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The Local 051812
05.18.12 – 8:45 AM Imperial Oil to sell refinery. Citing global competition and lower demand for gasoline Imperial Oil says it will see the Dartmouth refinery or convert it to a terminal. HERALD • Dexter knew about refinery sale for two weeks. HERALD • Im... Read More.

The Local 051712
05.17.12 – 9:00 AM Province puts priority on young people in mental health plan. One of 33 actions the province will take will be to put health clinicians in schools to identify troubled children and treat mild to moderate problems. HERALD • Nova Scotia un... Read More.

The Local 051612
05.16.12 – 9:00 AM Dexter to Harper's Conservatives: Careful with EI. The Premier reminded Harper he should tread carefully with changes to employment insurance calling it "is one of those electric rails in Atlantic Canada." HERALD Canadian Auto Workers ... Read More.

The Local 051512
05.15.12 – 9:00 AM Fee schedule for doctors under review. Nancy MacCready-Williams, CEO of Doctors Nova Scotia, says fee structure "has been around for decades and it doesn’t reflect best patient care." HERALD • Open City brings out large crowds to downtow... Read More.

The Local 051412
05.14.12 – 8:45 AM Open City event gives downtown a boost. More than 80 retailers, restaurants, museums and galleries offered deals on everything from paddled ice cream to artisanal sausages in the two-day event organized by I Love Local Halifax. HERALD • ... Read More.

The Local 051112
05.11.12 – 9:15 AM Millionaires with power. Emera’s CEO, Chris Huskilson's total pay reached $2.99M last year; exec VP Nancy Tower got $1.4M, up more than 30 per cent; and Rob Bennett, NSP’s CEO $1.15M up 23 per cent. HERALD • Opposition says raises for Em... Read More.

The Local 051012
05.10.12 – 9:00 AM Halifax school board cuts 154 teachers. Board cutting staff to deal with $3.2-million decrease in funds from the province, rising salaries, and a $10.2M budget shortfall. HERALD • Halifax school board cutting more than 150 teachers. HERA... Read More.

The Local 050912
05.09.12 – 9:05 AM Nova Scotia Power applies for 6% rate hike. NSP is asking for Utility and Review Board approval for a three per cent rate hike in each of the next two years for residential customers – about $3.50 a month for an average home. CBC • N.S. ... Read More.

The Local 050812
05.08.12 – 9:05 AM City pension plan squeezed. The city's pension plan is $15M short and would be unable to meet Nova Scotia’s solvency test next year, and the city must choose to put money into the fund or wait to see if stock market values rise. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 050712
05.07.12 – 9:05 AM Hundreds attend memorial for killed gay rights activist. A crowd gathered at Grand Parade Sunday before walking to a memorial service at St. Matthew’s United Church for Halifax gay rights advocate Raymond Taavel who was beaten to death ou... Read More.

The Local 050412
05.04.12 – 9:05 AM Public offers opinions on 48-storey towers proposed for downtown. At 150 metres the buildings are more than twice the 66 metres allowed in that part of the downtown by HRM By Design and would require amending height restrictions. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 050312
05.03.12 – 9:10 AM Halifax shipyard workerss' contract talks at an impasse. Local 1 of the Canadian Auto Workers-Marine Workers that represents more than 1,000 employees ended talks Tuesday, and asked Irving Shipbuilding to re-evaluate its position before d... Read More.

The Local 050212
05.02.12 – 9:00 AM Dexter says Capital Health raises could cost jobs. Premier says raises ranging from 6.5 per cent to nine per cent over three years for about 3,600 health workers could result in layoffs. HERALD • Raises for health workers could lead to j... Read More.

The Local 050112
05.01.12 – 9:05 AM Province moving almost 100 government jobs to rural Nova Scotia. Staff will be transferred from Halifax to Bible Hill, New Waterford, Colchester, Digby and Shelburne counties by the end of the year. HERALD • Province announces over 90 ci... Read More.

The Local 043012
04.30.12 – 8:55 AM Family of sick veteran says Ottawa is failing us. Wayne Collins, 69, who suffers from Multiple System Atrophy, similar to ALS, believes exposure to a toxin while in the navy caused his illess but says he gets no support from Veterans Affa... Read More.

The Local 042712
04.27.12 – 9:25 AM Capital Health waits to reschedule surgeries until offer approved. The government workers' union vote results will be released by 3 p.m. today and 560 surgeries postponed and 172 of beds closed this week will return to normal. HERALD • N... Read More.

The Local 042612
04.26.12 – 9:10 AM Union says N.S. teachers well matched with subjects. Education Minister Ramona Jennex is setting up a committee to examine teachers’ academic backgrounds and the courses they’re teaching but the teachers union president Alexis Allen says ... Read More.

The Local 042512
04.25.12 – 9:20 AM Halifax council revisiting ferry cuts. City council’s decided Tuesday to ask the transportation committee to reconsider cuts to late night ferry service approved during budget talks earlier this month. HERALD • HRM taking another look at... Read More.

The Local 042412
04.24.12 – 9:20 AM Metro Transit cuts back Halifax-Dartmouth ferry service. Transit is cutting 1,000 hours from its ferry service this year and the last ferry will leave Alderney more than an hour earlier at 10:30 p.m. HERALD • Budgetary “efficiencies” beh... Read More.

The Local 042012
04.20.12 – 9:10 AM Review board deemed Denny a safety risk. A review board granted Andre Denny, accused of murdering a gay activist this week, conditional leaves from a psychiatric hospital even though it considered him a “significant risk” to public safety... Read More.

The Local 041812
04.18.12 – 9:05 AM Hundreds attend vigil for murdered Halifax gay rights activist. A crowd estimated at more than 750 people filled Gottingen St. Tuesday night at a vigil for Raymond Taavel who was beaten to death outside Menz Bar early Tuesday. METRO • Ca... Read More.

The Local 041712
04.17.12 – 9:20 AM Community College asks for tuition hike, cuts to 24 jobs. NSCC president Don Bureaux says the college has cut 24 positions to meet a $5.37M shortfall and is asking the province to OK a three per cent tuition hike this fall. METRO • Facin... Read More.

The Local 041612
04.16.12 – 8:50 AM Halifax pays respects to victims of Titanic. A memorial service was held on Sunday afternoon at Fairview Lawn Cemetery to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. METRO • Tossed by a tragic tide. HERALD • Titanic vic... Read More.

The Local 041312
04.13.12 – 9:05 AM NewPage buyer tells union: Take this deal or leave it. Pacific West Commercial Corp is offering a 10-year deal that would have 229 of the 550 laid-off workers hired to operate just the supercalendered paper machine and their pension plan ... Read More.

The Local 041212
04.12.12 – 8:50 AM Capital Health says strike would hurt 'within days.' Administrators say services would suffer in “days, not weeks or months” if there is a strike and elective surgeries would be cancelled if health-care workers go on strike April 25. HERA... Read More.

The Locaal 041112
04.11.12 – 8:55 AM Peter MacKay says all subs will be working by 2014. After an ACOA announcement in Stellarton Tuesday the defence minister said, "we hope to have, eventually, within two years, two fully operational subs on each coast." HERALD • Second su... Read More.

The Local 041012
04.10.12 – 8:10 AM Students, staff slam NSCAD board’s report. Students and the faculty union say a report recommending fewer professors and higher tuition fees would be a setback for the school if the province accepts it. HERALD • Student, faculty unions w... Read More.

The Local 040512
04.05.12 – 9:20 AM N.S. MLAs discuss power rates in emergency debate. PC Leader Jamie Baillie called for the special debate yesterday after NS Power was downgraded by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s and a Newfoundland power deal had a setback. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 040412
04.04.12 – 8:50 AM City budget cuts tax bills, vows enhanced transit services. The city budget promises a "dramatic increase" in the number of buses and bus routes and cut residential property tax rates 5.5 per cent and commercial rates 5.8 per cent. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 040312
04.03.12 – 9:00 AM Dexter to cut HST back to 13% by 2015. The Premier says the province's surplus will be enough in 2014 to cut the HST from 15 to 13 per cent over the next three years. CBC • Nova Scotia to cut HST to 13 per cent by 2015. HERALD • Busines... Read More.

The Local 040212
04.02.12 – 8:55 AM YMCA taking over Cornwallis facility. The Y will take over the Lifeplex Wellness Centre that opened in 2006 at a cost of $7.5M and closed in 2010 because of the growing cost to the municipality. HERALD Transit users bemoan the end of f... Read More.

The Local 033012
3.30.12 – 9:05 AM Conservative government plans to end EI reliance in down months. The Conservatives will introduce law this spring to ensure that people on EI are looking for work and not just milking the system. HERALD • Budget sets stage for later retir... Read More.

The Local 032912
3.29.12 – 9:05 AM 3 schools closing, 2 others spared; hundreds attend board meeting. The board voted to close Sackville Centennial, Gertrude Parker and Prince Arthur once it is replaced with a new P-9 school; Central Spryfield and South Woodside were saved.... Read More.

The Local 032812
3.28.12 – 9:15 AM Ottawa: Human smuggling suspected in yacht tragedy. One man is dead and three others are missing and presumed drowned after a yacht with nine people aboard broke up south of Cape Sable Island yesterday and Ottawa is investigating the possi... Read More.

The Local 032712
3.27.12 – 9:05 AM Halifax School Board looking to close five schools due to falling enrollment. The board's Wednesday meeting will be held at Dartmouth High to accommodate parents of students at Central Spryfield, Gertrude Parker Elementary, Prince Arthur J... Read More.

The Local 032612
3.26.12 – 9:05 AM Councillor wants council to nix hearing for twin towers project. Bob Harvey wants council to reverse its 14-6 vote on Feb. 21 that rejected a staff recommendation to kill the project because it contravened the municipal plan. HERALD Sob... Read More.

The Local 032312
3.23.12 – 8:55 AM Jennex opposes parts of ant-bullying report. Law professor Wayne MacKay makes 85 recommendations to boost awareness and prevention of bullying, but the education minister says hiring a co-ordinator is just adding more bureaucracy. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 032212
3.22.12 – 9:15 AM Dalhousie support staff vote 92% for new deal. Deal was approved with 92 per cent vote by NSGEU's Local 77 members representing support staff and resembles the Faculty Association's deal earlier in the week. HERALD • Dalhousie support sta... Read More.

The Local 032112
3.21.12 – 9:00 AM Steele promises income tax cut in spring budget. Nova Scotia's finance minister says the spring budget April 3 will include "modest but real" income tax reductions. HERALD • Steele unveils budget details to Chamber of Commerce. METRO • I... Read More.

The Local 032012
3.20.12 – 8:50 AM Lab techs, ER paramedics, social workers vote in favour of strike. Almost 91 per cent of the 3,000 members in Local 42 of the government workers union voted to walk out and can later in April after a conciliator's report is filed. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 031912
3.19.12 – 8:30 AM Health workers’ strike vote being counted today. The government employees union says almost 3,000 strike ballots will be counted today but emergency services will still be provided if workers go on strike. HERALD • Health care workers str... Read More.

The Local 031612
3.16.12 – 9:05 AM Metro Transit up and running today after six-week strike. The first of Transit’s 300 buses left the Burnside and Ragged Lake garages at 5 a.m. but the city says it expects to lose four to five per cent of riders who found another option fo... Read More.

