Nova Scotia saw record high temperatures again this week during another sweltering summer day. On Tuesday, the Kejimkujik area hit 36.5 Celsius, breaking a record of 30 set on August 12th in 1988. Truro maxed out at 35.6 degrees, beating its record of 32.2 set in 1893. Halifax Stanfield and...
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by NewsThere is a heavy police presence on Main Street, Wednesday morning, due to a collision involving a motorcycle. Details are few at this point, but an Acadia News reporter could see it is near the Forest Hills intersection heading inbound. Traffic is being directed. More to come…
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by Tara ClowTwo out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in New Brunswick The Department of Natural Resources reports that a fire in Irishtown, located north of Moncton, has burned 45 hectares. Firefighters from Moncton, Dieppe, and Riverview, as well as the DNR, continue to battle the blaze, with the...
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by Evan TaylorAir Canada’s flight attendants are one step closer to walking off the job after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) served a 72-hour strike notice early Wednesday morning. The notice means union members could begin strike action at 12:58 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Within an hour of...
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by Tara ClowAnother day, another heat warning. The hot weather continues for most of the province, with those warnings in effect across New Brunswick. The exception is the cooler areas along the Fundy coast, and Saint John is once again excluded from those warnings. High temperatures on Wednesday will...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says firefighters made progress overnight on the Bayers Lake wildfire in Halifax, but the blaze remains out of control. As of Tuesday evening, the fire was estimated to cover between 25 and 30 hectares in the wooded area behind Julius Boulevard and...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswickers are encouraged to conserve water amid extremely dry conditions throughout the province. Recent heat waves and low precipitation have left surface water and groundwater levels lower than normal. “A slow and steady rainfall over several days is needed to help improve low water...
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by Caitlin SnowAir Canada has declared an impasse with the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants as a strike looms. In a news release Tuesday, the airline says negotiations with CUPE reached an impasse with a strike or lockout notice to be issued at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, August 13. A strike...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Nishnawbe Aski Police continue to crack down of drugs being brought into northern First Nations via the airport. The most recent occurrence took place on the North Spirit Lake First Nation. Police say they seized about $15,000 of crack cocaine earlier this month. Officers received a call for...
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by Randy ThomsThe opposition is critical of the provincial government for holding closed-door meetings with First Nations this week. Reports indicate that the meetings are planned for Thunder Bay and Sudbury, focusing on the bill aimed at accelerating development. Some First Nations have expressed concern...
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