IWK getting more local food, province says
HALIFAX: Patients and staff at IWK Health in Halifax can expect more local healthy vegetables, fruit, meat and fish on the menu as the hospital joins a provincial pilot program to increase long-term access...
Impaired driving charge coming against South Maitland man
SHUBENACADIE: A 34-year-old South Maitland man has been charged with impaired driving, police say.
East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer, said an officer was re-entering Hwy 102 near Shubenacadie following a traffic...
Classified leads way among local ECMA-nominated artists
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI: Four musicians from the Waverley, Enfield, and Fall River area have been nominated for multiple East Coast Music Awards.
The East Coast Music Association announced the nominees for the May 1-5 awards celebration...
East Hants paramedics honoured with Exemplary Service Medals
ENFIELD/HRM: Two well-liked and well-respected paramedics were recognized posthumously alongside their colleagues.
In total, 13 current and five former paramedics (two posthumously) were awarded Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals during a ceremony on Jan....
New skating rink opens in Oakfield
OAKFIELD: The rink is now open for everyone to use.
After much anticipation, the new skating rink--or Outdoor Rink as its being dubbed--has officially opened on the grounds of the Oakfield Golf Course.
The hours of...
Sharp skater: Young Lantz boy keeping East Hants skates in shape
LANTZ: A budding entrepreneur is making sure the skates of East Hants residents are staying sharp this winter.
Nine-year-old Dawson Burns is a student by day at Maple Ridge Elementary School in Lantz.
But at night,...
HRM issues statement on fire at Grand Parade tent encampment
HALIFAX: The Halifax Regional Municipality is providing the following statement regarding the fire today Jan. 22 at the Grand Parade Designated Outdoor Sheltering Location.
Shortly after 6:30 a.m., Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) firefighters...
Lower Sackville man charged with drug, firearm offences
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 50-year-old Lower Sackville man is facing drug and firearm charges after a seizure in the community by RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, said at...
Upper Rawdon man charged with impaired driving following MVC
ENFIELD: A 44-year-old Upper Rawdon man has been charged with impaired driving after a motor vehicle collision in Enfield.
East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, the Community Policing Officer, said police were alerted to the...
Sackville man charged following hate motivated incident
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 31-year-old Sackville man is facing charges of assault following a hate-motivated incident on Jan. 17 in Sackville.
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said that police responded shortly before 9 p.m....