The Local 031512
3.15.12 – 9:00 AM Transit workers brace for tough first day back on the job. Ken Wilson, president of Transit Union Local 508 says free transit for the month should reduce interactions with drivers at the fare box easing everyone back into normalcy. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 031412
3.14.12 – 9:00 AM Transit set to ride again; deal to cost HRM $5.6M. Union members voted 88 per cent in favour of the five year deal with a $4,000 signing bonus; council is to vote on it tonight. METRO • Two nays and a walkout as council votes on transit d... Read More.

The Local 031312
3.13.12 – 8:55 AM Kelly suggests transit fare hike for 'sustainability.' As a six-week Transit strike comes to an end Kelly says a fare increase may be required to ensure long-term sustainability for the system. METRO • Transit starts work on a big challen... Read More.

The Local 031212
3.12.12 – 8:45 AM Transit union, city reach deal Sunday night. Local union head Ken Wilson says his members will vote on the deal Tuesday and city buses could be back on the roads Friday. HERALD • Tentative agreement reached in Halifax transit strike. METR... Read More.

The Local 030912
3.9.12 – 8:50 AM Transit talks back on Friday morning. Local union head Ken Wilson had said he would only go back to the negotiating table if he received a copy of an offer first but neither side has commented. METRO • Transit management, union to return t... Read More.

The Local 030812
3.8.12 – 9:10 AM Transit union waiting for new offer from the city. A city PR person says staff was in contact with the union yesterday negotiating a new deal but local union boss Ken Wilson says he wants to see it in writing before he goes back to the barg... Read More.

The Local 030712
3.7.12 – 9:05 AM City council tells Metro Transit to restart talks with striking workers. Scheduling is the major hurdle and in instruction to Transit’s negotiating committee council said its position on scheduling — specifically the scheduling called roste... Read More.

The Local 030612
3.6.12 – 9:00 AM Union head says decision to hold up plows 'blown way out of proportion.' Ken Wilson, president of Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, said, “I know the public’s upset about it. They think that we’re risking public safety out there a... Read More.

The Local 030512
3.5.12 – 8:40 AM Some councillors shift gears on transit strike arbitration. One month into the transit strike and with Metro Transit lacking any official bargaining position, Councillor Jackie Barkhouse says she wants it back on top of council’s agenda. HE... Read More.

The Local 030212
3.2.12 – 8:45 AM Merger of admin services will cut 130 jobs from nine health districts and IWK. Health Minister Maureen MacDonald says cuts will eliminate duplication and save up to $8.8M over 18 months. HERALD • Ernst and Young study on merging services c... Read More.

The Local 030112
3.1.12 – 9:20 AM Transit workers’ latest offer turfed. The union agreed to accept raises proposed by the city last Thursday but the city rejected the union offer saying it did not address scheduling. HERALD • Never-ending transit strike driving business ow... Read More.

The Local 022912
2.29.12 – 9:00 AM Council rejects transit union's proposal. Peter Kelly says the union's proposal cost $7 million more than the five-year offer presented by the city last week. HERALD • Workers likely won’t re-vote on city’s final offer. METRO • City's la... Read More.

The Local 022812
2.28.12 – 9:05 AM Transit union sends a counter-offer to the city. Negotiators for Local 508 of the Transit Union sent an offer to the city that includes a nine per cent raise and a one-time $1,500 bonus, and an"innovative" solution to turn 85 shifts that a... Read More.

The Local 022712
2.27.12 – 9:00 AM Online petition urges arbitration in transit strike. More than 200 people have signed an online petition demanding an arbitrator settle the four-week-long transit strike. HERALD • Transit workers meet to discuss a counter-offer. CBC • Tr... Read More.

The Local 922412
2.24.12 – 9:05 AM Transit union to vote today on city's latest offer. Local 508 members vote today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Forum on city’s latest offer and Yes vote could have them back to work by Sunday. HERALD • New transit offer up for union vote.... Read More.

The Local 022312
2.23.12 – 9:10 AM Peter Kelly announces he won't seek re-election in October. "“I feel that, after 27 years of public service, I have made my contribution to the good of the community to the very best of my ability and it is time to seek new horizons." COAS... Read More.

The Local 022212
2.22.12 –9:05 AM Where's Peter? Speculation swirls after Mayor skips council meeting. Halifax Deputy Mayor Bill Karsten chaired Halifax city council's session last night and said, “my understanding, the official under­standing, is that he has some outside m... Read More.

The Local 022112
2.21.12 – 8:55 AM Mayor refuses questions over handling of Bedford woman's estate. Security officers escorted a Herald reporter and photographer from Kelly’s city hall office Monday after he refused to answer questions about his handling of a woman's estate... Read More.

The Local 022012
2.20.12 – 8:45 AM Oland Brewery workers vote to ratify seven-year contract. 58 per cent of members of Local 361 of the Brewery and Soft Drink Workers voted for the agreement with the brewery but no details were released. HERALD • Brewing tension fizzles at... Read More.

The Local 021712
2.17.12 – 9:05 AM Court told city could face 'mammoth lawsuit' from developer. William Ryan, lawyer for Jono Development, told the court "there will be a huge, mammoth lawsuit if this deal does not go through." HERALD • Jono’s lawyer says the developer is ... Read More.

The Local 021612
2.16.12 – 9:15 AM As executor of widow's estate Mayor Kelly transferred $160K into his bank. The estate of Halifax woman Mary Thibeault, who died in 2004 in her St. Petersburg, Florida home has still not moved successfully through probate. COAST • Who was ... Read More.

The Local 021512
2.15.12 – 9:05 AM Former Capital Health worker apologizes for breach of health records. Katharine Zinck Lawrence says she apologizes for reading the health records of patients at Hants Community Hospital over six years but says it was fewer than the 120 rec... Read More.

The Local 021412
2.14.12 – 9:10 AM Court prohibits commercial property development on farm land. Justice Arthur Pickup ruled Monday Municipal Affairs Minister John MacDonell was allowed to stop farm land from being turned into commercial property for development. CBC Hal... Read More.

The Local 021312
2.13.12 – 8:55 AM ‘Nothing left to reach out to,’ union head says of strike talks. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508 president Ken Wilson says neither side has made contact since Thursday and “I got nothing left to reach out to.” METRO • Transit, water w... Read More.

The Local 021012
2.10.12 – 8:45 AM Sides still far apart on scheduling in transit talks. Transit talks have come down to one major issue, scheduling, and the city says it's about money, the union says it's about quality of life. HERALD • No end in sight for transit strike.... Read More.

The Local 020912
2.9.12 – 9:05 AM Transit talks stalled again. After a 20-hour bargaining session negotiators for the city and the transit union stepped away from the table early today with no immediate plans to return. HERALD • Transit union president unimpressed with tal... Read More.

The Local 020812
2.8.12 – 8:00 AM Lobby group says price cap on generic drugs hitting pharmacy profits. Pharmacy Association of N.S. says anecdotal evidence suggests pharmacies are reducing store hours and some employees' hours. CTV • Drug cap affecting bottom line for pha... Read More.

The Local 020712
2.7.12 – 9:00 AM Savage to run for mayor. Former Liberal MP, son of former Premier John Savage, is the only mayoralty candidate who has been an elected politician. HERALD • ‘We must do better’: Savage. METRO • Savage’s support coming from all political st... Read More.

The Local 020612
2.6.12 – 8:50 AM Council to discuss parking at bus stops. Kelly says city staff are looking at allowing bike lanes and bus stops be used for temporary parking spots and relaxing parking limits. HERALD • Halifax bus union set for lengthy strike. CBC • Libe... Read More.

The Local 020312
2.3.12 – 9:10 AM Public transit at a stop in HRM. Two issues are in dispute: drivers want to continue choosing their own shifts and routes, by day, in three-month blocks, and a nine per cent wage hike over three years, and the city is offering 3.5 per cent.... Read More.

The Local 020212
2.2.12 – 8:45 AM Bus, ferry service stop after talks between city, transit union fail. Members of Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union stopped work at 1:35 a.m. in the first transit strike since 1998. HERALD • Transit strike on for Halifax. METRO • ... Read More.

The Local 020112
2.1.12 – 8:55 AM ‘We’re down to the final crunch:’ Councillor Barkhouse says. Woodside-Eastern Passage councillor Jackie Barkhouse says her phone is ringing frequently with residents concerned about a transit strike. METRO Strike looms as Metro Transit tal... Read More.

The Local 013112
1.31.12 – 8:55 AM New transit offer before union as Thursday strike date looms. The city presented a new package to the Amalgamated Transit Union 508 Monday morning and union spokesman Shane O’Leary says the city has offered more but it might not be enough.... Read More.

The Local 013012
1.30.12 – 8:55 AM Transit union, city still negotiating; strike deadline Thursday. Union representatives met with city for more than 10 hours on Sunday after workers voted 98 per cent vote against a Jan. 12 offer. HERALD • Transit workers rally Sunday as n... Read More.

The Local 012712
1.27.12 – 9:00 AM Emera says Muskrat Falls announcement coming today. Emera CEO Chris Huskilson says a joint announcement will be made Friday on a deal with Newfoundland's energy company. HERALD • Emera, Nalcor work out Muskrat Falls. METRO • Emera says M... Read More.

The Local 012612
1.26.12 – 9:05 AM N.S. boosts minimum wage by 1.5 per cent. Minimum wage in Nova Scotia is rising 15 cents to $10.15 an hour, effective April 1, and for a worker with less than three months' experience to $9.65. HERALD • N.S. minimum wage to rise. CBC L... Read More.

The Local 012512
1.25.12 – 9:15 AM Halifax council OKs school sale to developer again. Council flip-flopped and voted 13-10 to uphold a Dec. 13 decision to sell the former St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School to Jono Developments. HERALD • Building to work for everybody: Develop... Read More.

The Local 012412
1.24.12 – 8:50 AM Spy case erupts as navy casts wider security net. An effort by the Navy to provide decision-makers and warships at sea with better in­fo on possible threats was widely circu­lated among senior echelons of the navy in 2010. HERALD • Milita... Read More.

The Local 0012312
1.23.12 – 8:55 AM Transit workers vote to strike. Transit workers voted Sunday 98 per cent in favour of a strike and bus and ferry service could stop Feb. 2 if a deal with city is not reached. HERALD • Employees have been without contract since September. ... Read More.

The Local 012012
1.20.12 – 8:55 AM Dexter shrugs off Epstein's criticism of auditor general. To Epstein's calling out Lapointe for question the ethics of government deb, Dexter says: "Howard always expresses his opinion. It's just a part of his character." HERALD • Opposit... Read More.

The Local 011912
1.19.12 – 8:45 AM AG's ethical take on government debt draws criticism. NDP MLA Howard Epstein chastised provincial Auditor General Jacques Lapointe for his comments on the ethics of the province's debt situation. HERALD • Nova Scotia poorer due to debt: A... Read More.

The Local 011812
1.18.12 – 9:10 AM Dexter ‘political imperatives’ may change PM’s mind on health care. With fellow premiers in Victoria Tuesday Dexter said "We’ll see whether or not health care is elevated on the federal government’s list as we get closer to an election." H... Read More.

The Local 011712
1.17.12 – 8:55 AM Property values increase 6 per cent across the province. Appraisals are based on 2010 market values and the 2012 provincial cap limits taxable values on residential properties at 3.9 per cent. HERALD • Property values up 6%. METRO HRM'... Read More.

