12 Days of Holiday Pets – Day 1
Here is the first pet in our 12 Days of Holiday Pets special feature, sponsored by Waverley Animal Hospital: The first pet to be featured is Thunder, aged 13. The…
N.S. announces more mental health and addictions support
HALIFAX: Community organizations across the province will be able to provide more mental health and addictions support to those in need with new government funding announced today, Dec. 11. The…
Pet of the Week – Dec. 11
Here is the Pet of the Week for Dec. 11, 2020 as selected by a random computerized draw: The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw…
Province announces extension of Christmas break for school students
HALIFAX: Out of an abundance of caution, the province announced that public school students across the province will enjoy an extended Christmas holiday break. The last day of classes will…
COVID19: Berwick poultry closed due to COVID19 outbreak
BERWICK: The Eden Valley Poultry Inc. processing plant in Berwick will be closed for at least two weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Four cases of the virus have…
Support local initiative launched
This was put together by Maggie Stewart with the assistance of FRABA FALL RIVER: Our local businesses are coming together to bring some holiday cheer to those in the Fall…
COVID19: Nine new cases announced; one more school-based case; State of Emergency renewed
HRM: As of today, Dec. 11, Nova Scotia has 65 active cases of COVID-19. Nine new cases are being reported today. Three cases are in Western Zone. Two of the…
RCMP investigating Gore break-and-enter
GORE: East Hants RCMP are investigating a break-and-enter into a residence in Gore on Friday morning, Dec. 11. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said the homeowner left home this morning. When she…
Cameron throws name into political ring; to run for NDP in Hants East
EAST HANTS: The former editor and journalist of East Hants’ community newspaper The Weekly Press is setting her sights on politics. In an announcement on Dec. 10, the Nova Scotia…
RCMP search 13 sites in Halifax area; make arrests, seize drugs and firearms during federal operation
HRM: On Wednesday Dec. 9, the Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime Section searched 13 sites across the Halifax Regional Municipality as part of a long term, ongoing…