Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Ottawa is giving more money to Nova Scotia for mental health support. Two million dollars will go the province and Maggie's Place, a mental health resource centre serving Cumberland and Colchester cou...

Will Nova Scotia sign Ottawa's universal pharmacare deal? Talks are happening, according to Health Minister Michelle Thompson. "Minister Mark Holland and I had an opportunity to meet last week, and ce...

What's behind the province's big minimum wage increase? It's going up by $1.30 this year to $16.50 on October 1. That's above and beyond what a minimum wage review committee recommended. Service Nova ...

A man charged in the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia's history will be sentenced this spring. Twenty-three-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, Shelburne County pleaded guilty to one charge u...

Three employees were injured after a 'serious incident' at the QEII's emergency department. Halifax Regional Police were called around 1 p.m. for a weapons complaint. Health Minister Michelle Thompson...

Nova Scotia is cutting more red tape. The Canadian Federation for Independent Business gives our province an 'A minus' grade in their 16th annual report card. That's the second highest score in Canada...

As the tariff threat looms, the Bank of Canada lowered its interest rate again. The 25 basis point reduction is the sixth straight decrease, and brings it to three percent. Governor Tiff Macklem says ...

It's the largest minimum wage increase in Nova Scotia's history. It's going up $1.30 by October to $16.50 an hour. The first raise will take it to $15.70 on April 1. Labour, Skills and Immigration min...

It's been a snowy day in much of the province. A special weather statement is in effect for most of eastern Nova Scotia, including Guysborough, Inverness and Richmond counties. Up to 15 centimetres of...

The man charged in the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia's history is returning to court. The lawyer for 23-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart entered a guilty plea in Shelburne Provincial Court in November ...