Health care unions, province reach tentative agreement
HALIFAX: The province’s two health authorities – Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health – and the Council of Health Care Unions reached a tentative two-year agreement early August 30. The…
Education sessions to be offered in Elmsdale through N.S. Health
ELMSDALE: The Mobile Health and Wellness Team from Nova Scotia Health will be holding four Education Sessions in Elmsdale. The sessions will take place at the classrooms at East Hants…
Construction closes part of MacInnis trail: MEH
SHUBENACADIE: Trail users of the MacInnis Trail in Shubenacadie are being advised of its partial closure, continuing until Sept. 6. In a Facebook, the Municipality of East Hants said that…
Charity 4-on-4 street hockey tournament set to raise funds on Sept. 7
FALL RIVER: Are you ready to lace up your sneakers, grab your sticks, and hit the pavement for a great cause? On September 7, an epic Street Hockey Tournament returns…
N.S. sending wildfire firefighter crew to Winnipeg
From a release HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Nova Scotia is sending 12 firefighters to help with out-of-control wildfires in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The crew will partner up with firefighters from Prince Edward…
Wilmot Thunder thank U15 Eastern organizers
The following was sent to The Laker News from the Wilmot Thunder U15 fast pitch team who attended the Eastern Canadians hosted by the East Hants Mastodons in Lantz over…
N.S., HRM extend shelter agreement
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians experiencing homelessness will continue to have 24/7 access to shelter space in the Halifax Forum’s Multi-Purpose Centre for another year. “We need to keep emergency options available…
VIDEO: “I feel like I still have to take it all in.” Sloan MacKenzie still riding Olympic bronze medal high
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Sloan MacKenzie feels like she’s living in a dream and hasn’t woken up yet. That’s the feeling the Windsor Junction product has as she tries to digest…
Waverley’s Maggie Andrew wins CBC Music’s Searchlight; Dee Dee Austin named Outstanding Indigenous Artist
MAIN PHOTO: Maggie Andrew of Waverley is the CBC Music Searchlight grand prize winner from across Canada. (CBC Music photo) Information in this story is from the CBC Music story.…
NSGEU issues letter responding to Minister of Health and Wellness
HALIFAX: Earlier Aug. 27 the Minister of Health and Wellness issued a statement regarding the ongoing bargaining between Nova Scotia Health, the IWK and the Council of Health Care Unions.…