Category Archives: Acadia Nova Scotia (CKBW)
Two N.S. universities team up to get more doctors working in rural communities
Two universities in Nova Scotia are teaming up to help address a doctor shortage in rural communities. Cape Breton University is partnering with Dalhousie Univesity in Halifax to create five new medic...
May 13, 2022
Crews Hoping To 'Get Good Handle' On Yarmouth Wildfire Today
A wildfire in Yarmouth County is still 60 percent contained as of this morning. The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables says the area of the fire is still about 3,100 hectares near Horsesho...
May 13, 2022
Gas prices brush $2 per litre in N.S.
Gas prices have now reached the two-dollar mark in many areas of our province. Another increase overnight sees the price per litre between $1.98 to two-dollars, depending on where you live. That’...
May 13, 2022
Yarmouth Wildfire 60% Contained According To DNRR
The wildfire in Yarmouth County has been 60% contained according to the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. “It is a relatively large fire for Nova Scotia,” says Manager of for...
May 12, 2022
N.S. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths in weekly report
Nova Scotia is reporting 18 new COVID-19 deaths. The province has released its weekly update on the virus looking at the seven-day period ending May 9th. Health officials are reporting 3,118 new lab-c...
May 12, 2022
NSNDP wants to know: How are high power bills affecting your life?
You know the old adage, “Can’t complain; who’d listen anyway?” Well, the provincial NDP wants people to know, they're listening. The party launched a new online survey, asking ...
May 12, 2022
Regular tops $2 per litre in N.B.
Gas prices in New Brunswick have smashed through the two-dollar barrier. Regular went up about 10 cents overnight to rest at $2.02 per litre. Diesel prices fell by nearly a cent to $2.60 per litre. Fu...
May 12, 2022
Yarmouth Wildfire Not Expected To Reach Any Communities
A wildfire burning in Yarmouth County is not threatening homes or businesses. In a statement yesterday, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton says the 3,100 hectare fire near Horsesho...
May 12, 2022
Province borrowing $1.8 billion to deliver on long-term care needs
The province plans to borrow $1.8 billion to deliver on a previously announced plan for long-term care. The provincial government says in a news release the loan will be used to build or renovate 24 l...
May 11, 2022
UPDATE: Forest Fire Burning In Yarmouth County Now Deemed ‘Out of Control’
UPDATE: 3 p.m. Provincial crews remain on scene of a wildfire in Yarmouth County today. It’s been burning in the Horseshoe Lake area since Monday afternoon, and is now about 3,100 hectares in si...
May 11, 2022
