Category Archives: News
Record gas prices causing pain at the pumps
The price of gas saw a major increase overnight in Nova Scotia, as predicted. It will cost you between $1.67 and $1.70 per litre for regular self-serve, depending on where you live. That's a ten cent ...
Mar 04, 2022
Three more die from COVID-19
Three more people have died from COVID-19 in our province. The Department of Health and Wellness announced the deaths, two men in their 70s in Eastern Zone and a man in his 80s in the Halifax region. ...
Mar 03, 2022
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Mar 02, 2022
