Category Archives: Acadia Nova Scotia (CKBW)
N.S. gas prices to swing Monday night
When you roll up to the pumps on Tuesday morning you’ll notice a change in gas prices. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has announced it’s invoking the interrupter clause at midnig...
Jun 20, 2022
Man charged with murder in Tony Walsh disappearance
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Peter Anthony (Tony) Walsh in 2019. Walsh left a Crowes Mill, Colchester County home on August 23rd, 2019. He was last heard fro...
Jun 20, 2022
N.S. mass shooter assessed as ‘clear threat’ during traffic stop months before tragedy
The Mounties pulled the Portapique gunman over for speeding just two months before the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Constable Nick Dorrington told the inquiry on Monday he spotted a white Ford Taurus wi...
Jun 20, 2022
Minister: “Can’t get homeless off the streets fast enough”
The Minister of Community Services in Nova Scotia feels getting the homeless off the street can not happen fast enough. Karla MacFarlane admits it is an issue she struggles with on a personal level. &...
Jun 20, 2022
CAT ridership numbers released
The province is out with the numbers for ridership on the Yarmouth to Maine ferry. The news release comes after reporters pressed the Public Works Minister on Thursday for the information on the Bay F...
Jun 17, 2022
Students celebrate first Black Excellence Day in classrooms across NS
Education Minister Becky Druhan visited the Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy in Liverpool to join them for their celebrations of Black Excellence Day. Today marked the first time schools observed the newl...
Jun 17, 2022
N.S. schools celebrating Black Excellence Day for the first time ever
If you see more students getting off the bus wearing black on Friday, it’s because of an inaugural celebration in our province. For the first time, Nova Scotia’s public schools are celebra...
Jun 17, 2022
Gas down a few pennies, Diesel takes a big jump
Most drivers will see a small break at the pumps. Regular is down about three cents but it’s still selling for more than $2.10 per litre across the province. You’ll pay the most in Cape Br...
Jun 17, 2022
Nova Scotia reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths
The province has announced ten more Nova Scotians have passed away due to COVID-19. It released its weekly data report on Thursday for the seven-day period ending June 13th. The number of new deaths i...
Jun 16, 2022
Roller rink to open in Halifax on Canada Day
If you’ll be in Halifax for Canada day celebrations, here’s something to add to your list. A new roller rink in Spryfield will open it’s doors on July 1st. Upshaw’s Roller Dome...
Jun 16, 2022
