautreau said it was a head-on collision involving a car and a...
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Parts of Nova Scotia are in for a very wet and windy weekend. Environment Canada has issued a weather statement for the mainland and Cape Breton. Up to 50 mm of rain and south winds to 90 km/hr are expected from Halifax to Victoria counties Friday evening into Saturday evening. With a risk of...
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ArtsLink NB is receiving more than $140,000 in government funding to help encourage entrepreneurship and innovation within the province’s arts sector. Officials gathered at Imperial Theatre in Saint John on Wednesday morning to announce the funding. The federal government is providing $92,000...
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by Tara ClowConstruction is expected to begin in the near future on an 18-storey building in downtown Moncton. The mixed-use structure on Botsford at Victoria and Wesley Streets will have 181 residential units, businesses, and 136 underground and interior parking spots. Moncton City Council unanimously...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s child poverty rate is on the rise after a significant drop at the start of the pandemic. That is according to a new report card released this week by the province’s Human Development Council (HDC). It found 18.7 per cent of children, or about 26,360, were living in poverty in...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s opposition parties are expressing frustration over the government’s affordability benefit. Families or individuals with a net income of $70,000 or less in 2022 or 2023 are eligible for the $300 benefit. However, they must have had a family working income of at least $3,000 for...
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by Brad PerryThe number of COVID-19 and influenza hospitalizations has ticked up in New Brunswick, according to Public Health. The latest Respiratory Watch report showed 42 hospitalizations between Feb. 4 and 10, compared to 34 the previous week. The number of new admissions to an intensive care unit...
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