by Evan TaylorThe Halifax Wanderers FC will open their home schedule Saturday as excitement builds around a new era for the club. Halifax enters its eighth season in the Canadian Premier League with new head coach and general manager Vanni Sartini, who joined in the offseason after coaching success with the...
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by Jacob MooreTwo people are facing a long list of sex trafficking charges involving multiple victims in Nova Scotia. The RCMP says they started the investigation back in 2023 and identified multiple victims in Nova Scotia. In their news release from Friday, they do not say exactly how many victims are...
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by Caitlin SnowDozens of former employees of a video game company in Halifax have accepted a settlement offer. In a statement from the Game and Media Workers Guild of Canada (CWA Canada Local 30111), the terms of the deal remain confidential at this time. It was in January when 71 workers were laid off,...
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It’s a remarkable stroke of luck for a Quad Counties woman. Brenda Pottie of Port Hawkesbury has won the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50/50, for the second time. She took home more than $314,000 in Thursday night’s draw and she also won over $324,000 on November 25 last year. Organizers say repeat...
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A 71-year-old Cambridge man was arrested after Kings District RCMP began investigating a report of sexual assault involving a child. Officers arrested the man on April 7th where he was charged with 14 offences including Sexual Assault (4 counts), Sexual Interference (4 counts), and Uttering...
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by Caitlin SnowIt’s been six years since the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history devastated our province. On April 18, 2020, a gunman shot and killed 22 people, including a pregnant woman, in a rampage while driving a replica RCMP vehicle in the community of Portapique. He was then shot to death by...
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The Halifax Macdonald Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 8 p.m. Friday, April 17 until 5:30 a.m. Monday, April 20 as phase 2 work begins on the Halifax Tower. Crews will be removing old paint, inspecting the steel, carrying out repairs, and applying a new protective coating. Pedestrian...
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Two men are facing charges following a road rage assault in East Hants, a collision in Windsor Junction, and their arrest in Beaver Bank. RCMP say it was Tuesday afternoon around 2 p.m. when they responded to a report of an ongoing assault on Highway 214 in Elmsdale. Officers learned two men in...
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Thousands of long-term care workers (LTC) in Nova Scotia after growing frustrated after months of failed talks with the province over fair wages, standing their ground on what marked day four on the picket lines. Minister for Seniors Barb Adams has made it clear she believes the deal her...
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by Caitlin SnowThe mayor of the Town of Amherst, Nova Scotia says they want to try and discuss options with the New Brunswick government before they slap a toll on a main highway. It was part of New Brunswick’s spring budget tabled last month, to charge drivers not from their province, $4, with the intent of...
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