Local
Man, 59, earns charges after crashing into parked car in Amherst
A 59-year-old man is facing driving-related charges after a late-night crash in Amherst on March 15. Around 2:30 a.m., an Amherst Police officer patrolling South Albion Street saw a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction without its tail ...
Kosovar refugee looking forward to return to Annapolis Valley 25 years later
Plans for a reunion of Kosovar refugees and volunteers who helped when they arrived in Canada 25 years are coming together, and Olsa Morina is among those looking forward to the event in May. Morina said there has been a lot of interest in the ...
N.S. MP concerned about fate of local news
On the heels of the largest newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada filing for creditor protection, a Nova Scotia member of Parliament is urging people to think about what losing local news may mean. Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois was in Windsor March 12 for a ...
UPDATE: 19-year-old man wanted on Canada-wide arrest warrant in relation to home invasion in New Glasgow, N.S. apprehended in Peel, Ont.
Peel Regional Police arrested a 19-year-old man who had a Canada-wide arrest warrant obtained through New Glasgow Regional Police (NGRP) in relation to a home invasion. Around 4:56 p.m. on March 14, NGRP responded to a home invasion on Albert Street ...
NSCC faculty talks break down, strike possible Monday
Members of the union representing faculty and professional support workers at the Nova Scotia Community College are a step closer to a strike after talks broke down Thursday night. A message to students from the college Friday said a provincial ...
Nova Scotia adding $1.47M community housing hub in Amherst
A new $1.47M community housing hub has opened in Amherst to help support people facing housing insecurity in the community. Operated by the Cumberland Homelessness and Housing Support Association, the new facility provides six affordable housing ...
Analysis
The hard math of electric car affordability in Nova Scotia
After seven years of driving 31,426 kilometres annually in Nova Scotia, you could break even on the added upfront costs of a new subcompact electric car over its gas-powered equivalent. That’s the finding of a study into comparative lifetime costs of ...
'I am terrified': Patients go without treatment after N.S. pain clinic cancels appointments
Anne Gilroy’s voice quivered as she spoke of the days before she started treatment at the pain clinic at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. It was 2010. At the time, Gilroy was working out west in the oil fields. “I hit black ice in town ...
‘I want to have a bill that’s consistent’: Westville, N.S., woman saddled with large power bill with no explanation
Danielle Fraser expected a higher bill in February, given the winter season and Nova Scotia Power's recent rate increase. What she wasn’t expecting was a bill almost triple what she usually pays, as well as triple the amount of kilowatts. “When I ...
Nova Scotia Supreme Court grants SaltWire creditor protection
SaltWire has been granted temporary creditor protection while Toronto-based KSV Advisory assists in the restructuring or sale of the Atlantic Canadian news publisher. SaltWire’s banker, Fiera Debt Fund LP, had applied to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ...