Category Archives: News
Third Wave Health Minister Offers Advice As NS COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket
Nova Scotia’s previous health minister and current health critic is offering advice to the current government, as cases surge around the province. Yarmouth Liberal MLA Zach Churchill held the he...
Dec 18, 2021
ABCO Awarded $10m Contract For Coast Guard Repairs
ABCO Industries in Lunenburg was recently awarded a major contract from the federal government to repair search and rescue boats used by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Lunenburg-based company was one o...
Dec 17, 2021
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program Becoming Permanent in 2022
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program will become permanent in the new year. The program began in 2017 and helps all sectors hire qualified candidates for jobs that may not get filled locally. Candid...
Dec 17, 2021
Google Honours Nova Scotia Author and Journalist Carrie Best With Doodle
Google’s latest doodle celebrates a notable black Nova Scotian who is considered a pioneer in the fields of writing, journalism, and broadcasting. On Friday, December 17, Google replaced their m...
Dec 17, 2021
StFX handed heavy fines, 394 new cases (Dec 17)
Heavy fines are being levelled against Saint Francis Xavier University and the university’s students’ union. Premier Tim Houston says the university itself and the union will each need to ...
Dec 17, 2021
Getting Tested For COVID-19 Before Coming Back To Canada
You’ll have to get a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test before coming back into Canada. Starting Tuesday, December 21st, all incoming travellers regardless of trip location o...
Dec 17, 2021
Employee Charged in Brighton For $50,000 Theft of Lottery Tickets
Digby RCMP have charged a woman after an investigation discovered she stole $50,000 in a large theft involving lottery tickets from her workplace. Police say on September 21 they received a complaint ...
Dec 17, 2021
Nova Scotians to hear from top doctor as new restrictions kick in, cases climb
Nova Scotians will hear from the top doctor on Friday as new COVID-19 restrictions come into effect to help fight the surge in new cases. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Premier ...
Dec 17, 2021
“It’s a very, very thin buffer,” NSTU on extended break
The extended Christmas break had to happen. That’s according to Paul Wozney, the President of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union. Wozney said, with teachers and staff out due to exposures and...
Dec 17, 2021
Liberals say more need to be eligible for boosters
The Nova Scotia Liberals says the Houston government is too slow when it comes to booster shots. In a press release the party says epidemiologists have advised that a booster dose is crucial against t...
Dec 16, 2021
