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The department accepted critical emergencies and traumas for several hours. Three employees in the emergency room at the Halifax Infirmary were injured by a patient with a weapon Wednesday afternoon, forcing the department to close except for critical emergencies and traumas. Nova Scotia Health announced the temporary closure in a news release just before 3 p.m. “Halifax Regional Police responded, and there is no ongoing threat,” the release said. “We […]

Highway 101 near New Minas was closed for four hours Jan. 29 following an early morning collision involving three tractor-trailers. Kings District RCMP and firefighters from New Minas, Kentville and Wolfville responded to the call around 6:50 a.m. Kings County’s hazardous material support unit was also on scene to deal with a fuel spill. The highway was closed in both directions between Exit 11A at Granite Drive and Exit 12 […]

Nova Scotia’s minimum wage will see the largest increase in the province’s history this year. The first rate increase is scheduled for April 1, when minimum wage will go up by 50 cents to $15.70. A second rate increase scheduled for Oct. 1 will see minimum wage go up by 80 cents, bringing the new amount to $16.50. Minimum wage is updated every year on April 1 based on the […]

lready stretched financially, Nova Scotians are now facing a tariff war. It will hurt us all. If U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his plan to put a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian products when he takes office this month, the impact will spread from grocery store aisles to wharves. The effects on highly integrated North American supply chains are hard to quantify, with many products, including our […]

A groundbreaking legal challenge has been filed against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament until March 24. The lawsuit, initiated by two Canadian citizens, David Joseph MacKinnon of Amherst and Aris Lavranos of Halifax, and funded by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), asks the Federal Court to annul Trudeau’s request for prorogation, labeling it as “incorrect and unreasonable.” If successful, the lawsuit could reconvene Parliament as […]