Category Archives: Acadia Nova Scotia (CKBW)
COVID-19: 3 deaths, hospitalizations holding steady (Jan 31)
Nova Scotia is reporting three deaths connected to COVID, 10 new hospital admissions and nine discharges. Those who passed away were: — a man in his 70s in Central Zone — a woman in her 70...
Jan 31, 2022
Chair of Solar NS fundraising legal fees to battle NS Power’s proposed access charge
A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $25,000 for legal representation for Solar NS and its corporate partners in front of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. Chair of Solar NS, Dave Brushett, sta...
Jan 31, 2022
Dates set for Liberal, NDP leadership votes
Both the Nova Scotia NDP and Liberals have announced their plans to choose new leaders for the province. The NDP says voting will take place to replace Gary Burrill on June 20th after he announced he ...
Jan 31, 2022
MHL To Resume Schedule February 3rd, N.S. Games Delayed
The Maritime Junior Hockey League says the league will resume play on February 3rd. An updated schedule was released yesterday after the league announced last month that each team would now play 42 ga...
Jan 31, 2022
Trucker convoy protest continuing in Ottawa Monday
Horn-honking demonstrators have taken over the nation’s capital in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions. Ottawa Police are advising residents to avoid travelling into the ...
Jan 31, 2022
NSP responds after criticism on plan to charge solar users
The president of Nova Scotia Power has fired back in the face of mounting criticism of the utility’s plan to charge solar users. In a release Saturday, President and CEO Peter Gregg said regular...
Jan 31, 2022
92 people fighting COVID-19 in hospital
There are 92 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital Sunday, 15 of them are in ICU. There are a further 117 people who arrived at the hospital with COVID-19 but are being treated for other medic...
Jan 30, 2022
87 in hospital, no new deaths
There are now 87 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital. No more deaths Saturday, there have been 15 this past week. People in hospital range from one to one-hundred years old. The provinceR...
Jan 29, 2022
Proposed fee for solar homeowners, businesses prompts criticism from solar advocate
A Not-for-profit society is criticizing Nova Scotia Power’s move to propose a charge for solar homes and businesses. The proposed fee would see solar users paying the power company to take their...
Jan 28, 2022
Province creates fines up to $100,000 for border protests
The provincial government is banning blockades along Highway 104 near the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. The province can issue fines from $3,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $20,000 and $10...
Jan 28, 2022
