Category Archives: Atlantic
Three-member independent panel to conduct pay review for Nova Scotia politicians
HALIFAX — An independent panel has begun reviewing how much members of the Nova Scotia legislature are paid. The Speaker’s Administration Office says the three-member remuneration panel has the powers of a commission of inquiry and is mandated by law t...
Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX — The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the money will fund 13 programs to help small- an...
Temporary housing for recently incarcerated Newfoundland women caught in zoning snag
MOUNT PEARL, N.L. — The future is uncertain for a Newfoundland transition home for formerly incarcerated women and its five residents as a zoning dispute plays out in provincial Supreme Court. Steve Saunders bought the Riverwalk Hotel in January, and h...
‘Lost confidence:’ Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry resumes amid public backlash
HALIFAX — The Mountie in charge of the RCMP's initial response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia began testifying before an inquiry Monday, but the public has been barred from listening. For unspecified health reasons, Staff Sgt. Brian Rehill
Two new Arctic and offshore patrol ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
HALIFAX — Two of Canada's new Arctic and offshore patrol ships were formally named on Sunday in a move intended to preserve the stories of two of the country's naval heroes during the Second World War. Bottles of Nova Scotian
Newfoundland and Labrador to end requirement for some workers to get COVID-19 vaccine
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As of June 1, Newfoundland and Labrador will no longer require that certain public and private sector employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. The government said today in a news release the decision is based on the low
New Glasgow, N.S., to receive 36 new affordable housing units by July
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — The Nova Scotia and federal governments are providing $5 million for a housing project in New Glasgow, N.S., that converted a motel into 36 affordable housing units. Officials from both governments made the announcement today in the...
Newfoundland and Labrador cuts gas tax, promises $15 minimum wage by Oct. 1, 2023
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In a bid to temper the rising cost of living, the Newfoundland and Labrador government is temporarily cutting the provincial gas tax in half and promising a minimum wage of $15 an hour by October 2023. Premier
Senior Mountie surprised to learn hours late of witnesses in N.S. mass shooting
TRURO, N.S. — A retired senior Mountie has described to an inquiry his dismay that it took five hours before anyone told him about eyewitnesses who had encountered a mass killer while fleeing the 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia. It was
N.S. justice officials defend monitoring of convicts on community sentences
HALIFAX — Representatives from Nova Scotia’s Justice Department faced questioning today on why the province failed to oversee the company it hired to monitor convicts serving sentences in the community. A report last week from the auditor general found...