Critical minerals are being sourced from former coal mines and ancient seabeds in Nova Scotia. An Earth and Environmental Sciences professor at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is leading innovative research to secure sustainable sources of metals used for clean energy technologies,...
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by Bryan TaitEast Saint John is in need of improved community services, and city government is prepared to move forward with recommendations to do just that. Councillors received a report from the city’s growth committee following an extensive evaluation of community services on the east side. East Saint...
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by NewsPrime Minister Mark Carney’s budget survived another vote of confidence in the House of Commons. This time, the Conservatives assisted the minority Liberals. The motion came from the Bloc Quebecois to reject the budget, it was defeated 307-30 this afternoon. Yesterday, the NDP, Bloc and Green...
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Workers at a long-term care home in Yarmouth have voted in favour of strike action. Nearly 100 workers at Villa St. Joseph-Du-Lac in Dayton said yes in a strike vote held last week, only one voted against it. In a release, CUPE Local 3064 say they’re fighting for improvements to the sector....
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by Steve GowThe RCMP want to make it easier for Canadians to report cybercrime and fraud. Mounties say the information gathered on the new Report Cybercrime and Fraud website will help police solve cases and disrupt criminal activity. The information gathered from these reports is geared to form a more...
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by Evan TaylorA light pole at Veterans Memorial Park in Bridgewater has been removed after sustaining damage this week. The cause of the damage is still unknown, but the section of the park where the light pole is covered by security cameras. Images shared with our newsroom showed the light pole snapped on...
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by Caitlin SnowAn NDP MLA is urging the province to do something about a healthcare centre in Lower Sackville after several patients waited more than 70 hours to be transferred to inpatient care. Paul Wozney told our newsroom, it was Tuesday when a frontline worker at the Cobequid Community Health Centre...
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by Tara ClowThe public will get a first glimpse into the new Salisbury Fire Rescue station. An official ribbon cutting and tours will be offered on Saturday from 10 am until 2 pm.. Firefighters moved into their new fire hall in October. It was relocated from Douglas to Main Street. RELATED: New fire hall...
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by Jacob MooreA Halifax Zamboni driver will take his final drive around the ice this weekend. Kelly Saunders is retiring after more than 38 years of flooding the Scotiabank Arena. His last game will be this Sunday. Saunders is known for his longtime tradition of bringing kids out on the Zamboni when he clears...
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by Jacob MooreThe head of the Tri-County Women’s Centre in Yarmouth says it is too early to tell if the province is heading in the right direction when it comes to preventing intimate partner violence and supporting survivors. Interim Executive Director Shannon Watkins says the province has begun the work,...
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