COLUMN: MPs News and Views with Darrell Samson
By MP Darrell Samson BLACK HISTORY MONTH The month of February is a time to celebrate the many contributions of Black Canadians to our history, identity, and strength as a…
N.S., feds announce higher wages for ECE’s, retroactive pay
From a release HALIFAX: Higher wages are coming for Nova Scotia’s early childhood educators working in regulated child-care settings thanks to a new provincial investment and the federal government’s contribution…
PM Trudeau announce measures aimed at making life more affordable for Canadians in 2022
From a press release sent by the PMO ST. ANDREWS, N.B.: Canadians are feeling the rising cost of living, particularly through higher food prices and rent. While inflation is a…
Churchill: Carbon Tax coming to N.S. due to PC government’s fumble
From an N.S. Liberal Party release HALIFAX: Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said by sitting on its hands for over a year, the Houston government has allowed a carbon tax to…
Federal investment allows for “extensive” upgrades at Salvation Army of Halifax
From a press release HALIFAX: The Salvation Army in Halifax will be able to make extensive renovations to its Gesner Street location in Fairview thanks to support from the federal…
Premier Houston, Canada’s Premiers press urgency for new healthcare partnership
From a press release: VICTORIA, B.C.: Canada’s Premiers came together in Victoria for their first in-person meeting in over two years, to emphasize the urgent need for a new, sustainable…
Feds, N.S. announce more families to get access to licensed child care
HALIFAX: It will soon be easier and more affordable for families to access licensed child care in Nova Scotia. The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced June 1 that…
Samson announces federal investment for Hope for Wildlife
SEAFORTH: Hope for Wildlife is getting federal support to help educate Nova Scotians about what they do through the creation of exhibits on the animals that come to them. In…
SBA planning to create mural project along Sackville Drive
LOWER SACKVILLE: The Sackville Business Association (SBA) has received federal support for a mural project along Sackville Drive. Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook MP Darrell Samson announced the $11,761 in funding for the three…
VIDEO: No blanket mandatory vaccination policy coming for N.S., Premier Houston says
HALIFAX: At the Jan. 13 presser with media following a cabinet meeting, Premier Tim Houston answered questions asked by media. The Laker News was among the reporters who did get…