The Local 011612
1.16.12 – 8:45 AM Property assessments expected to rise. Owen Carrigan, past president of the Halifax Homeowners Association says, " ...it’s a buyer’s market. They still assume that the prices will get better." HERALD Dexter joins Premiers in B.C. to dis... Read More.

The Local 011312
1.13.12 – 8:55 AM Budget watchdog says health plan will cost provinces $31 billion. Report by Ottawa's budget watchdog Kevin Page says the new federal health-care formula will see provincial debts skyrocket. HERALD Ship repair not inspected, Preserver le... Read More.

The Local 011212
1.12.12 – 9:15 AM HRM’s school sale reversal will harm city's reputation, critics say. Developer Louis Lawen says "if you had a non-local developer who won that bid and got rejected, the city would have difficulty attracting any other people for future bids... Read More.

The Local 011112
1.11.12 – 9:05 AM City Council reverses school development decision. Council voted 17-4 and reversed its Dec. 13 decision to sell St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School site to a developer and told staff to report on whether the school disposal process was followed... Read More.

The Local 011012
1.10.12 – 9:20 AM City gives Patrick’s-Alexandra School child-care centre 22 days to leave. Centre that opened in 1968 for low-income and single-parent families was notified by a city employee by phone about midday on Monday. HERALD Police cut mounted an... Read More.

The Local 010912
1.9.12 – 8:45 AM 'Tainted process' led to school sale, community group says. About 250 area people protested Sunday against what they say was an unfair bureaucratic process that led to the sale of St. Patrick’s Alex­andra School. HERALD • Coun. Dawn Sloane... Read More.

The Local 010612
1.6.12 – 8:50 AM University funding to be cut three per cent. The province cut funds to universities four per cent this year and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More says tuition will be allowed to rise by up to three per cent. HERALD • N.S. university... Read More.

The Local 010512
1.5.12 – 9:00 AM Pacific West wins bid to buy NewPage paper mill; plans to reopen. Pacific West, an affiliate of Stern Partners Inc., of Vancouver, says it will shut the newsprint operation and focus on glossy supercalendared paper. HERALD • Cautious optim... Read More.

The Local 010412
1.4.12 – 8:50 AM Province not likely to celebrate Viola Desmond Day, Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs says. Spokesman Chad Lucas says, "people have been saying that they want something that recognizes the broad scope of African-Nova Scotian accomplish... Read More.

The Local 010312
1.3.12 – 8:50 AM Dexter warns uncertainty in world markets could make 2012 rough year. Premier says "almost every economy is feeling pretty volatile" and Nova Scotia needs to adapt as market trends transform traditional sectors like forestry. METRO NewPa... Read More.

The Local 122111
12.21.11 – 9:00 AM Dexter says health-transfer plan helps rich provinces get richer. Dexter says the Harper plan to tie health payments to economic growth means Alberta will get about a billion dollars more and Nova Scotia less. HERALD • Dexter rejects Ott... Read More.

The Local 122011
12.20.11 – 8:50 AM Harper government issues take-it-or-leave-it decree on transfer payments. Finance Minister Graham Steele says provincial finance ministers were given a list of figures and told they were non-negotiable that signals a massive transfer of w... Read More.

The Local 121911
12.19.11 – 8:50 AM Council urged to reconsider decision to sell school to developer. About 150 people marched through the north-end Sunday to protest against city council’s vote to sell St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School to a developer for a price that was not ... Read More.

The Local 121611
12.16.11 – 9:10 AM N.S. deficit grows since last forecast. Finance minister Graham Steele projects a $365M deficit that is $46M more than his September projection but down from the $390M estimate in the spring budget. HERALD • Steele says books will still ... Read More.

The Local 121511
12.15.11 – 9:05 AM VG's Centennial building to be demolished. Province will demolish the main VG building and put specialized inpatient medical services under one roof at the QEII. HERALD • Dartmouth General may take on services from VG. HERALD • Plan to ... Read More.

The Local 121411
12.14.11 – 8:55 AM MLA pensions will be cut back. After the next general election pension accrual rate will be 3.5 per cent for up to 20 years, instead of five per cent for 15 years and the maximum pension will be 70 per cent of salary, down from 75 per cen... Read More.

The Local 121311
12.13.11 – 8:55 AM Conservatives cutting 400 DFO jobs; 50 in Atlantic region. As many as 200 government scientists could be affected and the Atlantic region has been the hardest hit with federal job losses. HERALD Contaminants found in city building, dem... Read More.

The Local 121211
12.12.11 – 8:50 AM Report on NSCAD's future to be released this week. Art college has a $2.4M deficit and $19M in debt and is one of six schools "at risk" for financial problems and may be merged with another school. HERALD • School’s future may be outline... Read More.

The Local 120911
12.9.11 – 9:00 AM Oval sponsorship sold cheap, Halifax councillor Blumenthal says. Coun. North End councillor Blumenthal said: “I think we should have been able to get much more money ... I think we did a miserable job.” HERALD Liberal MLA MacDonald says... Read More.

The Local 120811
12.8.11 – 9:10 AM Oval sponsorship sold cheap, Halifax councillor Blumenthal says. Coun. North End councillor Blumenthal said: “I think we should have been able to get much more money ... I think we did a miserable job.” HERALD Liberal leader McNeil says... Read More.

The Local 120711
12.7.11 – 9:00 AM City council OKs 10-year, $400K Molson sponsorship for skating oval. Molson Coors will be a sponsor for 10 years and NSP's parent company, Emera, will pay $500K over 15 years. HERALD • Beer, power companies get oval sponsorship. CBC • Co... Read More.

The Local 120611
12.6.11 – 9:15 AM Halifax water asks for another double-digit rate hike. The Water Commission is asking for a rate hike of 11.7 per cent that would add $5.17 to water bills each month starting in June 2012, after a 27 per cent increase this year. METRO T... Read More.

The Local 120511
12.5.11 – 8:35 AM Kelly seeks more time for soccer bid. Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a six-month extension but many councillors say they are reluctant to proceed without federal and provincial commitments. HERALD • Stadium needs more time: Mayor ... Read More.

The Local 120211
12.2.11 – 9:00 AM Dexter says he will deliver a deal at Bowater. The premier is going to Liverpool today to announce a deal with mill owner Resolute Forest Products to maintain the mill. HERALD • Nova Scotia to assist Bowater Mersey mill. METRO • Premier ... Read More.

The Local 120111
12.1.11 – 8:30 AM Military inquiry will examine HMCS Preserver crash at drydock. Supply ship was turning around and rammed a floating dock in Halifax harbour Nov. 4 and although no one was hurt ship's bow and the dock were damaged. CBC Michelin comes out... Read More.

The Local 113011
11.30.11 – 8:55 AM Mayor pledges new era of openness. Kelly, who has chaired about 25 secret council meetings this year says in a news release private sessions should be the exception. HERALD • Kelly calls for less secrecy at HRM council. METRO • Halifax ... Read More.

The Local 112911
11.29.11 – 9:00 AM Dexter says Muskrat Falls power link deal means work for thousands. Newfoundland and Labrador businesses will have preference on contracts for the Muskrat Falls generating facility. HERALD • Muskrat Falls deal outlines contract dibs. CBC... Read More.

The Local 112811
11.28.11 – 8:40 AM High winds force delay, start of lobster season postponed. Brisk offshore winds kept more than 1,300 lobster boats at the dock and opening day was moved to tomorrow. HERALD Forensic audit of overflow at sewage treatment plant blames me... Read More.

The Local 112511
11.25.11 – 9:05 AM Court-appointed monitor asks fore extension for NewPage bidders. Mathew Harris, from Ernst & Young, is asking the court to have until Dec. 16 to narrow down the bidders to one finalist. HERALD N.S. ombudsman cites 26 allegations of wro... Read More.

The Local 112411
11.24.11 – 8:50 AM Gas retailers to get about a cent per litre more next year. Utility and Review Board approved 0.8 cents per litre increase in the minimum margin and 1.1 cents on the maximum for self-serve, and 0.8 cents for full-service. HERALD • Jump a... Read More.

The Local 112311
11.23.11 – 9:10 AM No word from council on name, or what was decided for oval. After a four hour closed discussion there was no word on what was discussed, how many or what companies are interested or any info about a name the new skating oval on the Common... Read More.

The Local 112211
11.22.11 – 9:15 AM Finance minister introduces website that lets people 'build their own budget.' Graham Steele says he wants everyone’s spending and saving ideas and the site lets people adjust taxes or spending up or down and see the estimated impact on r... Read More.

The Local 112111
11.21.11 – 9:05 AM Wages, benefits top priorities for shipbuilders' union members. Members of the Canadian Auto Workers-Marine Workers Federation met at the World Trade Centre to draft a contract proposal it will present next month. HERALD Hard job lesso... Read More.

The Local 111811
11.18.11 – 8:45 AM Dexter government announces first contract arbitration legislation. Under new law a newly certified union and employer at a bargaining impasse can apply to the province's labour board for a settlement 90 to 120 days after conciliator's ap... Read More.

The Local 111711
11.17.11 – 9:05 AM Auditor General says companies blocking files needed to audit offshore regulator. Auditor General Jacques Lapointe says ExxonMobil Canada and Encana Corp. are refusing info they give to the provincial regulator claiming it is privileged. ... Read More.

The Local 111611
11.16.11 - 9:30 AM City lawyer says Council can’t discuss Occupy Nova Scotia eviction. City council’s refused to give a public explanation about the eviction of protesters from Victoria Park on Remembrance Day because the matter is before the courts. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 111511
11.15.11 - 9:20 AM City spent $104,720 for police overtime in Occupy NS removal from park. Police force says extra costs from Friday’ Remembrance Day removal of protesters was $55,687; Saturday’s was $44,275' and Sunday’s was $965. HERALD • Landry says he ... Read More.

The Local 111411
11.14.11 - 9:00 AM Occupy N.S. heads back to Grand Parade. Three people were arrested on Saturday as protesters from Occupy N.S. headed back to the Grand Parade. CBC • Occupy N.S. protesters say they will continue protest despite eviction. METRO • Occupie... Read More.

The Local 111011
11.10.11 - 9:20 AM N.S. NDP veto public auto insurance, boost benefits. Finance Minister Graham Steele Graham Steele says people involved in collisions will get much higher benefits for rehabilitation. HERALD • Public option off the table for now. METRO •... Read More.

The Local 110911
11.9.11 - 9:35 AM N.S. to announce auto insurance reforms after review of system. Finance Minister Graham Steele will introduce legislation at Province House today expected to offer more flexibility in choosing insurance. HERALD Police to use cameras to ... Read More.

The Local 110811
11.8.11 - 9:10 AM UARB told boundary changes could tear communities apart. Bruce Smith told the hearing city staff's district proposals focus more on evening up population numbers than keeping communities intact. HERALD • Districts stir debate on Halifax b... Read More.

The Local 110711
11.7.11 - 8:45 AM Occupy N.S. supporters swept and scrubbed Grand Parade yesterday. Protesters took issue with Kelly's estimate that their stay cost the city $25K saying they would like to see a breakdown of the cost. CBC • Mayor says campsite has cost cit... Read More.

