Last week, criminal assault charges were dropped against New Glasgow mayor Nancy Dicks. In an interview with the Examiner, Chris Hansen, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, said senior New Glasgow prosecutor, Bill Gorman, decided there was no realistic prospect of conviction. The charge against Dicks stemmed from a Black Lives Matter […]
Researchers launching online survey to learn how pandemic is affecting grocery store workers
When Haorui Wu’s students began sharing stories about their stressful experiences working in grocery stores during the pandemic, he was determined to help. “They told me all kinds of things like how at-risk they are, and also about the awful behaviour they were receiving from some customers,” the Dalhousie University professor said in an interview […]
What’s at stake as Halifax heads to Supreme Court of Canada over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes
When it reaches the Supreme Court of Canada in the new year, Halifax’s battle with a property developer over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes could set precedent across the country. After granting leave to appeal in June, the highest court in Canada is scheduled to hear Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality in February. Because...
A man has died from COVID-19; 537 new cases announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22
Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination/boosters Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories A man in his 50s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Northern Zone has died from COVID-19. He is the 111th Nova Scotian to die from the disease. Additionally, Nova Scotia announced 537 new cases of COVID-19 today, Wednesday, […]
Yesterday was the darkest day of the year, but brighter days are ahead
Morning File, Wednesday, December 22, 2021
News 1. COVID update: New restrictions, limits on testing Sorry to lead things off with pandemic news, but I think it’s merited. At Tuesday’s COVID briefing, Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Strang announced more restrictions. Tim Bousquet had the full update. They come as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through […]
Provincial revenues up a billion dollars more than expected
Amid the gloom cast by new COVID restrictions announced yesterday came a surprising shot of Christmas cheer: seems COVID hasn’t decimated the provincial economy after all. In fact, Nova Scotia is on a roll — with provincial revenues up $1 billion more than forecast when the provincial budget came down nine months ago. At that […]
Houston: No “Hunger Games” for Nova Scotians looking for booster shots; new COVID restrictions and changes to testing protocols announced
Jump to sections in this article: New restrictions Limits on testing Overview of today’s cases Vaccination/boosters Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories In response to the Omicron outbreak, Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang today announced new COVID restrictions and new policies limiting testing. New restrictions The enhanced restrictions are laid out […]
It’s OK to not obsess over every bit of COVID data
Morning File, Tuesday, December 21, 2021
News 1. Briefing today, as daily COVID cases hit nearly 500 The number of daily new COVID-19 infections in Nova Scotia has held steady at nearly 500 the last few days, Tim Bousquet reports. Because of the high number of infections, public health is backlogged, and can’t maintain accurate numbers of active and recovered cases. […]
Nova Scotia Power keeps consumers in the dark about costs of delayed Muskrat Falls power
Four years after renewable electricity from Muskrat Falls in Labrador was supposed to supply 10% of Nova Scotia’s needs, Nova Scotia Power continues to keep the public in the dark about how much it is costing the company to buy replacement energy. It’s an important question because whatever Nova Scotia Power (NSP) has paid will...
Is the time finally right for a municipal bike-share program?
Cycling advocates say with protected bike lanes, a connected network, and enough bikes, a bike-share program can be built to succeed in the city.
This is part 1 of a two-part series on bike-share programs. Here, Philip Moscovitch looks at bike-share programs in Nova Scotia and across the country and speaks with cycling advocates what needs to happen in the HRM to make a program work. A mandatory helmet law, hilly streets, winter weather, and a lack of bike […]
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