There is a micro dip in the cost of fueling up your vehicle in Nova Scotia. The Utility and Review Board lowered the prices of gasoline and diesel slightly at midnight. Self-serve regular gas has dropped 1.4 cents a litre to a minimum of $1.60. Diesel is down 1.2 cents to $1.98.
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by Tara ClowYou won’t notice much of a change in the price at the pumps this week. The Energy and Utilities Board made its price adjustments overnight. The maximum cost for regular self-serve is up just 0.4 cents a litre to 164.1. Diesel increased by 0.9 cents a litre to a maximum of 207.3 Furnace oil rose...
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by Tara ClowA St. Stephen woman has found the Ace of Spades. It was week 44 in the St. Stephen Chase the Ace. Kitty Keating’s ballot was chosen. She picked lucky card number nine and turned up the Ace of Spades for a jackpot of $1,561,487.50 Just nine cards were remaining in the deck.
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by Randy ThomsCanadian lumber producers will continue to pay duties on shipments to the U.S. for the foreseeable future. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to keep tariffs in place after it reviewed a 2017 ruling. In a brief statement, the Commission says revoking tariffs would cause harm to U.S....
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by Caitlin SnowA new expanded long-term care home is coming to Musquodoboit Valley. The Musquodobout Valley Home for Special Care (Braeside) will be replaced with a new 48-room facility, providing care for an additional 19 seniors. It’s expected to open in 2032. The announcement was made Thursday by Tom...
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by CJ GoaterA member of the Thunder Bay Police Service observed the suspect who is known to have an outstanding warrant driving on the city’s northside. Once the driver parked the car on Ravenwood Avenue they were taken into custody. A search of the vehicle and the suspect resulted in substances believed to...
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There is a new call for an investigation into the case of a Halifax man who spent 16 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Nova Scotia’s police oversight body (SIRT) is looking for an independent body to probe the wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun in 1999 for the murder of his...
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by Caitlin SnowThe suspicious disappearance of a woman in Cape Breton is now being investigated as a homicide. RCMP from say they responded to a report of a homicide November 22 at home on Old Route 5 in Big Bras D’Or. There then learned 48-year-old Natacha Leroy had disappeared under suspicious circumstances....
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by Randy ThomsA potential gold-rich bearing area near Atikokan will get some attention in the next year. Falcon Gold plans to resume a drilling program at its Canada Central site. This will include drilling up to 2,000 meters at the historic mine site, situated close to Agnico Eagle’s Hammond Reef gold...
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by Tim DavidsonDryden City council isn’t ready to pass it’s 2024 budget just yet. Right now, council is looking at a 6.57 percent increase in property taxes. Treasurer Steven Lansdell-Roll says there are increases in almost every external agency they support. “It includes a $663,000 increase the OPP annual...
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