A bit of a tense few moments in Hammonds Plains Thursday afternoon when a school bus caught fire. Halifax Fire tells us the call came in from after 3 p.m. for Carnoustie Drive. When crews arrived, students were already off the bus. There were no injuries.

2025 has the potential to be the second worst wildfire season in Canada on record...just after 2023. Tim Hodgson is Canada's Natural Resources Minister and says the country is already off to an alarming start. "While the evacuations have been completed successfully, it is very clear this wildfire season is off to ...

This episode of the Insights Podcast was live recorded at the recent Biocon Conference held in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was the thirteenth annual conference for this sector. The podcast features a conversation with David and Don that wa...

A curling legend will take her rightful place in the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Six-time national champion Colleen Jones of Halifax is part of the Class of 2025. She also won two World championships, and is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Jones was voted the second greatest athlete in Nova Scotia, behin...

Could 'Wind West' bring economic prosperity to Nova Scotia? Premier Tim Houston released a video about the potential project, which would see a new transmission cable transport energy from new offshore wind turbines. After cabinet today, he was asked how much the project would cost. "I think an overland transmissi...

On Saturday our friends at the Bide Awhile Animal Shelter are having their annual open house. While there, you will get to see a lot of cute little and not so little (see above photo) adoptables, but also learn more about the incredible work they do for the kitties, pups and pet owners. From the low cost spay and neute...

Two Maritime premiers are doing well when it comes to their approval ratings, according to a new survey. New Brunswick's Susan Holt and Nova Scotia's Tim Houston are tied for second at 58 per cent. Angus Reid said that it is a slight drop from their last survey conducted three months ago. Holt has been kept in most res...

Nova Scotia's premier has backed the mayor of Halifax on a motion to pause construction of new bike lanes. The contentious issue, brought forward by Andy Fillmore Tuesday, was ultimately shut down 12-five by councillors after a passionate debate that lasted hours. However, Tim Houston told reporters, Thursday, it makes...

Nova Scotia's rent cap remains in place for now, but the government hasn't made a decision on what will happen when it expires in 2027. Housing Minister Jill Balser said the province will weigh several factors before deciding whether to extend the measure, which currently limits annual rent increases. "The vacancy...

Did you know the Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard was born right here in the Maritimes Moncton, New Brunswick? His dad Dan worked with my neighbour Bruce back in the day at the airport. At Bruce's bar he is proud to display one of Calvin's catcher goalie gloves from 2016 when he was then with the NHL's Colorado Av...