Category Archives: News
Growing Calls To Oust Russia Ambassador
A statement from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada has led to calls for Ottawa to expel the ambassador. The document was put out Monday (pictured below) and says that Russia is strictly ...
Kevin Jeffrey Mar 03, 2022
Lethal Weapons and More Cash Going To Ukraine
A federal announcement came for more tools for to help in the fight overseas as well as Ukrainians seeking refuge in Canada . Lethal Weapons Minister of Defense, Annita Annand announced that more leth...
Katie Nicholls Mar 03, 2022
Lawyers for families of N.S. mass shooting want RCMP officers to testify at inquiry
Lawyers representing families of the victims of Nova Scotia’s mass shooting say they want to hear from RCMP at the scene. A public inquiry into the 22 murders is examining police response in Por...
Steve MacArthur Mar 03, 2022
Grade Five Student Breaks Math World Record
When it comes to Math, 10-year-old Shanyu Akkaladevi is a good student to have around. He is in Grade 5 and he recently set a world record as the youngest person to calculate the square root for 20 di...
Tara Clow Mar 03, 2022
Province Reports Four More COVID Related Deaths
The province reported four deaths related to COVID-19 yesterday. The youngest was a woman in her 50s in the Central Zone, the others were over 80. There were four new hospital admissions and two disch...
Kevin Northup Mar 03, 2022
Why The 'Food Professor' Says Agriculture Should Be A Bigger Economic Driver
On this episode of the "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell take a closer look at the importance of the agricultural sector to the economy both across Canada and in Atlantic Canada with a ...
Acadia Broadcasting Corporation Mar 03, 2022
Province Announces $12 Million In Tourism Funding
Funding for the tourism industry in Nova Scotia. The province has earmarked $12 million for the upcoming season. Most of the money, $9.2 million, is for marketing activities for registered accommodati...
Kevin Northup Mar 02, 2022
Bank Of Canada Increases Its Key Interest Rate
The Bank of Canada has increased its key interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The key interest rate will go from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. It comes as economies are rebounding from ...
Tim Herd Mar 02, 2022
Official Languages Act Modernization Underway
The federal government is reintroducing a bill to modernize the Official Languages Act. The last major reforms occurred in 1988. Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says there will als...
Allan Dearing Mar 02, 2022
Feds Announce $100M In Humanitarian Aid For Ukraine
Canadian officials have announced $100 million for humanitarian assistance to aid Ukraine and a ban on Russian ships in Canadian ports and internal waters. A pair of federal announcements on Tuesday a...
Robert Lothian Mar 01, 2022
