From the Cruiser – March 11, 2025
Brought to you by: ENFIELD: East Hants RCMP officers responded to 95 calls for service this past week. The following info is some of the highlighted calls as provided by…
Province to recoup hundreds of millions from tobacco settlement
NOVA SCOTIA: The province will recoup approximately $809 million from tobacco companies for the impact of smoking on the healthcare system. All provinces and territories joined together to sue for…
NSGEU Civil Service Members reject employer’s offer
DARTMOUTH: NSGEU members of the civil service bargaining unit, voted overwhelmingly to reject the government’s latest offer. The bargaining committee had recommended that members reject the offer and of those…
Community-led clean energy projects get funding boost from N.S.
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia communities are making the province a clean energy powerhouse with help from the Low Carbon Communities program. The program is supporting 27 clean energy, low-carbon projects in…
Premier Houston statement on U.S. tariffs going into effect
From a release HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston issued the following statement on March 4 on the U.S. Tariffs. “Donald Trump is a short-sighted man who wields his power just for…
N.S. advancing critical mineral opportunities
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston attended a major international mining conference to tell developers and investors that Nova Scotia is open for business and eager to advance critical minerals opportunities. The…
N.S. makes it easier to identify locally produced products
From a release HALIFAX: It will be easier for Nova Scotians to identify – and buy – even more local products with new provincial support for businesses to label products…
Housing plan progress exceeds targets in first year, province says
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s five-year housing plan is meeting or exceeding all targets and is getting more people in housing, faster, the Minister of Growth & Development said on Monday. A…
NS NDP: AG works for Nova Scotians, not partisan governments
From a release HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say that the Houston government is threatening to interfere with the Auditor General’s independence by changing the laws to allow themselves to fire…
Nova Scotians deserve better than misleading narratives, says NSACCW
From a release HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia government is continuing to allow its most vulnerable citizens be exposed to the current future economic instability. The 2025-26 Budget that acknowledges poverty…