Category Archives: News
Province Releases Weekly COVID-19 Data Report
The province is reporting 1,584 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week. There were also 40 new hospitalizations and 13 deaths. In the weekly data report Dr. Robert Strang says while th...
May 26, 2022
Lifeguard shortage could leave some NS beaches unguarded
The Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society (NSLS) oversees the hiring of lifeguards at Nova Scotia’s public beaches and they are struggling to find people to fill the positions. NSLS Director Paul DR...
May 26, 2022
Ray Liotta Passes Away At 67
Actor Ray Liotta has died. Liotta starred in close to 70 movies over the course of his career with his breakout role on the silver screen as Henry Hill in Goodfellas which came after he co-starred in ...
May 26, 2022
Y-Con Starts Next Week In Yarmouth
After a two year break from its first year, Y-Con is coming back in June. It's Yarmouth's own "Comic-con" with a variety of events including cosplay and painting contests, video and board game tournam...
May 26, 2022 Y-Con
Tax Rates Hold Steady In Municipality Of Yarmouth
Tax rates remain the same this year in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. It's $1.18 per $100 of assessment for residential, and $2.17 per $100 for commercial. Warden John Cunningham says t...
May 26, 2022 Warden John Cunningham poses for a photo during council's swearing-in ceremony in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth on November 4, 2020.
Dry May Leaves Nova Scotia Prone To Forest Fires
Nova Scotia is a ‘hot’ spot for fires right now. After a mostly wet and cool month of April, forests are dry in the month of May, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Renew...
May 26, 2022
Canada soccer calls off international match with Iran
Canada soccer has called off an international match with Iran. It was scheduled to take place in Vancouver on June 5th as part of the Men’s National Team preparations for the Fifa World Cup. Can...
May 26, 2022
Support for PC’s dips, but still very strong in latest poll
Most people are still pretty happy with Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government. A new poll by Narrative Research shows, 60 per cent of Bluenosers are satisfied with the overall perfor...
May 26, 2022
Second vote required to determine next NSTU president
A second vote is needed to determine the next president of the teachers union. Voting took place on Wednesday, but it didn’t produce a clear winner among the seven candidates. Peter Day and Ryan...
May 26, 2022
The Transformative Economic Impact Of The Nova Scotia Community College
It is hard to overestimate the impact and importance of the contribution of the Nova Scotia Community College to Nova Scotia's economy and the communities where the College has campuses.In this episod...
May 26, 2022
