by NewsNova Scotia’s Liberals want Ottawa to help lower our power bills. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, party members Derek Mombourquette and Iain Rankin say clean power connections need to be prioritized in the new Major Projects Office. They say there’s been a lack of progress on energy...
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by CJ GoaterNOSM University has announced four new residency programs as the institution celebrates its 20th anniversary. The new residency programs are: Medical Oncology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Enhanced Skills in Palliative Care Obstetrics and Gynecology “These new residency programs represent...
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If you’re on Digby’s water system, you’re being asked to use less. The water commission want users to voluntarily limit their water consumption. That means avoiding lawn and garden watering, washing vehicles and to fix leaks in taps, toilets or outdoor hoses. The commission says the water supply...
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by Evan TaylorThe number of Nova Scotians waiting for public housing has climbed to more than 8,200, according to new figures obtained through a freedom of information request. The numbers show the waitlist grew by about 1,200 people in just eight months, reflecting what the NDP says is the growing strain of...
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by Brad PerryRCMP say they have made four separate drug-related seizures as they try to disrupt the distribution of illicit substances in Charlotte County. Police said an all-terrain vehicle fled from a St. Stephen RCMP officer during an attempted traffic stop at around 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 28. A 42-year-old...
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by Tara ClowThere were increases across the board for tourism this summer season, according to the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick. CEO Ginette Doiron says numbers were up this year, according to members, “Everybody is pretty satisfied with their tourism season. Numbers are really up, four...
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by Evan TaylorThe Nova Scotia government plans to eliminate the long-standing 80/20 rule that guaranteed most trucking work on provincial highway projects went to local operators — a move drawing sharp criticism from small businesses and opposition leaders. Since the early 1990s, the rule required that 80 per...
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by NewsA 16-year-old has been arrested after making online threats targeted toward a school in Middle Sackville. RCMP say it was Tuesday when they received a report that a teenage boy posted a picture of himself on school property holding a firearm, while making threats to harm staff and students....
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by NewsA tentative collective agreement has now been reached between the New Brunswick Nurses Union and the provincial government. No details are being released until the agreement is ratified. This affects more than 9000 nurses, nurse practitioners and licensed practical nurses in hospitals, public...
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by Caitlin SnowA $2.7 million investment from Nova Scotia to community groups, not-for-profits as well as municipalities to improve recreation facilities. The funding is through the Recreation Facility Development Grant program and will go to 32 organizations for upgrades to parks, playground, trails, athletic...
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