Category Archives: News
Gas drops by 6 cents, still over $2 per litre
We’re getting a bit of a break at the pumps. The province kicked in its interrupter clause overnight. Regular is down six cents and is now selling between $2.05 and $2.10 per litre, depending on...
Jun 21, 2022
Feds Look To Add Health Warnings To Individual Cigarettes
Smokers might start seeing health warnings on cigarettes themselves. The feds are looking to go a step farther when it comes to warning Canadians about the dangers of tobacco smoke. We’re famili...
Jun 20, 2022
N.S. gas prices to swing Monday night
When you roll up to the pumps on Tuesday morning you’ll notice a change in gas prices. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has announced it’s invoking the interrupter clause at midnig...
Jun 20, 2022
Man charged with murder in Tony Walsh disappearance
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Peter Anthony (Tony) Walsh in 2019. Walsh left a Crowes Mill, Colchester County home on August 23rd, 2019. He was last heard fro...
Jun 20, 2022
Canada to End use of certain Single-Use Plastics
A ban on certain plastic items in Canada will come into effect by the end of 2023. The government will first halt by December 2022 the manufacturing of single-use plastics, including shopping bags, cu...
Jun 20, 2022
N.S. mass shooter assessed as 'clear threat' during traffic stop months before tragedy
The Mounties pulled the Portapique gunman over for speeding just two months before the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Constable Nick Dorrington told the inquiry on Monday he spotted a white Ford Taurus wi...
Jun 20, 2022
World Swimming Body Adjusts Rules For Trans Athletes
A new gender inclusion policy has been approved for international swimming competitions and water sports. International Swimming Federation (ISF), the governing body, voted for new rules regarding com...
Jun 20, 2022
Minister: “Can’t get homeless off the streets fast enough”
The Minister of Community Services in Nova Scotia feels getting the homeless off the street can not happen fast enough. Karla MacFarlane admits it is an issue she struggles with on a personal level. &...
Jun 20, 2022
Infant Formula Recalled For Salmonella, Cronobacter Sakazakii
If you recently stocked up on baby formula, you may want to check your shelves. Shoppers Drug Mart has issued its second recall of certain Abbott-brand powdered infant formula due to possible Salmonel...
Jun 20, 2022
CAT ridership numbers released
The province is out with the numbers for ridership on the Yarmouth to Maine ferry. The news release comes after reporters pressed the Public Works Minister on Thursday for the information on the Bay F...
Jun 17, 2022
