Two people are facing charges after Mounties conducted a targeted traffic stop along a Lower Sackville highway. The RCMP said on April 29, they followed up on an ongoing drug trafficking investigation with additional enforcement. Units from the provincial police force and Halifax Regional Police assisted in conducting a targeted traffic stop on Highway 101. […]
It’s a new chapter for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce as a former MLA and community leader steps into the top role. Joanne Bernard is the new chair of the board for the Chamber, as announced at the organization’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. Bernard, a former MLA and the current CEO of Easter Seals […]
Those local businesses in downtown Halifax and hidden gems across the province are being impacted already by the U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian goods. On March 4, the 25 per cent tariffs on goods across the southern border came into effect, triggering a trade war between Canada and U.S. Choice words have been exchanged by […]
Halifax Regional Police have charged a man with stunting near Fall River. On Tuesday, at roughly 3:30 p.m., police caught a driver, outbound on Highway 102 towards Fall River, going 156 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. Police said a 20-year-old man was ticketed for stunting, a charge that is automatically laid when a vehicle […]
Nova Scotia’s premier did not mince words on Wednesday as he spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. “Canadians are a kind people, but we have limits and in the face of President Trump’s insults, spin and now tariffs, we’ve reached our limit,” Houston told reporters in Halifax. “We are angry, […]
There’s lots of anxiety in Nova Scotia’s seafood industry as Canadians come to grips with the Trump trade war. The tariffs came into effect yesterday, hitting Canadian goods with a 25 per cent import tax. While a recent Conference Board of Canada report said Nova Scotia is set up to withstand the impact of tariffs […]
Nova Scotia’s premier is inviting major international developers and investors to do business with the province to advance critical mineral opportunities. Premier Tim Houston attended a major international mining conference yesterday where he spoke about the province’s critical minerals. “Nova Scotia has the critical minerals that the world needs for clean energy, food production, defence, […]
U.S. tariffs would have the smallest impact on Nova Scotia out of all provinces in the country, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. The research publication focusing on business says that the small but mighty province is the best set up to defend American tariffs because of its “broadly favourable industry […]
A man is facing a laundry list of human trafficking offences in connection to an investigation that was launched nearly two years ago. In July 2023, the Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) received a report from a victim of human trafficking who was a youth at the time the offences began. Officers later discovered […]
Nova Scotia announced a series of actions in response to the imposition of American tariffs on all Canadian goods entering the U.S. market. Premier Tim Houston posted on social media Tuesday morning calling President Donald Trump “short-sighted” and that Nova Scotia will immediately limit access to provincial procurement for American businesses. The U.S. will no […]