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 […]
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The court sentenced all of the defendants to life in prison. The October 2022 attack on the bridge […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a succesful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 p.m. (9:27 a.m. GMT) from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-28 into orbit. The spacecraft carried […]
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Guinea-Bissau late Wednesday claimed victory in a closely contested presidental vote this week and accused the West African nation’s leader of staging a coup to avoid defeat. Wednesday’s military takeover and the reported arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was “fabricated” to disrupt election results expected […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials (about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market) per liter, officials said, in a shift that adds a third pricing level to the country’s long-running subsidy system. Under […]
Thai authorities have ordered World, the digital identity project backed by Sam Altman, to stop operating in the country and erase all user identification data collected from residents. According to a statement released on Monday by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), the order was issued by Thailand’s Economic and Social Development Board. […]
Crypto asset manager Bitwise launched its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund on Wednesday, listing the product on the New York Stock Exchange under branding that features the familiar cartoon dog. In a statement on the launch, Hunter Horsley, Bitwise’s chief executive, said Dogecoin holds an unusual place in the market. “DOGE started as a joke and then […]