Category Archives: News
Twenty-Five Years For Confederation Bridge
History was made 25 years ago. The Confederation Bridge was officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997. The 12.9 kilometre link officially joined New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and eliminate...
May 31, 2022
Changes coming to ERs to help get paramedics back on roads sooner
The province has announced changes are coming to hospital emergency rooms to help get paramedics back on the roads faster in Nova Scotia. Paramedics will be able to take patients deemed “low-ris...
May 31, 2022
Yarmouth Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Stabbing
A 19 year-old Yarmouth man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing yesterday. William Wolf McChesney was arrested after RCMP responded to an apartment on Main Street just after 1:30 a....
May 31, 2022 Yarmouth Town RCMP Headquaters
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Toughest Gun Control Measures In Over Forty Years Introduced
New legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Bill C-21 on Monday, with some of the strongest measures in over 40 years. This includes new rules ...
May 31, 2022
Lobster Season Comes To An End In LFA's 33 & 34
Lobster fishing season is coming to a close in LFA's 33 and 34. Today is the last day in the season. It was a season of record prices according to the executive director of the Brazil Rock 33/34 Lobst...
May 31, 2022
Dental Association hopes federal dental funding will beef up provincial programs
The Nova Scotia Dental Association wants the recently announced money earmarked for a federal dental plan to instead be assigned to provincial programs. With the federal Liberal Party's November budge...
May 30, 2022
New report wants military to give up control over sexual assault cases
The much-anticipated report on sexual misconduct in the Candian military was released on Monday, and it includes 48 recommendations. Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour oversaw the report and p...
May 30, 2022
May 30 Marks World MS Day
May 30 marks World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day and research shows that Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis diagnosis globally. According to the MS Society of Canada, more than 90...
May 30, 2022
New Brunswick businessman celebrated for contribution to Maritime news media
As a new crop of journalists walked across the stage at Kings College in Halifax, a New Brunswick businessman was also being recognized for his contributions to news media in Atlantic Canada and Ontar...
May 30, 2022
Fuel And Energy Costs Pose Challenges For Small Businesses In May
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the general state of business is on the upswing, that according to a recent survey of members this month. According to 54 per cent, labour shortage...
May 30, 2022
