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When help finally came for snowmobiler Dave Metcalfe, he’d almost given up hope it was coming at all. It came Saturday around 20 hours after he’d dug a hole to shelter in place amid high winds, heavy snow drifts and freezing temperatures in the Cape Breton Highlands. “I’ve been in the snow allContinue Reading

Nova Scotia·New On the heels of the late-week system that impacted the Maritimes, another storm is rolling in Sunday and into Monday. Our latest storm will again bring a wide variety of conditions, with heavy snow and a messy mix of ice pellets, freezing rain and rain. Storm bringing heavy snow, iceContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Edith MacDonald-Brown painted between the ages of 12 and 27. A new exhibit at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax features nine of her 13 known works. The gallery’s director hopes the exhibit leads to more research on her life and potentially unearthing other unknown works of art.Continue Reading

Cellphone number transfer highlights potential security risks Huijun Long received a notification on the Virgin Plus app that her service with the company had been cancelled. Turns out, her phone number had been “mistakenly transferred” to a Bell Mobility account. Angela MacIvor has the story. An international student in CapeContinue Reading

Nova Scotia An SPCA program that works in conjunction with other support agencies provides temporary accommodations for pets whose owners are impacted by intimate partner violence. ‘It’s important that we have a program for people fleeing a situation to bring their pets with them to safety’ Lauren Ella Burke · CBCContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The Halifax Infirmary installed a walk-thru metal detector on Thursday, Feb. 13, after recent violent incidents at the hospital raised questions about its security measures. Security guards began using metal detector wands last week, walk-thru metal detector installed on Thursday Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2025Continue Reading

Nova Scotia There were more than than 4,700 outages across the province last year. Nova Scotia Power says it plans to invest $1.3 billion in reliability improvements over next 5 years CBC News tracked N.S. power outages in 2024 and found there were unplanned outages nearly every day of theContinue Reading

Nova Scotia An award-winning musician who lives in Halifax is opening up about her struggles in hopes of painting an honest picture of what it’s like to survive in the music industry. Nationwide study surveying musicians about mental health is underwayCBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2025 5:00 AM ESTContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Less sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere has had an impact on corn quality in the Maritimes. Researchers are looking into it. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada study recommends adding sulphur to improve kernel quality Luke Ettinger · CBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2025 5:00 AM EST | LastContinue Reading