The Local 110411
11.4.11 - 9:15 AM Panel recommends small cuts MLAs' 'gold-plated' pensions. Panel recommends pension benefits be calculated at 3.5 per cent per year for up to 20 years, replacing current rate of five per cent for 15 years. HERALD • Panel wants tweaks to ML... Read More.

The Local 110311
11.3.11 - 9:10 AM Bowater Mersey on brink of closing. AbitibiBowater told Premier Darrell Dexter in August the mill would be closed by the end of the year but is giving the province time to come up with a plan to save it. HERALD • Bowater workers: 'We've g... Read More.

The Local 110211
11.2.11 - 9:25 AM More than 22,500 people in N.S. using food banks, survey shows. Figure includes 9,305 people in HRM and is a 0.3 per cent decrease overall in the province after two years of higher use. METRO Conference hears biosolids approved by civil... Read More.

The Local 110111
11.1.11 - 9:40 AM NDP replacing Industrial Expansion Fund with new N.S. Jobs Fund. Development Minister Percy Paris says it will be more transparent, but public won't have access to documents. METRO • Legislature opens with electricity, jobs on the agenda.... Read More.

The Local 102811
10.28.11 - 9:30 AM Former Bluenose II trust still hanging on to funds. HERALD Metro Transit strike possible for the holidays. METRO Harper government considers buying nuclear submarines. CBC City nixes free bus rides for Halifax seniors. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 102711
10.27.11 - 9:15 AM Peter Kelly has not completed estate duties of woman who died in 2004. Mary Thibeault, 91, asked Peter Kelly to be executor of her estate and although she died in 2004 Kelly has still not completed his duties. COAST Oval position shift... Read More.

The Local 102611
10.26.11 - 9:00 AM Kelly tells Occupy protesters to leave the Grand Parade. Kelly says the city needs to clean the parade for a Dignity Day Ceremony Nov. 9 and a Remembrance Day event and asked protesters to leave by Nov. 6. CBC • Get out, Halifax mayor te... Read More.

The Local 102511
10.25.11 - 9:15 AM Bowater Mersey's GM says power rate break crucial to mill's future. Brad Pelley told the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board yesterday if the price of electricity is not lowered the operation is in jeopardy. HERALD Premier says provin... Read More.

The Local 102411
10.24.11 - 9:00 AM City says it can't handle its own legal work, seeks consultant's help. A tender document on the city’s web­site says legal ser­vices staff don’t “believe they have sufficient resources to review and approve" all city con­tracts. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 102111
10.21.11 - 8:55 AM Contract decided, now shipyard, Ottawa must work out the details. Irving CEO Jim Irving says on a contract this size that's a large task "but we've done this before with the federal government." CBC • Conference Board of Canada predicts ... Read More.

The Local 102011
10.20.11 - 8:45 AM Halifax shipyard wins $25B contract to build navy warships. Irving Shipbuilding beat out yards in BC and Quebec for the combat shipbuilding package and Seaspan Marine, of Vancouver, won the $8B job to build non-combat ships. HERALD • Con... Read More.

The Local 101811
10.18.11 - 8:55 AM Dexter says stadium a 'no go.' Premier says the province doesn't have the money for a stadium and it’s a “wise thing” that HRM has no asked. METRO • Province doesn't have cash for Halifax stadium. HERALD Bluenose refit $1m over budget... Read More.

THE LOCAL 101711
10.17.11 - 8:55 AM New city council boundaries for next year's election made public at 5 p.m. Friday; council votes on them tomorrow. The boundaries can be certified as late as next April for the October civic election but Council votes Tuesday, and if appr... Read More.

The Local 101411
10.14.11 - 9:40 AM City staff to present stadium financing formula next week. Attendants at a discussion at the Halifax Forum last night about a stadium were told city staff plan to present a "funding formula" to council next week. HERALD Olivia Chow say... Read More.

The Local 101311
10.13.11 - 9:15 AM Residents at public meeting split on idea of stadium. About 70 people attended a discussion at the Halifax Forum about a proposed multi-use stadium to attract the FIFA women's world soccer tournament in 2015. HERALD • Stadium plans a hit... Read More.

The Local 101111
10.11.11 - 8:30 AM N.S. hopes shipbuilding coming to Halifax as billions announced for Quebec. Quebec has received $7.2B in grants from Ottawa in the past two months leaving Nova Scotians asking if it is to soften the blow of Quebec losing on shipbuilding c... Read More.

The Local 100711
10.07.11 - 9:30 AM More damage than thought on grounded bulk carrier off Cape Breton. Premier Darrell Dexter says the province is talking with federal officials about how to pull the MV Miner off a Scatarie Island shoal due to the potential impact on sensit... Read More.

The Local 100611
10.06.11 - 9:05 AM Trade Center's concert cash bill to city remains unresolved. The city still owes Trade Centre Limited $360K leftover from improper cash advances to Harold MacKay and city CAO Richard Butts says it may not be paid. METRO • Trade Centre’s ... Read More.

The Local 100511
10.05.11 - 9:25 AM Council approves demolition of 1820s registered heritage property. The Macara-Barnstead Building, a 19th-century stone structure on Granville St. will be demolished and a faux facade rebuilt as part of the TD Centre. HERALD • Heritage Tr... Read More.

The Local 100411
10.04.11 - 9:20 AM Fisheries plans to cut regulating fish stocks with move to multi-year cycle. Newfoundland NDP MP Ryan Cleary says the federal government is dismantling the science wing of DFO. HERALD Report on province's 'vital signs' highlights ups, ... Read More.

The Local 100311
10.03.11 - 8:40 AM City has until December to decide on stadium for Women’s World Cup. At least six, and as many as 10 cities including Halifax would host the games in 2015 and a multi-use stadium for 20,000 people is being considered. HERALD • HRM has spe... Read More.

The Local 093011
9.30.11 - 8:55 AM Transportation Safety Board report says crew error led to Concordia sinking. Board said Concordia's crew failed to take appropriate action and ship sank because the captain didn't reduce ship's sails or change course before squall hit. HER... Read More.

The Local 092911
9.29.11 - 9:20 AM Two or three credible buyers looking at NewPage mill, monitor says. Ernst & Young confirmed it has received non-binding letters of intent, and one company is "interested and capable" of operating the plant. HERALD • NewPage attracts poten... Read More.

The Local 092811
9.28.11 - 9:30 AM Council in gridlock over Bayers Road widening. Council was unable to agree on a road network plan to detail how traffic will flow in the city that includes widening Bayers Road. HERALD • Bayers Road to stay at four lanes, for now. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 092711
9.27.11 - 9:05 AM Court approves compensation for immigrants affected by failed program. Under the settlement agreement the province’s Office of Immigration is offering 364 immigrants up to $75,000 each. HERALD NSCAD board votes unanimously to remain ind... Read More.

The Local 092611
9.26.11 - 8:50 AM Hundreds attend ceremony for Africville Church Museum opening. Bertha Mantley, the oldest surviving former resident of the site’s black community, cut a ribbon to officially open the first major part of the site. HERALD • Africville repli... Read More.

The Local 092311
9.23.11 - 9:15 AM Best hope for NewPage mill: single machine making glossy specialty paper. Wednesday is the dealine for expressions of interest and natural resources minister Charlie Parker says "the supercalendered paper machine is the mill’s most appeali... Read More.

The Local 092211
9.22.11 - 9:20 AM N.S. government will pay $988,200 NewPage owes to silviculture contractors. A Silviculture Reserve Fund will be created as part of a $14M plan to keep forest contractors working until Dec. 31. HERALD • Port Hawkesbury mayor Billy Joe MacL... Read More.

The Local 092111
9.21.11 - 9:00 AM Forensic audit ordered of South West Shore Development Authority. The province has ordered the audit to determine how nine communities lost more than $200K in loans and potentially another $590K. CBC • Nova Scotia development agency to be... Read More.

The Local 092011
9.20.11 - 9:05 AM NSP offers lower rate increase; residential will go up $6 a month in 2012. Increase averages about five per cent, down from the 7.2 per cent Nova Scotia Power had requested in May. HERALD • ‘We’re all in this together’: NSPI CEO says of r... Read More.

The Local 091911
9.19.11 - 8:40 AM Justice minister calls for co-operation to control policing costs. Ross Landry told provincial police chiefs Friday, "we need to talk about where we want to go as a province with the structure of policing." HERALD 'Man in Motion,' Rick ... Read More.

The Local 091611
9.16.11 - 9:00 AM City lays off five mid-level managers in restructuring. Nearly all of the 300 people who attended a public meeting Wednesday were opposed to the city's plans to widening Bayers Rd. HERALD Roller Town opens Atlantic Film Festival. Mark L... Read More.

The Local 091511
9.15.11 - 9:20 AM Hundreds attend public meeting, oppose Bayers Road widening. Nearly all of the 300 people who attended a public meeting Wednesday were opposed to the city's plans to widening Bayers Rd. HERALD • Heavy opposition to road widening. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 091411
9.14.11 - 9:30 AM Steele says 2011-12 deficit of $319M is down, but NewPage shutdown adds risk. Last July the finance minister announced a 2010-11 budget surplus of $569M, almost $800M more than a $222M deficit that had been forecast. HERALD • Steele calls... Read More.

The Local 091311
9.13.11 - 9:00 AM Changes in downtown traffic flow creates 46 metered parking spaces. The changes to traffic flow affect primarily Sackville and Granville street parking and two more phases are scheduled for October and March 2012. HERALD Provincial appr... Read More.

The Local 090911
9.9.11 - 9:05 AM Contractors want the province to cover $4+M owed by NewPage. Paul Delaney, owner of Delaney and Son Pulpwood. who has supplied the plant wood since the early 1970s, says the province should pay him, "then let the government go after NewPage... Read More.

The Local 090811
9.8.11 - 9:05 AM NewPage transferred $25M to cover N.S. wages, bills before closing. Steve MacDougall, secretary for the paperworkers union, says NewPage put the money in to cover wages and outstanding bills. HERALD • Investment bank hired to find buyers f... Read More.

The Local 090711
9.7.11 - 9:15 AM NewPage mill files for bankruptcy; Dexter says N.S. will look for buyer. The Port Hawkesbury mill is filing in Nova Scotia court, not the parent company, NewPage Corp., of Miamisburg, Ohio. HERALD • N.S. premier hopes to find buyer for mil... Read More.

THE LOCAL 090611
9.6.11 - 8:10 AM Dexter says government will announce lumber strategy this week. Premier says it could connect Strait-area forestry workers with customers elsewhere in the province. HERALD • Premier to issue NewPage strategy. METRO Union slams Canada Po... Read More.

The Local 090211
9.2.11 - 9:10 AM Insider wins jump at Atlantic Lottery for big prizes. Percentage of big prize lottery winners connected to the company tripled last year, a fluctuation a New Brunswick mathematician calls "wacky." CBC • Atlantic Lottery wins won’t be inves... Read More.

The Local 090111
9.1.11 - 9:10 AM Nova Scotia Power blames higher electric bills on mill shutdown. Power company says it will spend $76M less on fuel next year with NewPage closed, but savings will be offset by its own higher operating costs. HERALD • Nova Scotia Power pro... Read More.

The Local 083111
8.31.11 - 9:10 AM Nova Scotia Power to propose multi-year power rate increase today. Utility proposed a three-year plan in the spring to raise rates by an average of four per cent per year and current application asks for 7.2 per cent. METRO • Power rate i... Read More.

