Province announces funding for pharmacist assessment to assist in preventing Lyme disease
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians who get bitten by a tick can now go to their local pharmacy to assess the need for treatment to help prevent Lyme disease. The cost of…
N.S. introduces amendment to cannabis legislation protecting them from unreasonable searches
HALIFAX: The provincial government introduced an amendment Oct. 28 to the Cannabis Control Act to clarify the standard of reasonableness required to search a place or vehicle. In a recent…
Waverley, Fall River to get spooky for WCA Haunted Houses Tour
WAVERLEY: The communities of Waverley and Fall River are about to get spooky over the next three nights–but it’s all for fun. The volunteer-based Waverley Community Association (WCA) has organized…
Dr. Strang receives prestigious Lieutenant Governor’s Award
FALL RIVER: The province’s Chief medical officer of health has been presented with a top award from Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor. During a ceremony on Oct. 27, Lt. Governor The…
Moorhouse pleads not guilty on child porn-related charges
ENFIELD: A second Enfield man has pled not guilty on charges he faces related to child porn offences. The plea was entered by the lawyer for Peter Moorhouse, 48, in…
Town of Stewiacke, EHAA among rec facility grant program recipients
LANTZ/STEWIACKE: Two local community organizations are among the 40 projects across N.S. receiving $1.5 million from the province through its Recreation Facility Development grant program. The funds from this assist…
Province introduces several amendments to Motor Vehicle Act
FALL RIVER/HALIFAX: Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act concerning impaired driving, bicycle traffic lights and muffler noise will help improve road safety for all users. The amendments will allow municipalities…
Province announces more planning powers for municipal governments
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: Municipalities need the flexibility to improve incentives and remove barriers to building affordable housing in their communities, where it is needed most. The government is making changes to…
Newly carved soldier stands guard in Elmsdale as tribute
ELMSDALE: Colin Rogers may only have been carving for a little over a year, however one wouldn’t know it from his most recent—and likely most watched and public—piece of carving…
East Hants RCMP share Halloween safety tips to keep you safe
EAST HANTS: Like their colleagues across N.S., East Hants RCMP have some tips to keep all those trick or treaters safe this Halloween, set for Sunday Oct. 31. Halloween may…