PHOTOS: District 1, 14 Volunteers recognized
FALL RIVER: Recently, Halifax Regional Municipality recognized the recipients of the 2022 Volunteer Awards.
After not holding a ceremony the past two years, it returned to in-person this year.
In District 1 (Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley, there...
Fall River businesses hosting virtual Easter Egg Hunt
FALL RIVER: A local realtor with a yearn for giving back in the community has created a Virtual Easter Egg Hunt involving four Fall River-area businesses.
Trish Chesal has 3D Matterport technology with a camera...
Police charge four in Waverley for violating Health Protection Act
WAVERLEY: A homeowner and three men have been charged with flouting the provincial Health measures related to gathering limits after a call to a home in Waverley.
Cpl. Lisa Croteau with Halifax District RCMP...
COVID19: Thirteen new cases reported between Dec. 25-28
HALIFAX: As of today, Dec. 28, Nova Scotia has 33 active cases of COVID-19. Thirteen new cases are being reported from Dec. 25-28.
On Dec. 25 and 26 nine cases were reported: six in Central...
RCMP warning about rise of social media gift card scams
EAST HANTS: Social media gift card scams are on the rise and RCMP are wanting resiodents be aware of them.
Cpl. Scott MacRae, with East Hants RCMP, said victims are targeted by scammers on platforms...
N.S. SPCA takes in evacuated NWT dogs due to wildfires
DARTMOUTH: Sixteen dogs evacuated from the Northwest Territories due to the wildfires have found a new home, temporarily at least, in Nova Scotia.
As the fires continue to burn in Hay River, NWT, devastating the...
Province didn’t adequately plan pre-primary program, says AG report
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia's Pre-Primary Program was not adequately planned before it was launched in classrooms across the province in 2017, says the provinces Auditor General.
In her latest report released July 7, the Auditor...
N.S. Power says restoration efforts in full force following Lee
HALIFAX: More than 800 people are working in communities across Nova Scotia to restore power, and more are on the way, after Post Tropical Storm Lee whipped across Nova Scotia Saturday.
As restoration continues, the...
HRM AG: Hiring practices need “significant improvement”
HALIFAX: The municipalities Auditor General, Andrew Atherton, found that "significant improvement" is required by HRM in its hiring practices.
That was the finding released in the AG report on March 20.
The audit found HRM’s hiring...
ELECTION21: Cameron humbled by experience as election candidate
MILFORD: Abby Cameron said being on the other side of the spectrum as a candidate rather than in her former profession as the editor of The Weekly Press and The Laker has been an...