Fraser’s Big Red win duel with Forrest’s Bears in women’s hockey
PROVIDENCE, RI: In a battle of two teams with East Hants women’s hockey players on Jan. 21, it was a higher-ranked team that came out on top. While Kings Edgehill…
VIDEO: No blanket mandatory vaccination policy coming for N.S., Premier Houston says
HALIFAX: At the Jan. 13 presser with media following a cabinet meeting, Premier Tim Houston answered questions asked by media. The Laker News was among the reporters who did get…
Feds announce support for outdoor amphitheatre project, community garden expansion at Findley Park
NORTH NOEL ROAD: The cold Nova Scotia weather couldn’t stop the news that Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois was about to deliver from warming the small group in attendance at Findley…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now available for Nova Scotians 30-plus
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians who are 30 and older are now able to schedule an appointment for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. More than 55,000 Pfizer appointments were added to clinics across…
COVID-19: 16 new hospital admissions; three discharges; 601 new cases reported Jan. 21; SOE renewed
HALIFAX: The province is reporting 16 new hospital admissions and three discharges. There are 94 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in…
Hyde’s Bridge installation to be completed by end of 2022: Minister
LANTZ: Residents in the Lantz-Dutch Settlement area might be feeling a bit more at ease. After almost three years of having their communities broken up on Hwy 277 area because…
N.S. agrees to re-evaluate childcare options for private sector providers; March 18 deadline lifted
HALIFAX: The chairperson of the Nova Scotia Childcare Education Action Group, and Co-Chair of Private Licensed Administrators Association, said the provincial government has agreed to reassess the options presented last…
Province plans to address immunocompromised students at school level
HALIFAX: The education Minister for the province said school administration will be at the front-lines to address concerns regarding students who are immunocompromised or who have family that are should…
COVID-19: N.S. reporting three deaths; 18 admissions; 11 discharges, 696 new cases Jan. 20
HALIFAX: On Jan. 20, the province reported 696 new cases of COVID-19, along with sadly three more deaths related to the disease. There are also 18 new hospital admissions and…
Uttering death threats among offences facing Meaghers Grant woman
SHUBENACADIE: A 25-year-old Meaghers Grant woman is facing charges of uttering death threats and stealing motor vehicles after a pair of early morning incidents in the Shubenacadie area on Jan.…