The premier is in Boston on Wednesday for a meeting with the Governor of Massachusetts. Tim Houston’s office says the premier will be discussing trade and energy opportunities with Gov. Maura Healey, alongside the Massachusetts secretary of energy. Houston will also be attending Thursday’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Boston, which will see a white […]
A late fall nor’easter brought heavy rain to Halifax Regional Municipality Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. A special weather statement remained in effect Wednesday morning as the urban areas of the municipality were expected to see an additional 30 to 40 millimetres of rain before it tapers off Wednesday afternoon. Regions farther inland could […]
Wednesday’s storm caused several power outages across Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Power outage map showed just over 19,000 customers without power provincewide as of 6:15 a.m. Within the municipality, a large outage stretching from Portland Estates to Eastern Passage is affecting about 4,800 customers. The utility says the outage is the result of this […]
Nova Scotia Health is expanding a pilot program that will see AI-powered weapons detection systems installed in hospitals across the province. This comes after an incident in January that saw three staff members stabbed by a patient at the Halifax Infirmary’s emergency department. As a result, the province launched a two-week pilot back in May […]
One woman is facing over $4,000 in charges after caught stunt driving. Members of the Halifax Regional Police Traffic Unit observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Hwy 102 approaching Bayers Road around 9:25 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police say the officer observed the vehicle’s speed at 112 km/h in a 50 […]
The province has announced increases to minimum wage set for next year. But the official opposition says it doesn’t go far enough to help Nova Scotians deal with the cost of living. Nova Scotia’s minimum wage will increase to $16.75 in April 2026, and then $17 in October. Government says that decision was made on […]
One man is facing multiple weapons related charges following an incident that led to an emergency alert over the weekend. On Saturday morning, Mounties responded to a report of a man with a sawed-off shotgun in the 100 block of Oldham Rd. and while enroute, officers learned the man was last seen getting into a […]
A special weather statement remains in effect for the Halifax Regional Municipality. 95.7 NewsRadio weather specialist Alistair Aalders says rain and snow developing this afternoon could make for a tricky commute. He says some of the urban areas in HRM are likely to see some snow before it changes to rain. “The mix of rain […]
The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth awarded her its Peace Medal for equity, diversity and inclusion on Nov. 19, and rescinded it on Nov. 27. The post ‘It’s not about me’: Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award appeared first on Halifax Examiner.
The provincial government says amendments to nursing regulations will allow Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) to practice in Nova Scotia. The amendments will enable registration and licensing while establishing the scope of care for RPNs. The nurses will be regulated by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing. “This is about expanding the roles that can support […]
