Halifax man hoping to speak at NY stroke conference
HALIFAX: A Halifax man is looking to the community for help to be able to get to New York to speak at a conference. Stephen Scharf, who is a double…
HRM announces applications for community grants program open
FALL RIVER: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising eligible registered non-profit and charitable organizations that applications for the Community Grants Program have opened. The program provides annual cash grants to…
Houston, PANS attend national conference of Pharmaceutical organizations
From a release HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston is expected to help shine a spotlight on Nova Scotia’s approach to improving access to primary healthcare through pharmacies today, January 4. Premier…
Province increasing income assistance; to be indexed to inflation
HALIFAX: Beginning this year, the government will increase income assistance payments annually based on a cost-of-living index. More than 37,000 Nova Scotians receiving income assistance will see their payments increase…
HRP investigating murders of woman, her father by man known to them
HALIFAX: On Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at approximately 10:35 p.m., police responded to a report of an injured person in the 2400 block of Gottingen Street. At the scene, officers…
Inaugural Polar Bear Dip in Mount Uniacke a resounding success
MOUNT UNIACKE: First impressions leave a lasting impact and for organizers of the inaugural Polar Bear Dip in Mount Uniacke, they were left feeling pretty impressed on New Year’s Day.…
Four times the legal limit: Middle Sackville woman charged with impaired driving
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 28-year-old Middle Sackville woman has been charged with impaired driving after being found with a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit, RCMP said.…
PHOTOS: Revelers enjoy food, music at New Year’s Day Levees
WELLINGTON: The year 2025 kicked off with revelers enjoying festivities, food, and music at many local venues. Two of those venues that we stopped by were at the Wellington Fletchers…
IAFF: Occupational cancer is killing firefighters
January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month From a release sent to The Laker News by the IAFF OTTAWA, ONT.: Occupational cancer is claiming the lives of more fire fighters…
Lower Sackville man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant
LOWER SACKVILLE: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Damon Rees, 30, of Lower Sackville, is wanted…