N.S. NDP: Before/after-school care missing in province’s back-to-school plan
Press release from the N.S. NDP:
HALIFAX: With less than a month to go before students head back to school, parents are still in the dark about how, or even if, before- and after-school programs...
Waverley girl’s advice to other swimmers: “Stay away from pink bubbles.”
WAVERLEY: Maria Legge learned a valuable lesson of why she shouldn't touch anything strange looking in the water while out swimming.
That comes after the seven-year-old, going into Grade 2 at Waverley Memorial School next...
Bedford woman’s blood-alcohol level found to be three times the legal limit
HAMMONDS PLAINS: A 36-year-old Bedford woman has been charged with impaired driving after police receive multiple calls from the public about an erratic driver in the Hubbards area. She was found to be three...
Province has failed seniors: Houston
ENFIELD: The Leader of then PC Party says Nova Scotians are realizing how the province is failing their greatest generation, our seniors.
During a stop in Enfield on Aug. 6, Tim Houston answered questions from...
MEH Warden not re-offering in October’s municipal election
ENFIELD: The Warden for the Municipality of East Hants will not be re-offering for the position in this fall’s municipal election.
Jim Smith made the news official at a recently held East Hants Council meeting,...
Streatch echoes residents’ concerns over proposed developments
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The number of proposed development applications on the books for the Fall River area and Windsor Junction is not only a concern for residents, but also of the local councillor.
Steve Streatch, who...
Samson not ruling out run for N.S. Liberal Party leadership
FALL RIVER: The federal Liberal MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook is among the names being bountied about to put their name forward in an upcoming N.S. Liberal Leadership race to replace Premier Stephen McNeil.
In a...
Halifax man, P.E.I. woman charged with stunting on Hwy 102, 118 in Fall River
MAIN PHOTO: An RCMP officer checks the speeds of motorists travelling along a N.S. highway. (Photo by Sean DeWitt/Waterfront Hfx Media).
FALL RIVER: An 18-year-old man from Halifax has been charged with stunting after driving 67 km/hr...
Province announces Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon
FALL RIVER: The province announced Aug. 7 that it will provide $1 million to the Lebanese Red Cross to support those affected by the Beirut explosion."We are all seeing the devastating impact of the...
Cumberland County woman charged following threats
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Police in Cumberland County, with assistance of the Amherst Police Department, have arrested and charged a 22-year-old woman from Collingwood following an investigation into threats.
On July 30, police searched a home in...