Regional police say a homicide investigation has begun after a man was killed in Halifax on Wednesday morning. According to officers, they were called just after 11 a.m. to the 2400 block of Gottingen Street, to reports of an injured man. Police say the man was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. […]
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific isn’t the way to do business and leaks through the media should not be considered the government’s way of engaging with First Nations over such a project. Adrian Dix says the pipeline is a “$14-million-dollar communication exercise” by […]
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a former municipal employee has been charged with fraud leading to an estimated loss of $2.5 million for the city. The Surrey Police Service says the RCMP’s economic crimes unit began investigating allegations of financial irregularities and “a significant fraud” reported by the city last year. They say […]
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada’s lack of “urgency” about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dark web to get pure substances. Jeremy Kalicum continued his testimony in a constitutional […]
The provincial government says it is making new funding available to support regional emergency management organizations across Nova Scotia. The funding comes in the form of grants, totalling around $1 million, according to government. That money will support organizations with communications infrastructure, staff and training, among other things. “The Long Lake and Lake George wildfires […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands but were rerouted following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. The flights, a combination of regular and charter ones, were approved […]
Rates of fatal opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia saw a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but new research from Dalhousie University shows they rose again shortly after. Researchers studied trends in the province from 2009 to 2023 and focused on differences between pharmaceutical and illicit opioid-related deaths. Pharmaceutical relates to drugs prescribed for pain relief, […]
Police in Nova Scotia are asking for the public’s help in searching for a man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant. According to RCMP, 51-year-old Jeffrey Wayne Faulkner is facing charges of fraud with a value of roughly $300,000. Police said they believe he has moved to Newfoundland and may be living in the Stephenville […]
A tractor-trailer caught fire on Highway 103 west of Halifax on Tuesday afternoon. It happened between exits 6 and 5A Eastbound. According to an email from the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters, the fire was contained to the cab thanks to a quick response from the crews at Station 56 in Black Point. The highway was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — While reflecting on what we’re thankful for during the holiday season, we often focus on the external: the company of loved ones. The nourishment of a shared meal. The homes in which we gather. But how often do we turn the lens of gratitude toward ourselves? It’s fairly uncommon, because people […]