The Local 093011
8.30.11 - 9:15 AM Thousands cheer as Brad Marchand brings the Stanley Cup home. Thousands turn out at Grand Parade to see rookie forward from Hammonds Plains with the Stanley Cup. METRO • Kelly proclaimed yesterday Brad Marchand Day. METRO • Enthusiastic ... Read More.

The Local 082911
8.29.11 - 9:00 AM Tropical storm warning lifted for most of coastal Nova Scotia. Storm surges from Hurricane Irene are expected in some coastal areas and Nova Scotia Power said almost 19,000 customers were without power in Bridgetown, Digby, Kentville, Wolf... Read More.

The Local 082611
8.26.11 - 8:45 AM Muskrat Falls hydro project fails environmental assessment. Panel says utility does not prove a need for the $6.2B project, and it would have adverse effects on fish, wetland habitats and caribou. HERALD • Nalcor's Muskrat Falls analysis ... Read More.

The Local 082511
8.25.11 - 9:20 AM Premier promises program to keep foresters cutting wood. Dexter says program to keep harvesters cutting wood will be in place by Sept. 10, the day NewPage will shut down first of two lines. HERALD • N.S. has pumped $55m into mill; expecte... Read More.

The Local 082411
8.24.11 - 9:30 AM Premier tells NSP to drop rate increase bid to help to keep mill open. Electricity is the mill’s largest expense and NewPage faces a 16 per cent increase in its bill if NSP’s latest rate application is approved. HERALD • Premier calls bid... Read More.

The Local 082311
8.23.11 - 8:50 AM Tributes pour in for NDP Leader Jack Layton. Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton, 61, died today at his home surrounded by his wife, Olivia Chow, and two children, Sarah and Michael. HERALD • JACK LAYTON, 1950-2011. HERALD • Dexter says Layto... Read More.

The Local 082211
8.22.11 - 9:05 AM Kelly calls city’s ballooning homicide rate 'a major concern.' Mayor says the amount of drug activity connected with the highest homicide rate in six years is 'problematic.' METRO City asks the public to comment on options for new bound... Read More.

The local 081911
8.19.11 - 9:20 AM NSP wants customers to pay portion of $2.75M employees' bonuses. Utility tells the URB customers will pay half of the "incentive awards" it grants to employees, from general staff to executives. HERALD Economist says federal loan guaran... Read More.

The Local 081811
8.18.11 - 9:25 AM City paid $150,000-plus for cell phones rarely used. In 2009-10 the city paid $60K for 125 cellphones that weren’t used at all, and another $100K on phones used less than three minutes a day. HERALD • Too many mobiles, too few calls add u... Read More.

The Local 081711
8.17.11 - 9:05 AM Province to reduce forest clearcutting by half over five years. To reduce clearcutting the plan relies more on small woodlot owners making land available for the province’s sawmills and pulp mills. HERALD • Nova Scotia rolls out 5-year cl... Read More.

The Local 081611
8.16.11 - 8:50 AM Ottawa giving $51.4 million for convention center. Amount is $4M more than the province requested and Peter MacKay says another $22M is coming for 18 other projects in coming weeks. HERALD • Photo exhibit explores other ways $151M could b... Read More.

The Local 081511
Ottawa promises $51M for convention centre. Peter MacKay told a Halifax Chamber of Commerce breakfast this morning, "we're in." CBC • Ottawa commits cash to Halifax trade centre. HERALD • Peter MacKay says feds are putting up $51 million. METRO Nova Scoti... Read More.

The Local 081211
8.12.11 - 9:00 AM Councillors wary after Dexter says no to stadium cash. After Dexter said there's no money for the project Eastern Shore councillor Steve Streatch said, "this is one strike against moving forward." HERALD • Dexter won't support Halifax sta... Read More.

The Local 081111
8.11.11 - 9:00 AM Premier says province has no money for a stadium now. Dexter says money is committed to the Muskrat Falls subsea power line, a Halifax convention centre, and the shipbuilding bid. HERALD Midwifery in N.S. plagued with problems, facing c... Read More.

The Local 081011
8.10.11 - 8:55 AM Council OKs $275K feasibility study for stadium. City is asking for provincial and federal funds to help cover cost of study to consider the project’s cost, design and possible sites. HERALD • Stadium study gets go-ahead. METRO • Halifax... Read More.

The Local 080911
8.9.11 - 9:00 AM MacKay says Ottawa is 'ready to go' with convention centre. Cabinet minister Peter MacKay says people should ask the developer why there’s a delay with the new Halifax convention centre. HERALD • Feds ‘ready to go’ on centre, says MacKay. ... Read More.

The Local 080811
8.8.11 - 8:40 AM City hiring a contractor to test for asbestos in 12 of its buildings. Phil Townsend, HRM's director of asset management, says a certain number of buildings are examined every year. HERALD Council to review rules on private meetings. Mary... Read More.

The Local 080511
8.5.11 - 9:05 AM Estabrooks approves road connecting Highway 103 and Ingramport. Of five possible options the minister chose option 3b that will run 1.6 kilometres from Highway 103 to Ingramport. HERALD • 150-year-old house to be relocated. METRO • Highwa... Read More.

The Local 080411
8.4.11 - 9:15 AM Hospitals get $7m for new equipment. The Infirmary will get $3.2M for two new cardiac catheterization suites; $1.8M will go to replace operating room lights at the Infirmary and VG; and Annapolis Valley Health will get $2M to replace 216 pa... Read More.

The Local 080311
8.3.11 - 9:10 AM Council split on spending $275K on second phase of stadium study. Councillors want to know how the city will pay its share for a stadium, who its potential partners are, and what it's going to cost. HERALD • Council defers decision on stad... Read More.

The Local 080211
8.2.11 - 8:45 AM Council decides today on a stadium site study, business case. The stadium steering committee and the city's chief administrative officer recommend proceeding with the $275K study. METRO Northwest Arm seawall will cost $4M to fix. At $4 mil... Read More.

The Local 072911
7.29.11 - 9:25 AM Nova Scotia has $569.1M surplus for 2010-2011 fiscal year. Finance Department says spending controls and a better economy resulted in the surplus that was more than $100 million it had projected in the spring. HERALD • N.S. swimming in su... Read More.

The Local 072811
7.28.11 - 9:00 AM Utility and Review Board says city council should have 16 councillors. Board says Halifax has far fewer constituents per councillor than other similar-sized cities and the public favours a smaller council. HERALD • Halifax council downsiz... Read More.

The Local 072711
7.27.11 - 9:20 AM IWK cutting jobs, hiking fees to cover $6.6M shortfall. CEO Anne McGuire says about 62 full-time jpbs will be cut, more than half through retirement, and 20 admin and management jobs. HERALD Nursing home expansion outside Yarmouth will st... Read More.

The Local 072611
7.26.11 - 8:55 AM Valley group fighting opiate abuse wants to see report to minister. Amy Graves, of Get Prescription Drugs Off the Street, says Health Minister Maureen MacDonald received the report in June. "When is this report going to be released?" HERAL... Read More.

The Local 072511
7.25.11 - 8:45 AM Government official says most municipalities in good financial shape. Kevin Malloy, deputy minister of municipal relations, says that 24 municipalities recorded a budget deficit between 2007-2010 but the number of communities in the red ha... Read More.

The Local 072211
7.22.11 - 9:20 AM Halifax front-runner for $25-billion, 20-ship contract: Herald. Newspaper quotes an "Ottawa insider" saying: "I would bet right now that Halifax would get the military one and probably Vancouver would get the civilian one." HERALD • East ... Read More.

The Local 072111
7.21.11 - 9:10 AM Nova Scotia Power returning $14.5M in earning surplus to customers. NSP is not allowed to earn more than a 9.6 per cent return on equity so it will use reduce power bills by $14.5 million in 2012. HERALD Cost estimates of new convention c... Read More.

The Local 072011
7.20.11 - 9:20 AM Atlantic premiers will push their counterparts for support on transfer payments. Darrell Dexter says Atlantic premiers are unanimous in what they want from the Council of the Federation meetings in Vancouver. HERALD • Atlantic front comin... Read More.

The Local 060711
7.19.11 - 9:00 AM Metro Transit's GPS system announced in 2007 still not ready. About 80 per cent of Metro Transit buses have GPS tracking systems but project to allow riders to locate their bus is still not ready. METRO Baillie calls on province to repo... Read More.

The Local 071811
7.18.11 - 8:50 AM High taxes, energy costs killing jobs outside metro, Liberal Leader says. Stephen McNeil says Halifax has performed well during the last two years but rural areas are lagging behind. METRO Shelburne fish farm supporters say environmenta... Read More.

The Local 071511
7.15.11 - 9:05 AM Province considers new gadgets for politicians. The government issued a tender for 40 iPads (at $850 each) on its website on Tuesday for senior politicians and bureaucrats. METRO • Premier not snubbing RIM after Apple tender. CBC Just ... Read More.

The Local 071411
7.14.11 - 9:30 AM Kelly, Streatch, Butts travel Eastern Shore announcing $150K in HRM grants. The Mayor, councillor Steve Streatch Peter Kelly and city CAO Richard Butts announced grants for about a dozen community projects. HERALD MLA Frank Corbett spen... Read More.

The Local 061311
7.13.11 - 9:20 AM Premier says he's not considering setting up long-gun registry. Dexter says, "we simply don’t have the money to embark on costly or comprehensive jurisdictional areas that belong to the federal government." HERALD • Not enough funds for N... Read More.

The Local 061211
7.12.11 - 9:15 AM New England governors want swift resolution to hydro transmission issues. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said there's pressure in the States to satisfy energy needs locally rather than wait for Canadian power. HERALD • Get moving on Lower... Read More.

The Local 071111
7.11.11 - 8:50 AM Premier goes all out with lobbying for shipbuilding contracts. Dexter says the shipbuilding program is the province’s biggest industrial opportunity since Confederation. HERALD • Stakes high for Darrell Dexter on ship bid. METRO Atlant... Read More.

The Local 070811
7.8.11 - 8:20 AM Province close to settlement on failed program for new immigrants. Department says the agreement on the program that was supposed to pair new immigrants with job training is expected to be approved in court today. HERALD Province convert... Read More.

The Local 070711
7.7.11 - 9:10 AM City councillors apologize for condrontation Tuesday. City councillors Dawn Sloane and Bill Karsten apologized Wednesday after the pair argued in council about his interruptions as she spoke. METRO Judge approves tar ponds class action l... Read More.

The Local 070611
7.6.11 - 9:20 AM City council takes a pass on wind turbine guidelines. Council put off a vote on the issue and directed staff to study further the impact of large turbines on rural communities. HERALD • Residents fear ‘turbine hell.’ METRO Games organiz... Read More.

The Local 070511
7.5.11 - 9:15 AM Liberal leader McNeil calls on NDP to drop sales tax on the gas tax. McNeil says "tax on tax" amounted to about $4 million last March, but Finance Minister Graham Steele says Liberals’ numbers are inaccurate. HERALD • N.S. Liberals call fo... Read More.

The Local 070411
7.4.11 - 8:30 AM Harold MacKay says Halifax is a tougher sell now to top acts. Promoter, whose wife now runs the company, says she's been grilled by agents calling from New York and L.A. asking what's going on. HERALD Tory leader gives new Cape Breton ML... Read More.

