russell

Gas down: 0.8 Diesel down: 1.0

The premier of Prince Edward Island is stepping down. Dennis King made the announcement on Thursday afternoon. His resignation as premier and Progressive Conservative leader will take effect on Friday. An interim leader and premier is expected to be announced later on Thursday. King has served as the 33rd premier of P.E.I. since 2019.

Nova Scotia is moving to repeal its ban on uranium exploration, allowing research into the presence and distribution of the mineral. The government says the move is part of a broader effort to develop the province’s natural resources while supporting clean energy goals. Mining remains prohibited under a separate ministerial order, meaning any industry activity beyond exploration would require further government approval. Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton says lifting the […]

Carrie Cussons, the CEO of Events East, the special purpose government agency partnership between the Province of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality responsible for managing both the Halifax Convention Centre and Scotiabank Centre. There was considerable early criticism about the decision to build the new convention centre. The convention centre opened in December 2017 and, despite operating during a period that included Covid, has proven the critics wrong, […]

The Nova Scotia auditor general has asked the province to withdraw proposed legislation that would let the government fire her without cause. Kim Adair, the auditor general (AG), said the new bill would take the independence away from the AG and censor any reports the government decides should not be made public. “It’s normal that auditor generals and governments, from time to time, have differences of opinion. On occasion we […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has bought 500,000 vaccine doses for bird flu (avian influenza). PHAC said the general public faces a low risk, but people working with infected animals have a higher chance of exposure. The vaccines will be distributed to provinces and territories, with 60 per cent allocated locally and 4o per cent kept in a federal stockpile for national use. Securing these vaccines helps Canada […]

Premier Tim Houston is returning to Washington, D.C., this week to continue lobbying against potential U.S. tariffs that could impact Nova Scotia’s exports. Houston will attend the National Governors Association winter meeting, where he plans to meet with American political and business leaders to emphasize the benefits of maintaining free trade. He says discussions last week were productive, but further engagement is needed to prevent tariffs that could negatively affect […]

One man is dead after a shooting in the Fairview area of Halifax. Police say it happened around 6:20 a.m., Thursday, on McFatridge Road. When crews arrived on scene the man was unconscious on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident is being treated as a homicide as the investigation continues but police do not believe it was random. […]