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HRM mayor responds to homelessness update
Mayor Mike Savage responded to questions about the latest homelessness report on Thursday but wouldn’t discuss new possible sites for designated encampments. After his annual state of the municipality speech on Thursday, Savage was asked about the ...
Savage’s swan song includes advice for next mayor and what’s ahead for Halifax
It wasn’t until he reached the end of his last state of the municipality speech to a sold-out crowd of business leaders on Thursday that Mayor Mike Savage was overcome with emotion. That’s the part when he talked about his family. He said his family ...
"I don't give a rat's ass': Truro mayor fires back at councillor for social media use during heated discussion
There's been much talk about rodents' behinds in Truro lately. During a discussion about answering correspondence regarding changing council meeting times, the chambers got heated as Coun. Ian McGrath took criticism for his use of social media, which ...
Man, 77, charged with impaired driving following single-vehicle crash in Clarke's Beach
A 77-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle crash in Clarke's Beach on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on April 24, RCMP received word that a van had left the roadway before crashing into a fence. Police ...
Two 14-year-olds charged with murdering boy, 16, in Halifax mall parkade
Two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in a parkade at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday. Halifax Regional Police announced the charges Thursday afternoon, saying two ...
Hockey broadcast legend Bob Cole dead at age 90
Bob Cole, an iconic voice of Hockey Night In Canada , has died at age 90. The man who called so many huge games on radio and then television, from the 1972 Canada-Russia series, to Red Army versus the Philadelphia Flyers, to Stanley Cup wins by ...
Would you buy an ugly apple? Big stores may reject imperfect produce — and that's wrong, locals say
A lemon takes four to seven months to go from flower to fruit. Not to mention the hours taken to tend to the plant, water it and eventually pluck the fruit from the tree. Getting the perfect food picture for social media has cultivated a desire to ...
Status quo for property tax rate in Municipality of Barrington
The Municipality of Barrington has approved a $10,686,954 operating budget, and a $12,251,153 capital budget for 2024-25, and is maintaining the property tax rate across the board for a third year. The residential tax rate has been set at $1.07 per ...
Nova Scotia recruits 30 paramedics from Australia
Nova Scotia is set to welcome 30 new paramedics from Australia as part of the province's first in-person healthcare recruitment efforts. The experienced advanced-care paramedics recruited to Emergency Medical Care Inc. and serving communities across ...
Beaconsfield, N.B., pair arrested after truck theft, flight from police
Mounties in western New Brunswick arrested a man and woman from Beaconsfield in connection with a Nackawic vehicle theft reported last week. Following a tip on April 21, West District RCMP say a Ford F250 reported stolen last Saturday was seen ...