The Local 063011
6.30.11 - 9:15 AM Inflation up 4.6 per cent in Nova Scotia; Canada's rate up 3.7 per cent. Canada’s annual inflation rate is the highest it's been in eight years and most of the increase is attributed to higher energy prices. HERALD QEH demolition contra... Read More.

The Local 062911
6.29.11 - 9:25 AM Premier in South Carolina to visit Michelin's North American HQ. Dexter is in Greenville to meet outgoing chairman Richard Wilkerson about Michelin's three tire factories in Nova Scotia. HERALD City, MacKay reach secret deal over Metall... Read More.

The Local 062811
6.28.11 - 8:55 AM City demands repayment before permits; Metallica show in doubt. City tells promoter services for July's concert will be withheld if it isn't repaid money owed from 2010 concerts. HERALD • Councillors waiting for word from chief administra... Read More.

The Local 062711
6.27.11 -8:50 AM Dexter, B.C. premier oppose shipbuilding bid delay. Dexter says extending the bidding deadline by two months would unfairly advantage the companies that did not meet the deadline. METRO Residents march in call for upgrades to Hammonds Plai... Read More.

The Local 062411
6.24.11 - 8:50 AM Transportation committee split over adding road capacity. Widening Bayers Road prompted a spirited discussion in a transportation committee meeting Thursday and the issue was put off until council discusses road infrastructure. HERALD • C... Read More.

The Local 062311
6.23.11 - 9:05 AM Auditor general considers an audit of Trade Centre Ltd. Jacques Lapointe says he needs to talk to Halifax auditor general Larry Munroe and Trade Centre CEO Scott Ferguson and "better understand the issues from the province’s point of view.... Read More.

The Local 062211
6.22.11 - 8:45 AM Council votes 17-3 not to suspend Kelly for concert fiasco. Councillors suspended its rules and voted on a motion, that was to be dealt with next week, to suspend Kelly for a week. HERALD • ‘Kangaroo court’ divides council. HERALD • Rall... Read More.

The Local 052111
6.21.11 - 9:00 AM Mayor tells URB to cut council to 16 members. Kelly wants wants seven of 23 councillors cut and more responsibilities put onto community councils. HERALD • Don Mills, president of polling firm urges URB to cut council size. HERALD • Deci... Read More.

The Local 062011
6.20.11 - 8:20 AM Premier in Ottawa to meet prime minister, opposition leaders today. Dexter will thank Harper for support for subsea cables linking the Lower Churchill hydro to N.S., and a merit-based, shipbuilding procurement process.HERALD • Dexter to m... Read More.

The Local 061711
6.17.11 - 8:30 AM Former provincial auditor general says Kelly must quit. Roy Salmon says it is 'crystal clear' that Kelly was 'fully involved in all actions and decisions' made in the advance of cash to concert promoters." HERALD • Police won’t investigat... Read More.

The Local 061511
6.15.11 - 9:10 AM Council puts Kelly in the hot seat over concert scandal. Asked what mistakes he made, Kelly said “groupthink” was involved in his actions but councillors voted 15-7 against a motion for a police review and possible public inquiry. METRO •... Read More.

The Local 061411
6.14.11 - 9:00 AM Outhit says he won’t be sworn to secrecy in council concert talks. Bedford councillor Tim Outhit wants councillors to boycott a 1 p.m. closed-door meeting on the concert cash-advance report today. METRO • City officials contemplate suing ... Read More.

The Local 061011
6.10.11 - 8:55 AM Former Halifax Police sergeant calls for cash-for-concerts investigation. Jim Hoskins, a retired police officer says an allegation of breach of trust by a public official could be brought to the attention of police. HERALD • Percy Paris s... Read More.

The Local 060911
6.9.11 - 9:40 AM Province appoints panel of three to govern Bridgetown. Robert Fowler, a former deputy minister to a premier will be mayor, former Windsor mayor Anna Allen and former Digby County warden Jim Thurber will act as councillors and oversee munici... Read More.

The Local 060811
6.8.11 - 9:15 AM City’s auditor general chastises mayor, CAO for concert spending. Halifax auditor general Larry Munroe said in his report that concert funds were doled out in a "cavalier manner" and Peter Kelly and Wayne Antsey should have known scheme was... Read More.

The Local 060711
6.7.11 - 9:15 AM ER doctors get 21 per cent pay hike. Under three-year agreement docs will earn $190 per hour retroactive to April 1, and $192 effective April 1, 2012. HERALD Kelly gets advance copy of city auditor general’s concert scandal report. Kelly... Read More.

The Local 060611
6.6.11 - 9:15 AM Elizabeth May calls on city leaders to cut corporate donations from elections. Green Party leader says donations can leave councillors feeling beholden to their backers’ interestsand bias their decisions. HERALD Sue Uteck says city's aud... Read More.

The Local 060311
6.3.11 - 9:10 AM Severe lightning knocks out power, closes schools. Storm began at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport at about 11:40 p.m. and continued until about 2 a.m. HERALD • 20,000 lightning strikes Nova Scotia. METRO • Jet with damaged eng... Read More.

The Local 060211
6.2.11 - 9:35 AM Province to appoint caretaker government to run Bridgetown operations. Municipal relations minister John MacDonell (left) says at least three people will take over until until municipal elections in October 2012. HERALD • Municipal union: ... Read More.

The Local 060111
6.1.11 - 9:20 AM Bridgetown mayor, council resign as police investigate finances. Bridgetown Mayor Art Marshall (left) said in a statement, “There is a fairly extensive police and forensic investigation underway" and the entire council had resigned. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 053111
5.31.11 - 9:05 AM Peter MacKay being sidelined on decision for $35-billion shipbuilding project. Ottawa scuttlebutt says Harper appointed Julian Fantino as associate defence minister to keep MacKay out of the decision. HERALD Dexter says he hopes to have... Read More.

The Local 053011
5.30.11 - 8:30 AM Premier in Ottawa today to lobby for provincial projects. Dexter pitching federal cabinet ministers on supporting Irving Shipbuilding’s bid for $30 billion defence contract. METRO Hatfield places third overall in solo around-the-world s... Read More.

The Local 052711
5.27.11 - 8:40 AM Premier says he's happy Yarmouth trying to secure a new ferry. A new group is reviewing two submissions for a ferry service for 2012 and Dexter says provincial assistance is a possibility. HERALD ER chief at Capital Health resigns. Dr. ... Read More.

The Local 052611
5.26.11 - 9:10 AM Premier says Auditor General’s recommendations will not go unheeded. Jacques Lapointe says only half of his recommendations from 2005 to 2008 were followed; Dexter says Treasury Board will track their progress. HERALD • Implementation rat... Read More.

The Local 052511
5.25.11 - 8:50 AM Council bans herbicide OK’d by province, feds. Council voted 11 to 10 to ban the use of FeHEDTA, the active ingredient in new weed killer containing chelated iron. HERALD • Banned herbicide sold commercially as Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon.... Read More.

The Local 052411
5.24.11 - 8:25 AM City staff report advises cutting one hour from winter parking ban. City’s transportation committee will consider the report Thursday that also suggests a trial of the ban only when it snows. METRO Halifax mulls recycling all plastics. ... Read More.

The Local 051911
5.19.11 - 9:15 AM Dexter closes Industrial Expansion Fund after auditor's report released. Auditor general Jacques Lapointe said the business assistance fund had no adequate policies or controls and was guided by cabinet. HERALD • Business fund scrapped a... Read More.

The Local 051811
5.18.11 -9:20 AM Privacy watchdogs concerned about changes to Elections Act. Dulcie McCallum, the province's protection of privacy review officer, is concerned about changes that would give year of birth info and whether a voter cast a ballot to political p... Read More.

The Local 051611
5.16.11 - 8:30 AM Premiers say Atlantic provinces need special consideration for equalization and health transfers to offset rising costs of services. The four premiers. meeting in Sussex, N.B. this weekend, say the agreement on federal transfers expires in... Read More.

The Local 051311
5.13.11 - 8:55 AM Votes on high profile bills on Election Act, Dartmouth Common today. Opposition parties say the NDP wants to "ram through" the new Elections Act; bill would give province final say on major changes to Dartmouth Common. HERALD • One Libera... Read More.

The Local 051211
5.12.11 - 8:55 AM Think tank critic calls for cuts to school boards, not schools. Charles Cirtwill, of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, says school boards spend money on management: "that’s overhead, not busing or cleaning or teaching." HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 051011
5.10.11 - 8:40 AM Premier promotes changes to city charter to protect Dartmouth Common. On Monday Dexter explained changes to the Common’s boundaries and what can and can’t be done on Common lands. HERALD • Dexter has “gone a little foolish,” McCluskey sa... Read More.

The Local 050611
5.6.11 - 9:15 AM Review calls for school closures, cuts to special-needs kids’ aids. Ramona Jennex told a news conference "with steady enrolment decline while slowly recovering from a recession, we can no longer afford to do things the way we’ve been doing... Read More.

The Local 050511
5.5.11 - 9:10 AM Kelly says end of city's deal with N.S. will cost $46M over four years. Kelly said residents would get higher tax bills; MLAs Preyra and Epstein suggested city should get its fiscal house in order. HERALD • Peter Kelly tells the NDP a dea... Read More.

The Local 050411
5.4.11 - 9:10 AM City Council asking Justice Dept. for help with fight against gun crime. Councillors agreed unanimously to write to Justice Minister Ross Landry to seek help with the "escalation of violent crime." HERALD • Council reacts to crime wave. ME... Read More.

The Local 050311
5.3.11 - 8:50 AM Conservatives win majority with 167 seats, four in Nova Scotia. The Liberals won four seats in the province, and the NDP won three, including a win for former party head Robert Chisolm in Cole Harbour. HERALD • Chisholm ekes out victory. ... Read More.

The Local 050211
5.2.11 - 8:35 AM Friends of the Halifax Common says councillors need more financial information on skating oval. Group says city isn’t accounting for ongoing increases in electricity. HERALD Ecology Action Centre says Halifax should stop widening roads. ... Read More.

The Local 042811
4.28.11 - 9:20 AM Province targets tobacco with five-year anti-smoking strategy. Dr. Robert Strang, the province's public health officer, says new anti-smoking initiatives include stiffer penalties for merchants who sell to minors. HERALD • Province unvei... Read More.

The Local 042711
4.27.11 - 9:05 AM Halifax candidates split on convention centre. Conservative candidate George Nikolaou supports federal funds for the convention centre; Green candidate Michael Dewar opposes it and NDP Megan Leslie and Liberal Stan Kutcher are noncommittal... Read More.

The Local 042611
4.26.11 - 8:25 AM Farmland trust being set up in the Valley to preserve land. Port Williams farmer Brian Newcombe, president of the new society says it will hold land for public benefit. HERALD Riding debate focuses on aid for the needy; candidates prom... Read More.

The Local 042511
4.25.11 - 8:30 AM City’s draft 2011-12 budget cites challenges of aging infrastructure. "Condition of (HRM) infrastructure is steadily deteriorating and the ability to fund the upkeep of these assets is decreasing." HERALD • City not in the clear yet: Mayo... Read More.

