Nova Scotia Furniture company The Brick faced a sentencing hearing Thursday in Halifax provincial court. It was convicted in September of three occupational health and safety charges linked to the death of 47-year-old delivery driver Martin David. Furniture company faces sentencing on 3 occupational health and safety charges Martin David,Continue Reading
Nova Scotia If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until fresh food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your next visit to a Loblaw-owned grocery store. Senior who relies on discount calls move ‘a slap inContinue Reading
Nova Scotia If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until fresh food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your next visit to a Loblaw-owned grocery store. Senior who relies on discount calls move ‘a slap inContinue Reading
Nova Scotia Geologists from Cape Breton University have discovered the rare toe imprints of a large crocodile-like swamp animal — possibly an anthracosaur — that lived 320 million years ago in what is now Creignish, N.S. Geologists from Cape Breton University discover claw marks from a crocodile-like ancient swamp animalContinue Reading
Nova Scotia In an effort to reduce the spread of marine invasive species, Canada ordered lobster pounds to euthanize all egg-bearing female lobsters. But two years after the measure was introduced, some in the business are still unaware of the requirement. Some operators unaware of requirement, which was quietly introducedContinue Reading
Nova Scotia As the illicit drugs that have devastated Western and Central Canada become more prevalent in Nova Scotia, a Halifax physician is renewing calls to expand access to “safer opioid supply” treatment to prevent overdoses and deaths. Halifax doctor says fentanyl has become ‘prominent player’ in city’s illicit drug marketContinue Reading
Nova Scotia When the Mass Casualty Commission released its final report last March, the Mounties said they planned to follow up with an “implementation strategy” by the end of 2023. On Tuesday, the force issued a statement confirming it’s still “not in a position” to do so. Senior Mountie ‘confident’Continue Reading
Nova Scotia A growing number of health-care workers in Nova Scotia are not getting their annual flu shots, according to figures released by their employer, Nova Scotia Health. ‘We’re nowhere near where we really need to be in vaccine uptake,’ says Dr. Robert Strang Jean Laroche · CBC News ·Continue Reading
Nova Scotia Scott Stephenson met Anna Babkova in Ukraine in 2019. They were married in Kyiv in September 2020 with intentions to move to Canada. They would endure war and pandemic before arriving in Nova Scotia two and a half years after the process began. Married in Ukraine in 2020, itContinue Reading
Nova Scotia A group of scientists, conservationists and a West Coast seaweed company are testing an approach to “seaforestation” that they hope could help protect the future of Nova Scotia’s kelp. Researchers are testing ‘green gravel’ in Mahone Bay Moira Donovan · CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2023 5:00Continue Reading
