HSIA earns recertification as Gold standard for accessibility
HALIFAX STANFILED: The Halifax Stanfield International Airport is being praised by an accessibility advocate for achieving Rick Hansen Foundation gold recertification standard.
At an announcement on Wednesday at the airport, Halifax International Airport Authority officials...
RCMP searching for suspect in vandalism at Enfield school
ENFIELD: East Hants RCMP are seeking to identify a vandalism suspect.
Around 10:30 p.m. on May 19, 2024 a man walked around the Enfield District School carrying a small container of paint.
He threw the paint...
Workplace fatalities: Strong safety measures are crucial to protecting lives, WCB says
From a release
HALIFAX: Twenty Nova Scotians died at work or because of their work in 2024 – an increase from 18 fatalities the year prior, the Workers Compensation Board of N.S. said.
The tragic number...
RCMP charge Bible Hill man with child porn-related offences
BIBLE HILL: A 48-year-old Bible Hill man has been charged by the RCMP's Provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit with child pornography offences.
Police say that on December 12, 2024, the ICE Unit and Digital...
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Warm reception from crowd for East Coast Credit Union Ice Festival
DARTMOUTH: It might have been a snowy, cold day, but the crowd at the East Coast Credit Union Ice Festival gave the event a warm reception.
With the three day event taking over downtown Dartmouth...
N.S. creates Tariff response survey, hotline
From a release
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia has created channels for business owners in the province dealing with the United States to get quick access to the latest information related to tariffs.
“Now more than ever, we...
Public Health offering free, non-urgent transportation support
ELMSDALE: To reduce barriers in accessing healthcare for residents of Colchester, Cumberland, and Pictou counties and the Municipality of East Hants, Public Health is offering free, non-urgent transportation support to get to and from...
From the Cruiser – Feb. 4, 2025
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ENFIELD: Over the past week, officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 120 calls for service.
The following is some of the highlighted calls as provided by East Hants RCMP Const. Preston...
Therapy costs for those with mood, anxiety disorders to be covered by province, N.S....
MAIN PHOTO: Addictions and Mental Health Minister Brian Comer speaks. (Healey photo)
FROM A RELEASE:
HALIFAX: The province announced on Wednesday Feb. 5 that those Nova Scotians with mood and anxiety disorders will have more access...
Lower Sackville woman, East Preston man arrested after police seize drugs
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 21-year-old Lower Sackville woman is among two people who were arrested as part of an investigation that led to search warrants being executed in HRM.
On the morning of January 24, the...