Tag Archives: Nova Scotia
N.S. mass shooting drives 30-year spike in murders in Canada
Murders in Canada spiked to a 30-year high last year, which was driven in part by the Nova Scotia mass shooting. New data from Statistics Canada shows there were 743 murders last year, which is the hi...
Nov 26, 2021
Slight drop in Halifax gas prices
You'll notice a small drop in the price of gas at the fuel pumps in Halifax on Friday morning. The price of regular self-serve gas has dropped nearly 1 cent per litre to $1.39. Diesel now costs $1.38 ...
Nov 26, 2021 (CREDIT: andreas160578 from Pixabay)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (November 25th)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID expos...
Nov 26, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Former cabinet minister to take on affordable housing problem
A familiar face in Nova Scotia politics will oversee the new housing task force for Halifax. Premier Tim Houston announced on Thursday former Liberal cabinet minister Geoff MacLellan will chair the fi...
Nov 25, 2021 Geoff MacLellan.
Report: 1 in 4 children in Nova Scotia live in poverty
You’re not alone if you’re struggling to make ends meet. The Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has found one in four children under the age of 17 live in p...
Nov 25, 2021
Rare sighting of mandarin duck in Dartmouth lake
Bird watchers and wildlife photographers have been flocking to Dartmouth to grab snapshots of a rare sighting. Residents have been sharing their photos online of a mandarin duck, which has been swimmi...
Nov 24, 2021 Mandarin Duck. (Jane Brown via Nova Scotia Wildlife Photography Facebook page)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (November 23rd)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID expos...
Nov 24, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Weather warnings remain in place as messy fall storm sweeps through N.S.
The wet and windy weather continues on Tuesday morning as much of Nova Scotia remains under rainfall and wind warnings. Environment Canada is predicting the Halifax area will see another 15 to 40 mm o...
Nov 23, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (November 22nd)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID expos...
Nov 23, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Province investing over $6M in affordable housing
The province plans to invest $6.4 million to build roughly 200 new affordable homes. A news release says the units will rent for at least 20 per cent below market value. Halifax will see 38 affordable...
Nov 22, 2021
