Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Workplace injuries are declining in Nova Scotia. The Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia says 1.37 people of every 100 covered lost three or more days of work due to an injury. Those numbers are...

A plan to double the province's population isn't sitting well with the leader of the opposition. The Liberals' Zach Churchill says Premier Tim Houston needs to slow down on his promise to increase the...

A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Halifax. On the morning of September 5, police located a man with a gunshot wound in the 3600 block of Rosemeade Avenue. T...

Get your pink shirts ready. Thursday is Stand-up to Bullying Day at schools across Nova Scotia. It began in 2007 at a school in Berwick, where two Grade 12 students bought 50 pink shirts to hand out t...

Affordability has dominated discussions at the Nova Scotia Legislature. NDP leader Claudia Chender says homelessness is up. During Question Period, she focused on the five percent rent cap, and profit...

Thinking about running for mayor or council? Today is the deadline to file your papers with the returning office. Municipal elections take place on October 19 for Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities. Memb...

The feds say they're combatting illegal fishing in the Maritimes. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says there's been speculation about a lack of enforcement in light of ongoing job action by som...

The Professional Women's Hockey League's six franchises now have nicknames. Last season, each team had PWHL before their city name. The Canadian teams will be known as the Toronto Sceptres, the Montre...

The body of a missing diver in Digby County has been found. RCMP say a local dive team recovered the body of a 29-year-old man from Meteghan on Friday afternoon. He went missing on August 30 in St. Ma...

A big partnership for a Nova Scotian business and the NHL. 'The Original Mr. Donair' will become the official jerky of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their donair flavoured meat snacks will be sold at PPG P...