Two Nova Scotians have been sentenced to a seven-year animal ownership ban after being charged for mistreating their dog. The SPCA says Lorraine Bain, 69, and Herb Bain, 73, both from Plymouth, were charged in August 2024 for allowing an animal to be in distress. More local stories: RCMP investigated more than double the number […]
New regulations that came into effect on March 1 are designed to strengthen the elver fishery in Nova Scotia. According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the new rules require elver fishing and possession licence holders to submit reports to help manage the movement of elvers within the export supply chain. These regulations […]
No injuries were reported after an early morning fire at a tent encampment on Barrington Street in Halifax. Halifax Regional Fire and Rescue were called to the site under the North Street ramp to the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge just after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, after callers reported fire, smoke and explosions. HRFE say the […]
Those using a MacPass Plus to park at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, will need to find another way to pay for parking going forward. Starting today, people will no longer be able to access parking facilities at the Halifax Airport using MacPass Plus. This change is part of the preparation for the removal of tolls […]
The federal government is providing more than $2 million to help “green” a popular local canoe club. Veteran’s Affairs Minister and Dartmouth-Cole Harbour MP Darren Fisher has announced that the Banook Canoe Club will receive $2.3 million in federal funding. This investment will be used to upgrade the club to make it more accessible and […]
Halifax Regional Police are hoping the public can help them find a missing 13-year-old girl from Dartmouth. Emma Jackson was reported missing to the police March 2 and was last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth. Related: Man charged with attempted murder after two people suffer stab wounds Joint child porn […]
Statistics from the RCMP are showing there was a 150 per cent increase in the number of homicide investigations last year. According to the semi-annual crime data from the Halifax Regional Detachment of the RCMP, last year officers investigated five homicides. In both 2023 and 2022, there were two homicide cases for the detachment. Halifax […]
Logistics operators based in Asia have been leasing more warehouses in the United States in response to changes in e-commerce, global trade and manufacturing. Third-party logistics firms, known as 3PLs, work with online retailers and other businesses to store, pack and move products for sale. Leasing by Asia-based logistics firms more than doubled in key […]
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney’s economic record. Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian economy out of the global financial crisis more than 15 years ago. While Harper appointed Carney to run the Bank of Canada at the beginning of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Nationals and Baltimore Orioles ended a legal fight over television rights dating to 2012 when Major League Baseball announced Monday that Washington will be freed from its deal with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network after the upcoming season. MLB said Nationals’ games will be broadcast by MASN in 2025 under a […]