Police charge man in stabbing at QEII
HALIFAX: A 32-year-old man has been charged in relation to a stabbing that occurred on Wednesday Jan. 29 at the QEII in Halifax. At approximately 1 p.m., officers responded to…
Minimum increase will be “a blow” to N.S. businesses, CFIB says
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia government’s announcement of an ad hoc increase to the minimum wage in 2025 will be a blow to small businesses who are operating on razor-thin margins…
Restaurant Canada says minimum wage increase threatens N.S restaurants survival
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s 2025 minimum wage increase will pose significant challenges for its businesses and threaten the job stability of the 32,000 Nova Scotians they employ. That’s if it does…
Medicals, mutual aid request top responses in 2024 for local fire departments
LANTZ: The year 2024 saw local volunteer fire departments attend more than 1,500 calls as reported by each department. The total comes from the top call info provided to The…
Nova Scotia to introduce largest minimum wage increase ever, province says
From a release LOWER SACKVILLE: The province will implement the largest minimum wage increase in the provinces history, one that will benefit Nova Scotians, says the provincial Minister of Labour,…
Greening the grid, creating jobs, improving energy independence
From a release HALIFAX: The Green Choice Program will add more clean energy to the grid, bring more green jobs and investments to Nova Scotia, help stabilize power rates and…
Knights of Columbus gives back to East Hants community
ENFIELD: The Knights of Columbus (KofC) of Thomas Bagley Council in Enfield continue to help various community organizations and individuals throughout the East Hants community. Hal Benson said the council…
N.S. focused on reducing red tape, eliminating doctors burden
From a release HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is improving its regulatory environment and making more government services efficient and effective. “There are unlimited opportunities to reduce red tape in our province,”…
Lantz resident among two judges appointed to provincial court
HALIFAX/LANTZ: Lawyers Mark Scott, KC (King’s counsel), of Halifax and Brian Warcop of Lantz have been appointed judges of the Nova Scotia provincial court. “Mr. Scott and Mr. Warcop are…
New research shows the problem of health misinformation in Canada is growing
The following is a story from polling data as supplied by Abacus Data OTTAWA, ONT.: More Canadians are encountering health misinformation, according to a new survey, and the trend is…