The Local 042011
4.20.11 - 9:30 AM No rate hike, but assessments up so property taxes will increase. The city’s $758-million operating budget and $145-million capital estimates presented to council yesterday indicate provincial assessments have gone up an average 4.9 per c... Read More.

The Local 041911
4.19.11 - 9:00 AM Province orders conversion of street lights to LED within five years. Darrell Dexter made announcement at LED Roadway Lighting plant in Amherst that manufactures lights with light-emitting diodes. HERALD Workers’ Comp reports fewer seri... Read More.

The Local 041811
4.18.11 - 8:45 AM Layton says NDP would ensure steady work for all ship yards. In Halifax Sunday morning NDP leader said party would not support changing a deadline to help Davie shipyard of Quebec. HERALD • Layton promises to crack down on seniors abuse.... Read More.

The Local 041511
4.15.11 - 9:15 AM Liberal MLA calls on NDP to release gambling report. Liberal gaming critic Leo Glavine reminded the NDP that in opposition it fought for information from the government and called for release of report on the socio-economic impacts of gam... Read More.

The Local 041411
4.14.11 - 9:00 AM Information review officer wants gambling report released. Dulcie McCallum says draft report on social and economic effects of gambling that was shelved 18 months ago should be released. HERALD • Official wants gambling impact study publ... Read More.

The Local 041311
4.13.11 - 8:50 AM Province to double funds for autism therapy for young children. Program will provide universal access to help children with autism improve communications and social skills so that they can better interact with their families. HERALD • Pr... Read More.

The Local 040811
4.8.11 - 9:15 AM Dexter says budget includes $18.25 million to help 240,000 low-income families. Initiatives include a 22 per cent increase to the child tax credit, and a $15 monthly increase for 31,000 people receiving income assistance. HERALD • Premier... Read More.

The Local 040711
4.7.11 - 9:05 AM Province to form special task force on cyberbullying Education Minister Ramona Jennex says move a response to two cases in which online bullying prompted children’s suicides. HERALD • Nasty texts messages target students at high school. H... Read More.

The Local 040611
4.6.11 - 9:05 AM 2011-12 budget projects $389.6M deficit; $9.3B in spending. High income tax revenues and last July's two percentage point hike in the HST to 15 per cent resulted in $237 million in provincial coffers. HERALD • Opposition says budget figur... Read More.

The Local 040511
4.5.11 - 9:10 AM NDP government announces year-end surplus of $447-million. Premier Darrell Dexter said province had a stronger economic performance than anticipated when it projected $222-million deficit last April. HERALD • $447M in the black; Oppositio... Read More.

The Local 040411
4.4.11 - 8:45 AM Ignatieff tells Halifax crowd Harper doesn’t respect the region. Ignatieff told about 1,000 Liberal supporters Stephen Harper was disrespectful of Atlantic Canada, untrustworthy and undemocratic. HERALD • Iggy, Layton visit Halifax. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 040111
4.1.11 - 9:10 AM Harper campaign promise: support for subsea hydro cable. PM promised in Halifax that Conservatives would help finance Labrador hydro development with a subsea link to Nova Scotia. HERALD • Harper commits to financial support for Lower Chur... Read More.

The Local 033111
3.31.11 - 8:05 AM School board spares five schools; three face review for closure. Central Spryfield elementary, South Woodside elementary and Prince Arthur Junior High in Dartmouth face reviews for closure. HERALD • More than 120 people attend school boar... Read More.

The Local 033011
3.30.11 - 8:50 AM Council make oval permanent at a cost of about $5.7M. Summer use will include in-line skating and cycling and the grass infield will be available for recreational uses. HERALD • About 100,000 people skated on the oval this winter. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 032911
3.29.11 - 8:55 AM Save the Oval committee holding rally at 9:30 a.m. at Grand Parade. Dr. John Gillis says events is "very much about people" and committee will use it as a chance to collect new helmets and skates. HERALD • Friends of the Common opposed to... Read More.

The Local 032811
3.28.11 - 9:00 AM Council addresses oval's future tomorrow; more than $1M in corporate donations committed. Arena committee recommends oval be maintained; staff report puts operating costs for 90-day season at $410,000. METRO • Emera donates $500K to save... Read More.

The Local 032411
3.24.11 - 9:15 AM MacKay warns federal election will put megaprojects 'on pause.' MacKay said request for federal funds for $159-million convention centre in Halifax won't be acted on if Conservatives fall. METRO • MacKay says election would delay financi... Read More.

The Local 032311
3.23.11 - 9:10 AM Budget impact: $75m cut from DFO, ACOA, Marine Atlantic. Fisheries budget of $1.8 billion will have spending cut by $56.8 million; ACOA will cut $15 million; Marine Atlantic $5.4 million. HERALD • NS Finance minister Steele calls federa... Read More.

The Local 032211
3.22.11 - 9:08 AM Promoter Harold MacKay says concerts were a good deal for city. Harold MacKay says his company lost money on the two concerts but $13 million was generated in economic spinoffs for the city. HERALD • MacKay says he expected province cove... Read More.

The Local 032111
3.21.11 - 8:55 AM Agent seeks compensation for cancelled Kid Rock concert. Creative Artists Agency contacted regional councillors Friday saying it will seek a "remedy" for the failed concert since the city paid to allow Black Eyed Peas concert to go ahead ... Read More.

The Local 031811
3.18.11 - 9:00 AM Wayne Anstey, city’s chief administrative officer, resigns over concert payments. Resignation comes after council told the city is out $359,550 after Anstey arranged a $400,000 grant for a concert promoter with the Mayor's OK. HERALD • A... Read More.

The Local 031711
3.17.11 - 8:55 AM Kelly won't resign over concert payments; acting CAO Anstey quits. Kelly says Wayne An­stey only told him afterward that he had approved a $400K ad­vance to the promoter, Harold MacKay, and he trusted Anstey to do the right thing. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 031611
3.16.11 - 9:15 AM City officials gave $400K to concert promoter without council knowing. Lat night Council instructed the city’s auditor general to investigate city’s role in concert promotion, and internal controls at the Metro Centre after learning Wayne ... Read More.

The Local 031511
3.15.11 - 8:52 AM Talks for Capital Health workers begin; strike vote results come today. Union president Joan Jessome says talks could go to Friday for workers who have been without a contract since October 2009. HERALD Province appoints auditor to do i... Read More.

The Local 031411
3.14.11 - 9:00 AM Metro Transit identifies projects it will delay to build Dartmouth terminal. An airport bus, a Lacewood terminal, and a new Woodside ferry will be delayed to cover cost of new $12-million Dartmouth terminal. HERALD • New bus terminal mea... Read More.

The Local 031111
3.11.11 - 9:00 AM Convention centre funding decision coming soon, Estabrooks says. Estabrooks met with federal Infrastructure Minister Chuck Strahl in Ottawa on Tuesday and says the federal government will decide soon if it will help pay for a new conventi... Read More.

The Local 031011
3.10.11 - 9:20 AM Parents protest against replacement of Grade 1 literacy program. Parents joined Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil in calling to retain a program of one-on-one instruction for children with trouble reading. HERALD • Liberals slam NDP after rea... Read More.

The Local 030911
3.9.11 - 9:20 AM City Council trashes garbage bag limit, clear bags – for now. Councillors said there was a public backlash against staff plans to reduce the number of garbage bags people could put out and compel use of clear bags. HERALD • Councillors ov... Read More.

The Local 030811
3.8.11 - 9:20 AM Auditor General getting more calls since MLAs charged. Jacques Lapointe says he would need specific information about wrongdoing to go further back than 2006 and that hasn’t happened. HERALD • Lapointe says he didn't get an anonymous call... Read More.

The Local 030711
3.7.11 - 8:45 AM Yarmouth residents rally for restoration of ferry service. About 175 people rallied at Yarmouth’s town hall Sunday to let councillors know they want more done to get a new ferry service. HERALD • Protesters slam lack of Yarmouth ferry ser... Read More.

The Local 030411
3.4.11 - 9:00 AM Halifax on way to hosting Women’s World Cup Soccer: Events Nova Scotia director. Grant MacDonald says, “the process that HRM is leading is an appropriate process,” to determine viability of an outdoor stadium. METRO • Halifax vying for pi... Read More.

The Local 030311
3.3.11 - 9:15 AM Halifax waits to hear if Canada will host 2015 Women’s World Cup in soccer. Canada is the only country proposing to host the Women’s World Cup and Halifax is one of six sites vying to get the tournament. HERALD MacKay left hanging after f... Read More.

The Local 030211
3.2.11 - 9:15 AM Halifax has a shot to host 2015 Women’s World Cup in soccer. Ottawa and Vancouver have pledged $400K to support plans to host tournament and kicker for Halifax is lack of a stadium. HERALD • Canada lone bidder for 2015 Women's World Cup. ... Read More.

The Local 030111
3.1.11 - 9:00 AM City council to decide fate of anti-gang youth-advocacy program. Youth Advocate Program that works to keep at-risk youth out of gangs loses its federal funding in April and city council will decide today whether it will absorb the $690K an... Read More.

The Local 022811
2.28.11 - 9:10 AM Nova Scotia ends the Games with 12 medals. A packed Metro Center heard Joel Plaskett, Old Man Luedecke, 17-year-old musical prodigies Sooyoun Shin and Heemin Choi, on the piano and violin, and Radio Radio. HERALD • N.S. athletes make grea... Read More.

The Local 022511
2.25.11 - 9:15 AM Anti-sealers, media, RCMP join sealers on first day of hunt. 20 licensed sealers dispatched seals on Hay Island with club-like hakapiks and low-calibre rifles while anti-sealing campaigners, Fisheries and Oceans officers, RCMP, and the me... Read More.

The Local 022411
2.24.11 - 9:15 AM Justice minister explains plans to change citizen’s arrest law to Halifax police. Rob Nicholson met with police and business people from across the province saying the current law is old and confusing. HERALD • Act with caution on citize... Read More.

The Local 022311
2.23.11 - 9:00 AM Ottawa to pay for repairs at Yarmouth ferry terminal. West Nova MP Greg Kerr says half a million will be spent in expectation the terminal is going to be used. HERALD RCMP say Halifax police officer not qualified for Haiti peacekeeping... Read More.

The Local 022211
2.22.11 - 9:20 AM Peter MacKay says stadium would help economy. MacKay says he has discussed a stadium with the Mayor and Premier and says federal land at Shannon Park would be good site. HERALD • Feds still mulling convention centre. METRO Runway at H... Read More.

The Local 022111
2.21.11 - 8:45 AM New fish plant opens in Canso, hopes to provide 100 jobs. Louisbourg Seafoods is hiring 20 to 25 workers to process sea cucumbers until late May, then start with sea snails until late fall. HERALD Nova Scotia beats PEI 4-1 in opening g... Read More.

THE LOCAL 027811
2.18.11 - 9:15 AM Premier says there is no need to examine pre-2006 MLA expenses. Darrell Dexter says, "I think that we have dealt, in fact, with this all very adequately and I’m satisfied." HERALD Gymnast Jared Goad wins province’s first medal at Cana... Read More.

The Local 021711
2.17.11 - 9:20 AM Dexter says province will go after the money if MLAs convicted. Premier says province will try to recover any money owed to taxpayers if any of the four politicians facing charges is found guilty. HERALD • 'We want the money back:' Premie... Read More.

