Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Active COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia drop to eight
Just three new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia over the weekend. Health officials say those cases have been identified here in Central Zone. Two are close contacts, while one is being inves...
Jul 19, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
ERs struggling to keep up after third wave
Patients will see longer wait times at the province's emergency rooms this summer. Public Health says these departments are experiencing more visits from patients since the third wave of the pandemic ...
Jul 16, 2021
Troubled pulp mill proposing $350M 'transformation'
A troubled pulp mill in Pictou County is proposing a "complete transformation" in an effort to reopen. Mill Owner Paper Excellence says the more than $350 million plan will clean up the Northern Pulp ...
Jul 16, 2021 Northern Pulp Mill Transformation Plan. (CREDIT: Tomorrows Mill Website)
NSTU: Nearly 700 COVID-19 cases connected to N.S. schools
Nearly 700 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to Nova Scotia's schools since the pandemic began. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has posted a freedom of information record to social media from the prov...
Jul 16, 2021 naosuke ii / CC
Man wielding knife threatens two people in Dartmouth
A man is facing charges after two people were threatened with a knife in Dartmouth. Halifax Regional Police were called to Leaman Drive just before 9 p.m. on Thursday for a report that the 37-year-old...
Jul 16, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
Drug alert issued for Halifax after two deaths, several overdoses
A drug is popping up in Halifax that has been linked to several overdoses. Public Health has issued an alert on Twitter saying two deaths have been linked to the "unknown substance." Health officials ...
Jul 16, 2021 Nova Scotia Health Drug Alert.
Gas prices up in Halifax
It's going to cost you more to fill up your gas tank on Friday morning. The new minimum price of regular self-serve gas is up 3.1 cents per litre overnight to $1.380 in the Halifax area. Diesel saw an...
Jul 16, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
24 people arrested for impaired driving in Halifax
Halifax District RCMP arrested 24 people for impaired driving last month. The police force issued more than 500 charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. They say nineteen of those drivers were charged wit...
Jul 15, 2021
$112 million investment to bring 60 new electric buses to Halifax
All three levels of government are investing a total of $112 million to help bring 60 new battery-operated, electric buses to the Halifax area. The electric fleet will be the first of its kind in Atla...
Jul 15, 2021
Researchers confirm first tornado in N.S. in 22 years
Researchers have confirmed Nova Scotia saw its first tornado in nearly 22 years last month. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in Ontario has been investigating the storm, which impa...
Jul 15, 2021 Credit: Michelle Anthony Facebook
