Category Archives: News
Shoreland Transport Acquires Connors Transfer Limited
A New Brunswick-based trucking company is adding more than 200 new employees to its team. Shoreland Transport, owned by Cooke Inc., has acquired Nova Scotia-based Connors Transfer Limited. “Conn...
Jul 11, 2022
Man Shot In Halifax Sunday Morning
A shooting in downtown Halifax sent a 22-year old man to hospital early on Sunday. Halifax Police say the man was shot in the lower torso on Argyle Street around 3:30 a.m. He was transported to hospit...
Jul 11, 2022 Halifax Regional Police vehicle. Credit: Steve MacArthur
NS Liberals Choose Zach Churchill As New Leader
Zach Churchill is the new leader of Nova Scotia’s Liberal party. His win was confirmed at the leadership convention on Saturday. Churchill got 65 percent of the vote, defeating Preston MLA Angel...
Jul 11, 2022
VIA Rail Strike Deadline Extended
A strike deadline for VIA Rail workers has been extended until later on Monday. Around 2,400 workers were prepared to walk off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time. However, Unifor says the deadline ...
Jul 11, 2022
Talks Between Bell Canada And Clerical And Aliant Workers End
Negotiations have broken down between Bell Canada and members of the Clerical and Aliant groups. The Bell Aliant group applied for federal conciliation, declaring an impasse on Friday in Toronto. Empl...
Jul 11, 2022
Canada’s Premiers Meeting In BC
It’ll be a busy couple of days for Canada’s premiers. They’re in Victoria, British Columbia, on July 11 and 12th for their 2022 summer meetings. Issues up for discussion include ener...
Jul 11, 2022
Prime Minister apologizes for racism towards Nova Scotia’s all-Black Battalion during World War One
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on behalf of the federal government to descendants and relatives of the men of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, 106 years after the first all-Black military u...
Jul 10, 2022
Network System Failure Likely Cause Of Rogers Outage
A network system failure following a maintenance update is believed to have caused Friday’s widespread Rogers outage. Tony Staffieri, president and CEO of Rogers, outlined the details in a lette...
Jul 10, 2022
Pharmacists eager to help amid healthcare delays
Pharmacists are eager to help if you’re experiencing lengthy delays to see a doctor. The CEO of the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia (PANS) tells our newsroom she doesn’t believe you ca...
Jul 10, 2022
Three people seriously injured in Kings-County collision
One person is fighting for their life and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle collision in Glenmont. On Friday evening, at around 6:30 p.m., Kings District RCMP, fire and EHS responde...
Jul 09, 2022
