Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A man charged with starting the largest wildfire in our province's history will appear before a judge. Twenty-two year old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, Shelburne County will be in Shelburne Pr...

Our province's MLAs have asked Nova Scotia MPs not to support the upcoming carbon tax hike. Finance minister Allan MacMaster brought forward the unanimous consent motion. "All members of the Nova Scot...

The Liberals say doctors are leaving Nova Scotia at an alarming rate. According to a Freedom of Information request obtained by the party, 31 family doctors left the health authority in the first six ...

Canada's inflation rate was down slightly in February. Statistics Canada says the Consumer Price Index rose 2.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. That's down from a 2.9 percent gain in January. Food ...

More than two dozen people have been arrested for illegally fishing elvers in southwest Nova Scotia. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says 26 people have been arrested since March 6. Six vehicle...

The Premier is meeting with the local wine industry. Tim Houston was scheduled to talk with reps from the sector Monday. In a release, Houston says his government is working to meet an international t...

The Halifax Mooseheads know who'll they'll be playing in the first round of the Q-league playoffs. It will be their Maritimes Division rivals, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The best-of-seven series will ...

A youth has pleaded guilty to wounding two school staff members in Bedford. According to multiple media reports, he pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault in court in Halifax. It happened ...

RCMP say the search for a 19-year-old man has ended after a violent home invasion in New Glasgow. A Canada wide arrest warrant had been issued for William Michael Gilmore, also known as Liam. He was a...

A petition calling on the Premier to reverse a new policy on bottling wine. The online petition was started by Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois. In January, the province announced a subsidy for the bottling ...