Author Archives: Syndicated Content
N.S. reports nine new COVID-19 deaths
The province is reporting nine new COVID-19 deaths. The weekly update was released on Thursday for the seven-day period ending on May 30th. The report shows there were 1,563 new lab-confirmed cases an...
Jun 02, 2022
300 Ukrainians arrive in Halifax on chartered flight
Nova Scotia greeted around 300 Ukrainian refugees with open arms on Thursday night. The last of three chartered flights from Warsaw, Poland in Halifax just around 7 p.m. A group welcomes Ukrainian ref...
Jun 02, 2022
Churchill Says More Immediate Options Needed In Housing Crisis
A Liberal leadership candidate says Tuesday’s housing announcement by the province is ultimately a good move. Government announced 37 sites from the provincial land inventory that could be devel...
Jun 02, 2022
SiRT investigating after Mountie shoots axe-wielding man at N.S. home
An investigation is underway by the province’s police watchdog after a man wielding an axe was shot by a Mountie on Thursday morning. Officers were called to a weapons complaint at a home on Hig...
Jun 02, 2022
Maritimers not making as much; pay gap grows to $11,000
A new report shows Maritimers are falling behind the rest of Canada when it comes to what we’re paid. The Fraser Institutes new report shows the pay gap is now about $11,000. The study examines ...
Jun 02, 2022
The verdict is in: Jury finds Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp
The verdict is in and the jury has ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The seven-person civil jury reached a unanimous verdict on Wednesday finding Heard d...
Jun 01, 2022
Deep Sky Observatory starts season with new telescopes
Courtesy of the latest round of funding from the Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency’s Tourism Relief Fund the Deep Sky Observatory has two new telescopes for this season. Deep Sky Owner/Oper...
Jun 01, 2022
Roundtable Wants To Remove Travel Restrictions
The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable wants the federal government to get rid of all COVID-19 restrictions at airports. Monette Pasher is with the Canadian Airports Council and says the restricti...
Jun 01, 2022
Bank Of Canada Hikes Key Interest Rate to 1.5 Percent
The Bank of Canada has once again hiked its key interest rate. on June 1, the bank raised its overnight interest rate by 50 basis points, to 1.5 percent. The move is part of the central bank's larger ...
Jun 01, 2022
Largest expansion of day care spaces in N.S. history; 1,500 new spots added
It’s the largest expansion of day care spaces in our provinces history. The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that 1,500 new licensed early learning and child-care spaces will be c...
Jun 01, 2022
