Category Archives: News
Vaccines To Be Required For Fed. Public Service
COVID-19 vaccines will soon be mandatory for federal public servants. Dominic LeBlanc, federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, and federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced Friday afterno...
Aug 13, 2021
Confederation Bridge Gets Federal Funds For Lost Revenue
The federal government is providing $2.87 million dollars for losses on the Confederation Bridge over the past 18 months. Due to COVID-19, there was a decreased amount of traffic in 2020. PEI MP Wayne...
Aug 13, 2021
Police hunt for two men after a stick up in Lower Sackville
Police are hunting for two men after they held up a gas station in Lower Sackville. Mounties say they walked into the store just after midnight and pointed a gun at the worker. The men were dressed in...
Aug 13, 2021 dogulove / CC
Provincial election campaign enters final push
The provincial party leaders are entering the final push of the provincial election campaign as it enters the last weekend. Tory Leader Tim Houston begins Day 28 speaking with reporters in Halifax at ...
Aug 13, 2021 VOTE. Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels
Federal party leaders weigh in on expected election call
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to trigger a federal election this weekend according to media reports. Reuters says the information was given to them by sources who requested not to be identif...
Aug 13, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (August 13)
Public Health is warning of a potential exposure to COVID-19 on several flights. The exposures include one WestJet flight and three Air Canada flights. High Risk Exposure: Anyone who was on the follow...
Aug 13, 2021 (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay)
Gas prices down slightly in Halifax
It's a little cheaper to fill up your gas tank in Halifax this morning. The minimum price of regular self-serve dropped 1.1 cents overnight to $1.345 per litre. Diesel is down 2.4 cents per litre, sit...
Aug 13, 2021 Fuel pumps. (Credit: Pixabay)
Canada Now In Fourth Wave Of COVID-19 Pandemic
The country’s top doctor says Canada is now in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and is being driven by the Delta variant. Dr. Theresa Tam is urging younger Canadians to get vaccinated no...
Aug 12, 2021
7 new cases, 3 missed earlier in the year
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 and two recoveries. Five of the cases are in Central Zone and are related to travel. Three of these cases are from earlie...
Aug 12, 2021
Sources: Trudeau set to call federal election for Sept. 20
It looks like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to call a federal election for September 20. Media outlets across the country have picked up a report from Reuters suggesting Trudeau is set to call ...
Aug 12, 2021
