Nova Scotia’s Premier is withdrawing proposed amendments to legislation that would allow the province to fire the auditor general without cause. Last week, the Nova Scotia Government tabled a bill that would make it so it could fire the auditor general without cause and would allow the province to decide if reports can be made […]
Cumberland County District RCMP are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that occurred on Wyvern Road in Collingwood Corner, northwest of Truro. On Feb.21, at approximately 10:20 p.m., RCMP, fire services, and paramedics responded to a report of a crash. More local stories: Police identify suspect; 6-year-old remains in hospital after stabbing Service adjustments for Halifax […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Taiwan’s coast guard intercepted the Togolese-flagged cargo ship Hongtai in waters between its main island’s west coast and the outlying Penghu Islands early Tuesday, according […]
Pictou County District RCMP is investigating a crash that left a vehicle overturned in the river and one woman dead. RCMP, fire services and EHS were called to the scene at Highway 104 near West River East Side Road in Salt Springs on Feb. 20 at 3:45 p.m. Upon arrival, responders located a Dodge Grand […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chip Blackwell will be top of mind when the company releases its latest financial results Wednesday, with analysts eyeing future demand amid a Chinese upstart’s claim that it can train competitive AI models using far fewer resources. Wall Street expects Nvidia to report fourth-quarter adjusted earnings […]
A man has died in police custody following a call for service in Fairview Saturday night. Shortly before 8:00 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Vimy Avenue where they found a 25-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis. Police report that the man became aggressive and a taser was deployed. The man was handcuffed […]
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota announced plans to restructure its board on Tuesday in what it described as an attempt to bring in more diverse views and give a larger roles to auditors. Among six appointments is Christopher Reynolds, now an executive in the automaker’s North American operations. As a lawyer, and son of a Ford […]
A Halifax Regional Municipality councillor is asking the CAO to provide an update regarding the municipality’s buy back rights for the site of the former Bloomfield School in light of a recent fire. Around 1:35 a.m. of Feb. 18, fire crews were called to the site of the former school on Agricola Street in Halifax’s […]
Regional police have released the name of the person charged in connection with an incident in downtown Halifax yesterday that saw a 6-year-old stabbed multiple times. Elliott Chorny, 19, will appear in court later this morning on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. According to a Monday […]
Those who are regular transit users could be impacted by changes being made to services. Beginning Monday Feb. 24, two major routes will see service changes, while 25 trips, that were cancelled in 2023 due to staffing shortages, will be reinstated. Route 196, which travels between Halifax and Bedford, will have four additional trips scheduled […]