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Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to set up a rent bank for struggling renters

HALIFAX — Low-income tenants in Nova Scotia who fall behind on their rent could soon turn to a rent bank for a no-interest emergency loan if the Liberal party wins the provincial election on Nov. 26.

Nov 6, 2024 12:39 PM Read more >

Woman's killing by male partner in Nova Scotia all too familiar: researcher

COLE HARBOUR, N.S. — As police investigate the killing of a 71-year-old woman in Nova Scotia by her male partner, the head of an Ontario research group on violence against women says the situation is all too familiar.

Nov 6, 2024 10:58 AM Read more >

About 10 per cent of N.B. students not immunized against measles, as outbreak grows

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles after the number of cases of the disease in a recent outbreak has more than doubled since Friday.

Nov 5, 2024 2:16 PM Read more >

Potato wart: Appeal Court rejects P.E.I. Potato Board's bid to overturn ruling

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by the Prince Edward Island Potato Board to overturn a 2021 decision by the federal agriculture minister to declare the entire province as “a place infested with potato wart.

Nov 5, 2024 2:02 PM Read more >

Newfoundland beach blobs are plastic pollution, but source remains unknown: scientist

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A scientist has determined that the strange white blobs puzzling Newfoundland beachcombers are made of a plastic commonly found in adhesives, but the origin of the mysterious goo is still unknown.

Nov 5, 2024 1:43 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia Tories promise universal shingles vaccine program for 65 and over

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives promised on Tuesday to introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 and older if re-elected Nov. 26, the latest in a series of targeted health announcements.

Nov 5, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Major Drilling buys South American drilling contractor, boosting rig count

MONCTON, N.B. — Major Drilling Group International Inc. has signed a deal to buy South American specialty drilling contractor Explomin Perforaciones in a deal worth up to US$85 million.

Nov 5, 2024 9:14 AM Read more >

Electric and gas utility Fortis reports $420M Q3 profit, up from $394M a year ago

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fortis Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $420 million, up from $394 million in the same quarter last year. The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 85 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept.

Nov 5, 2024 7:06 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia election: Tory leader won't invite Pierre Poilievre to join campaign

HALIFAX — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is riding a wave of popularity in most parts of Canada these days, but you wouldn't know it if you asked the leader of Nova Scotia's incumbent Progressive Conservatives.

Nov 5, 2024 6:04 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia monument honours eight brothers who fought in Second World War

HALIFAX — A new memorial recently dedicated in a small Nova Scotia community honours eight brothers whose story of service in the Second World War had been all but lost to local memory. The Harvie brothers from Gormanville, N.S.

Nov 5, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >