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Halifax Stanfield opens new international connections facility
Posted 11 July 2025

Halifax Stanfield opens new international connections facility

Travellers using Halifax Stanfield International Airport this summer will notice several changes. The airport has officially opened its new International Connections Facility (ICF), which allows passengers on select international flights to connect directly to domestic routes without exiting...

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Canada sees first net employment increase since January
Posted 11 July 2025

Canada sees first net employment increase since January

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent in June, according to Statistics Canada. The latest labour force survey shows employment rose by 83,000 — the first net increase since January. StatCan said employment growth was concentrated in part-time work, with an increase of 70,000...

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‘Serious disconnect’: Premier slams Halifax Regional Council’s decisions
Posted 11 July 2025

‘Serious disconnect’: Premier slams Halifax Regional Council’s decisions

The premier slammed Halifax Regional Council, Thursday, saying there was a “serious, serious disconnect” between how they serve citizens of HRM and the decisions they are making. Tim Houston made the comments when asked about possibly implementing strong mayor powers for Andy Fillmore and...

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Power out for thousands of H.R.M. residents
Posted 11 July 2025

Power out for thousands of H.R.M. residents

Crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Halifax Regional Municipality on Friday morning. According to the Nova Scotia Power outage map, more than 15,500 customers in the Bedford, Lower Sackville and Waverley areas are affected. The outage began just before...

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Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to lead Canada’s Air Force
Posted 11 July 2025

Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to lead Canada’s Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force has a new leader — and for the first time in its 100-year history, that leader is a woman. Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet assumed command of the RCAF during a formal ceremony in Ottawa on Thursday, taking over from Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, who is...

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CAT ferry bookings continue to rise
Posted 11 July 2025

CAT ferry bookings continue to rise

Bookings are up for the CAT ferry by more than 5,000 passengers over the last month. Bay Ferries Limited says, the vessel that travels between Yarmouth and Bar Harbour, Maine had more than 24,000 bookings as of July 8, 2025. That’s a jump of more than 27 per cent from the roughly 19,000 on June...

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Slight drop in number of Nova Scotians waiting for family doctor
Posted 11 July 2025

Slight drop in number of Nova Scotians waiting for family doctor

Nova Scotia’s family doctor waitlist has dipped slightly, with nearly 2,000 people coming off the list in June. As of July 1, there are 89,455 people on the Need a Family Practice Registry, according to the latest update from Nova Scotia Health. That’s down from 91,423 on June 1. Officials say...

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Health Unit reports increase in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Posted 11 July 2025

Health Unit reports increase in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

The Northwestern Health Unit says it has seen a rise in the number of cases of Invasive Pneumoccocal Disease. In fact, the rate in northwestern Ontario this winter and spring has been three times the provincial average. Children and people over the age of 65 are most at risk. The Health Unit...

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Saint John police add 6 new auxiliary members
Posted 11 July 2025

Saint John police add 6 new auxiliary members

Six new auxiliary members have joined the ranks of the Saint John Police Force. A swearing-in ceremony for the new members was held on Thursday afternoon. “The Saint John Police auxiliary members have and continue to play a significant role in our community engagement service delivery model,”...

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Crews respond to house collapse & entrapment in Spryfield
Posted 11 July 2025

Crews respond to house collapse & entrapment in Spryfield

Halifax firefighters have been on the scene of a house collapsing in Spryfield. According to a Halifax Professional Firefighters social media post just before 9:00 a.m. Friday, crews responded to reports of a structural collapse at a home under construction on Colonial Crescent. They say one...

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