Category Archives: News
NORAD To Help Track Santa’s Journey Again This Year
It won’t be long now kids, Santa Claus will begin his deliveries around the world on December 24th. North American Aerospace Defense Command will be tracking to ensure he is safe. It’s an ...
Dec 23, 2020
Aerial Search Resumes; Conditions Keep RCMP Dive Team Ashore
RCMP say they're teaming up with Department of Lands and Forestry to resume their search for five fishermen missing in the Bay of Fundy for more than a week. The captain and crew of the Chief Williams...
Dec 23, 2020 Map identifying search location. Image c/o Google maps
Kettle Campaign Funds Quarter of a Million Below Goal
The Salvation Army’s main fundraiser for the year isn’t coping well this holiday season. With just two days to go, their Kettle Campaign is down more than $250,000 across the Maritime prov...
Dec 23, 2020
Health Canada Approves Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Health Canada has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country. The agency gave the green light for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. It comes two weeks to the day after the fede...
Dec 23, 2020
GDP Climbs For Sixth Straight Month In October
Canada’s economy grew for the sixth consecutive month in October, according to Statistics Canada. The country’s real GDP climbed by 0.4 per cent following a 0.8 per cent increase in Septem...
Dec 23, 2020
Heroin Potentially Moving Into Southwest Nova Scotia Communities
Heroin has been found in two Southwestern Nova Scotia counties for the first time in nine years. This according to a Nova Scotia frontline drug report from the Dept. of Health and Wellness presented t...
Dec 22, 2020
Provincial officials announce seven new COVID-19 cases
Nova Scotia has 40 active cases of COVID-19. Provincial officials announced seven new cases on Tuesday. Three are in the Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other fo...
Dec 22, 2020
Colton Cook Court Proceedings Moved Once Again
In what has now become routine, the men charged in connection to the murder of Colton Cook have had their days in court pushed. All three men were back in court on Tuesday. Wayne Crawford, who is accu...
Dec 22, 2020 Colton Cook
RCMP Suspend Underwater and Aerial Search For Chief William Saulis
The RCMP have postponed their search for the five missing fishermen from the Chief William Saulis for today. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team left port at Digby this morning with the intent of conduc...
Dec 22, 2020 A member of the RCMP dive team.
Image from RCMP twitter.
Upcoming Closure At Digby General Hospital Emergency Department
Digby General Hospital's Emergency Department will be closed from 6 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Saturday This is due to lack of physician coverage. Anyone with urgent medical needs is asked to call 911 an...
Dec 22, 2020
