Province House closed to the public for remainder of week
HALIFAX: Beginning March 25, Province House and the rest of the legislative precinct, which includes the grounds of Province House and the committee room in One Government Place, will be…
N.S. NDP: Premier and Finance Minister skip vote for disastrous budget
HALIFAX: NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement Wednesday afternoon after the Houston government pushed through the Appropriations Act with both the Premier and Finance Minister absent: “This is…
Premier Houston’s Statement on Hydro Québec’s offshore wind move
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Premier Tim Houston in response to Hydro Québec issuing a request for information from offshore wind developers on March 25. “Hydro Québec sees…
New Airport Connection: Bonjour, Montréal Metropolitan
HALIFAX STANFIELD: Porter Airlines is launching non-stop service between Halifax and Montréal Metropolitan Airport (MET). This new connection, officials say, will continue strengthening connections between Atlantic Canada and Québec. The…
Fraud awareness & prevention, human trafficking info session rescheduled to April 20
ELMSDALE: The information session on fraud awareness & prevention, including a presentation on Human Trafficking, has been rescheduled. It will now be held on April 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m.…
Fall River snowboarder Leslie earns gold, bronze in Jr Nationals debut
HORSESHOE VALLEY RESORT, ONT.: A Fall River snowboarder is returning from a national competition in Ontario with some extra hardware to show off. Sammie Leslie competed at the Snowboard Canada’s…
The force behind the Ettinger-Smith 2026 Memorial Tournament
LANTZ: The following was submitted to us at The Laker News and asked if it could run. We said sure. To the Heartbeat of the Tournament: The Women Behind the…
Environment Canada forecasting prolonged period of snowfall in parts of N.S.
FALL RIVER: Environment Canada is forecasting a prolonged period of snowfall to be expected from the southwestern shore from Yarmouth to Halifax counties. The total snowfall is expected to be…
Creative road safety operations in Lower Sackville, Cole Harbour aimed at reducing high-risk driving behaviours: RCMP
LOWER SACKVILLE: Creative road safety operations in Lower Sackville and Cole Harbour have resulted in officers issuing 46 summary offence tickets for various traffic violations. On March 18, the RCMP…
Halifax Regional Police arrest prolific offender with ties to Enfield
DARTMOUTH/ENFIELD: A man who is formerly from the Enfield community, but now calls Dartmouth home, has been arrested by Halifax Regional Police. Police say that on March 14 at approximately…