Category Archives: Acadia Nova Scotia (CKBW)
Truro police end search for missing boy
Police in Truro say the search for a missing three-year-old boy has ended. Dylan Ehler went missing from his grandmother’s yard in the town May 6. Members of search crews found the boy’s b...
May 13, 2020
NS Will Look At All Aspects Of Long-Term Care Homes
When the COVID-19 pandemic has shrunk to the point that people can move more freely, the province of Nova Scotia will be taking a deep look at long-term care homes. Premier Stephen McNeil says some of...
May 12, 2020
Slow And Steady Is The Rule For Loosening Restrictions In NS
There was only one new positive case of COVID-19 in the province yesterday, out of 427 tests completed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab. Chief medical officer of health Dr. ...
May 12, 2020
Auditor General Disappointed In Province’s Lack Of Action On 2016 Recommendations
Nova Scotia’s Auditor General says the province is falling behind on recommendations made four years ago. In his follow-up report for 2015-2017, auditor general Michael Pickup said the provincia...
May 12, 2020
Jury Trials In NS Suspended Until At Least September
Chief Justice Deborah Smith of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has extended the suspension of Jury trials. It was announced on Monday that trials are on hold until at least Sept. 8 because of the...
May 12, 2020
Police Shifting Focus To Motive For Portapique Shooting, Says RCMP
500 witnesses, 17 crime scenes and four semi-automatic weapons. These are just a few of details the Nova Scotia RCMP released in an update to their investigation into the Portapique mass shooting. Now...
May 11, 2020
Another Death At Northwood, One New Case In NS
Another COVID-19 related death is being reported at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. Of the forty-eight deaths in Nova Scotia, forty-one have been at the fifty-three year old facility, wh...
May 11, 2020
Maritime Cities Lost 20,000 Jobs In April
Unemployment in Maritime cities continued to climb last month as the Canadian economy suffered unprecedented job losses brought on by Covid-19. According to Statistics Canada, the three largest cities...
May 11, 2020
Only One New Case But Two More COVID-19 Deaths
It was a good news/bad news day fro the provincial COVID-19 update. Premier Stephen McNeil said that out of 840 tests completed yesterday, there was only one positive result but that news was muted by...
May 08, 2020
No More In-Class School This Year
There will be NO in-class studies for the rest of the school year. Premier Stephen McNeil made the announcement at today’s COVID-19 update, stating that at-home learning will continue until June...
May 08, 2020
