Category Archives: News
Province creates fines up to $100,000 for border protests
The provincial government is banning blockades along Highway 104 near the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. The province can issue fines from $3,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $20,000 and $10...
Jan 28, 2022
15th COVID-19 death recorded this week
A 15th person has died this week from COVID-19. The man was in his 60s in Western Zone. There were 10 new hospital admissions Friday. 88 people are in hospital being treated for the virus, 15 of them ...
Jan 28, 2022
Five Charged In Drug Investigation After Police Search Home For Second Time
A home on Parade Street in Yarmouth has been searched in relation to a drug trafficking investigation for the second time in three months. Five people have been charged after a search warrant was serv...
Jan 28, 2022 Items seized during the search on January 24. c/o RCMP
Conservative Leader to meet with protest convoy truckers
The Freedom Convoy protest is nearing its final destination and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has announced he’ll meet with some of the truckers involved. Most trucks have already arriv...
Jan 28, 2022
Federal Funding For Mariners On Main, Splash Park And Others
Some federal funding announced yesterday for our region. Mariners on Main in Yarmouth is getting over $226,000 for repairs and upgrades through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund. CEO Dorgam Hid...
Jan 28, 2022 Members of the Yarmouth Whitecaps back in the pool at 'Mariners on Main' (Photo: Yarmouth Whitecaps on Facebook)
Municipality Of Shelburne Focused On Improving Cell Service
Cell service is an issue in many parts of rural Nova Scotia. The Municipality of Shelburne says they want better for their residents. Warden Penny Smith says they’ve contacted Bell and Develop N...
Jan 28, 2022
Feds Double Checking CERB Verification
The federal government is re-assessing eligibility for individuals that received CERB. Letters have been sent out in the mail from the Canada Revenue that is checking in with past recipients to confir...
Jan 28, 2022
Ottawa gearing up for arrival of trucker convoy against vaccine mandates
Several thousand people are getting ready to descend on Ottawa in protest of vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. A convoy of truckers is set to converge on Parliament Hill this weekend. ItR...
Jan 28, 2022
Gas Prices Up Again
The price of gas is up again in Nova Scotia. An increase of 2.2 cents per litre for regular, and 1.4 cents for diesel. In the Town of Yarmouth this morning, a litre of regular self-serve will cost you...
Jan 28, 2022
Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Most Of N.S.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for most of Nova Scotia. Environment Canada says anywhere from 15-40 centimetres of snow could fall, beginning overnight tonight depending on where you live. Ice pe...
Jan 28, 2022
