by Caitlin SnowPart-time staff at two Halifax universities will be on the picket lines, Thursday. Negotiations fell through between Saint Mary’s University and CUPE 3912, Wednesday, as members fight for better wages and job security. The union said on its website, it was a “long, final day of conciliation” and...
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by Evan TaylorRCMP say a heavy police presence near Cornwall on Hallamore Mills Road was in response to a person who had barricaded themselves inside a home with a weapon. Lunenburg District RCMP received the call from a rural residence and say no one else was inside the home at the time. General duty...
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by NewsA man has serious injuries, and another is charged with impaired driving after a police chase in Halifax. Police say it was Tuesday around 11:20 p.m., when an officer spotted a vehicle on Lady Hammond Road with a burned-out passenger-side headlamp and no visible license plate. The officer tried...
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by Evan TaylorTonight marks a big night for the HFX Wanderers, who will host the first playoff match of their Canadian Premier League season at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax. The fourth-place Wanderers face the fifth-place York United FC in a knockout game that could send the home side on to the...
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by Alex AllanThe Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating after a man was seriously injured following an interaction with the Woodstock Police Force. SiRT said Woodstock police attempted to stop a vehicle for a motor vehicle offence on Main Street in the early morning of October 10. The driver...
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by Evan TaylorPatients in Nova Scotia’s western region will soon have access to a major leap in medical imaging technology. South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater has received its new SPECT-CT scanner — a hybrid machine that combines nuclear medicine with CT imaging to create sharper, more detailed 3D...
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A Yarmouth trio are excited to play Nova Scotia Music Week. Jessi Churchill, Marc Durkee and Spencer Muise make-up the indie folk-rock group ‘All Mother.’ They’ve got a showcase this Friday night at 8 p.m. at the old Art Gallery on Main Street, they’ve been working on a new album. Muise says it...
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by Randy ThomsCross-border travel continues to decline. Statistics Canada says Canadian travel to the United States was down 29.7% in August, while the number of visits to Canada by Americans decreased 1.4%. Statistics Canada notes that for the third time since June 2006, more U.S. residents made trips to...
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A big drop in passenger numbers on the ‘CAT’ ferry this year. Bay Ferries says 39,745 passengers booked travel on the Yarmouth-to-Maine vessel in 2025. That’s over 9,500 fewer passengers and 3,700 less vehicles compared to last year Bay Ferries CEO Mark Wilson says a significant drop in Canadian...
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by Caitlin SnowRoughly 150 part-time staff walked off the job at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Wednesday, as they fight for a fair deal with the university. According to CUPE 3912, members include roughly 375 teaching assistants, demonstrators, markers and part-time instructors. Some members,...
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