The Local 021611
2.16.11 - 9:10 AM Auditor General says he would look at older MLA expenses. Jacques Lapointe says he did not look into expenses before the 2006-09 period he did examine but "I’m open to it," if someone came forward with evidence that I should have. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 021511
2.15.11 - 8:55 AM MLA, three former politicians charged in expenses scandal MLA Trevor Zinck, top left, and former MLAs Richard Hurlburt, top right, Russell MacKinnon, botton left, and David Wilson are charged with of fraud of $5,000 and breach of trust an... Read More.

The Local 021411
2.14.11 - 8:55 AM City’s biggest stadium booster is Peter Kelly. Council told stadium might could cost between $30 - $60 million and the three levels of government and private sector would have to provide funds. HERALD Two bedbugs found at camp; skiers n... Read More.

The Local 021111
2.11.11 - 8:45 AM City to establish steering committee provide advice on stadium. Committee with representatives from council, provincial staff, sports organizations, hospitality industry and others to "provide advice and direction" to city officials. HERAL... Read More.

The Local 021011
2.10.11 - 8:50 AM Premier says government and school boards at fault for alarm over school cuts. Dexter say the province intented to have a conversation with boards about rising education costs but "that just didn’t happen." HERALD Chignecto Central school... Read More.

The Local 020911
2.9.11 - 9:00 AM NDP slashing $17.6 million from school board budgets. Board budgets being cut two per cent in next school year; administration costs must be cut 15 per cent in 2011-12; half of the 168 consultants must be gone within three years. HERALD Bu... Read More.

The Local 020811
2.8.11 - 8:50 AM Dexter warns agencies, boards and commissions against year end spending. Agencies, boards and commissions are prohibited from any unplanned, unbudgeted, year-end spending, effective Monday. HERALD Oval being primed for Canada Games start... Read More.

The Local 020711
2.7.11 - 8:40 AM Kelly says stadium a must-have with or without Women’s World Cup. Council will be asked tomorrow for $100K for a business plan, a financial feasibility report, and consultations with citizens. METRO Three Cape Bretoners hit with H1N1 flu... Read More.

The Local 020411
2.4.11 - 8:40 AM Province considers buying mobile asphalt plant to cut paving costs. Transportation Minister Bill Estabrooks says his department estimates plant would cost $6 million but save $2.5 million a year. HERALD Inmate was released by mistake 26 ... Read More.

The Local 020311
2.3.11 - 8:45 AM Hundred of students protest in the snow against high tuition. Students from all Halifax universities marched to Province House to protest against rising student debt and high tuition. HERALD Halifax schools closed again today. Nova Scotia ... Read More.

The Local 020211
2.2.11 - 8:55 AM Province cutting university spending 4 per cent next year. Cut means the province will spend $334 million on universities in 2011-2012 and they will be expected to absorb inflationary costs and wage increases. HERALD Tuitions will rise as ... Read More.

The Local 020111
2.1.11 - 8:40 AM Province rejects deregulation of tuition fees, caps increases at 3%. Maximum increase for Nova Scotia students will be about $154, for out-of-province students as much as $185 per year. HERALD Glace Bay woman named world leader of Salvat... Read More.

The Local 013111
1.31.11 - 8:55 AM Pension payouts could cost hundreds of millions without changes: Black. Former insurance company CEO Bill Black says large deficits are making pension plans for teachers and civil servants unsustainable. HERALD Pension changes could avoid... Read More.

The Local 012811
1.28.11 - 8:45 AM Bridge toll going up to to $1; Macpass getting first of two 10¢ hikes. A second 10-cent increase to 80 cents will be effective April 1 (April Fools Day), 2012. First toll increases since 1992. HERALD Cost of crossing the bridges goes nort... Read More.

The Local 012711
1.27.11 - 9:00 AM With millions in surplus there’s room for school board cuts: minister. Education minister Ramona Jennex says the province’s eight school boards have $45 million in the bank; boards say money not theirs to spend. HERALD Carvery says Jennex... Read More.

The Local 012611
1.26.11 - 9:05 AM Two petitions with 9,000 signatures to save skating oval presented. Cash pledge made from the legacy fund from the 1990 world figure skating championships in Halifax. HERALD HRM staff working on a report. METRO Skating oval promised $100... Read More.

The Local 012511
1.25.11 - 9:00 AM Conservative's Baillie wants politicians out of pension review. "If the terms of reference are set by MLAs themselves, then people will conclude that the fix is in." HERALD Pension review panel should look at more than pensions: McNeil.... Read More.

The Local 012411
1.24.11 - 8:45 AM Sobey’s recalls mislabelled cookies. Grocer recalls cookies sold at Sydney Shopping Centre bakery because they contain peanuts not listed on the label. HERALD Independent panel to review MLA's pension plan. The province's Finance Depart... Read More.

The Local 012111
1.21.11 - 8:40 AM Women stage protest in support of midwifery at Province House. About 200 people staged a rally outside Province House yesterday in protest after the IWK suspended its midwifery program in December. HERALD N.S. midwifery program understa... Read More.

The Local 012011
1.20.11 - 9:00 AM Province asks Ottawa to convert money for roads to convention center. Transportation and infrastructure renewal minister Bill Estabrooks who made request says no road and bridge work would be threatened or delayed by using money from the f... Read More.

The Local 011911
1.19.11 - 8:55 AM Vice-chair says school boards being "tasked with dismantling" education system. Keith MacKenzie told a public meeting Tuesday the province is "balancing the books on the backs of Nova Scotia students." HERALD Focus on solutions, not postu... Read More.

The Local 011811
1.18.11 - 8:45 AM School board chair angered by Premier's fear-mongering remarks. South Shore school board chairman Elliott Payzant says Darrell Dexter has not denied there will be a 22 per cent budget reduction over three years and "it would just tear the ... Read More.

The Local 011711
1.17.11 - 8:20 AM Dexter accuses some school boards of spreading fear about NDP's education budget cuts. Dexter says boards are purposely spreading fear; N.S. has 30,000 fewer students than 10 years ago but costs are up 40 per cent. HERALD School boards fe... Read More.

The Local 011411
1.14.11 - 8:55 AM Police Review Board says Stellarton police chief wrote letter about RCMP sex party. Review board says letter written by Ambrose Heighton was discreditable conduct contrary to Police Act regulations. HERALD Ex-top cop broke police regulati... Read More.

The Local 011311
1.13.11 - 8:55 AM Dexter says convention centre deadline extended 90 days to make a deal. City and province waiting for Ottawa’s response to request for $47 million toward $159-million construction and financing cost. HERALD Timeline of convention centre s... Read More.

The Local 011211
1.12.11 - 8:50 AM Pain clinics consider requiring urine tests to curb drug abuse. One private clinic already requires urine samples and the province may follow out of concern about the abuse of painkillers like OxyContin. HERALD Two added to cabinet to spr... Read More.

The Local 011111
1.11.11 - 8:25 AM Students face big tuition increases next year if bursary program dies. Dalhousie's Senate Monday says Nova Scotia undergrads could face 21 per cent tuition hike if program allowed to expire. CBC Former Conservative cabinet minister Karen ... Read More.

The Local 011011
1.10.11 - 8:45 AM Council to be asked to OK long-term transit plan tomorrow. 10-year ferry plan includes adding two new vessels to Woodside service and $6-8 million terminal refurbishing; and Access-a-Bus encouraging users to switch to accessible scheduled ... Read More.

The Local 010711
1.7.11 - 8:45 AM Graham Steele says Alberta, locked in ideology, stalling CPP growth. Nova Scotia’s finance minister says the Harper government is holding up proposed expansion of the national pension plan. HERALD Skating oval on commons could cost up to $... Read More.

The Local 010611
1.6.11 - 8:50 AM Councillor Bob Harvey urges prudence in oval debate. The Lower Sackville councillor says "there are a lot of issues that have to be gone into on this, and a long hard look needs to be taken.” METRO Supporter sees progress for oval petition... Read More.

The Local 010511
1.5.11 - 8:45 AM Kelly says people want skating surface to be permanent fixture. Kelly says city council will have to decide the oval’s fate after the Canada Games take place next month. HERALD Hundreds of HRM residents sign online petition to keep skating... Read More.

The Local 010411
1.4.11 - 8:25 AM Kelly says city must 'find a way' to keep skating oval on Commons. Mayor says $2.5-million oval should remain as it "certainly has the support of the public.” METRO Canada Games CEO would welcome frigid temperatures. Chris Morrissey says t... Read More.

The Local 122310
12.23.10 - 8:50 AM One time events turn projected $222-million operating deficit into $97.2-million surplus. Finance Minister Graham Steele says increased revenues from income tax, prior-year adjustments, and HST bumped up revenues but province still projec... Read More.

The Local 122210
12.22.10 - 8:35 AM Peter MacKay suggests Ottawa may not finance convention centre. Nova Scotia’s voice in the federal cabinet says he wants to see all the information on the convention centre but was neutral about a proposed stadium. HERALD Province to rev... Read More.

The Local 122110
12.21.10 - 8:55 AM Marine Atlantic expects ferry delays of 72 hours due to severe storm. Forecast calls for winds over 100 kilometres per hour, seas of seven to nine metres. HERALD Exporters fret as storms threaten lobster shipments to Europe. HERALD Stor... Read More.

The Local 121710
12.17.10 - 8:55 AM Province considers sale of its resorts. 10-year contract to operate Digby Pines, Liscombe Lodge and Keltic expires in January 2012 and government asks for expressions of interest from the private sector. HERALD Environment officials asse... Read More.

The Local 121510
12.15.10 - 8:45 AM Valley seniors home evacuated after windstorm destroys pool. Thirteen residents at Kindswood Gardens in Windsor escaped uninjured as debris flew through the air. HERALD Man was in car when tree fell. HERALD Atlantic storm tears roofs of... Read More.

The Local 121410
12.14.10 - 8:35 AM Province, city reach deal on convention centre; Ottawa yet to weigh in. Council voted 18-5 for the deal after four-hour, closed-door session Friday; Kelly and Bill Estabrooks announced agreement yesterday. HERALD Some councillors fear ag... Read More.

The Local 121010
12.10.10 - 8:40 AM Province to spend about $150 million less in capital work next year. Plan calls for spending $560 million in 2011-12, including $265 million for high­ways, down from $711 million this year. HERALD Plan includes $465.7-million for governm... Read More.

The Local 120910
12.09.10 - 8:50 AM Electric bills rising 5.66% Jan.1. The sixth power rate increase in nine years consists of 3.58 per cent to cover Nova Scotia Power’s higher fuel costs and 2.14 per cent for an energy efficiency surcharge. HERALD Commercial rates will ri... Read More.

The Local 120810
12.08.10 - 9:10 AM NDP reshapes emergency rooms with 24-hour clinics, changes in care. Some rural ER's to be replaced by collaborative clinics with family doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and dietitians. HERALD Ross report looms large in health plan. ... Read More.

The Local 120710
12.07.10 - 8:55 AM Herring Cove cable landing facility on secret U.S list. The undersea cable landing site for the fibre optic network that connects New York to Ireland is on the list of "critical infrastructure and key resources" identified by the U.S. Sta... Read More.

The Local 120610
12.06.10 - 8:40 AM Nova Scotia to set up family violence court. Court will be created in Cape Breton and operate as a pilot program modelled on similar courts across the country. METRO More than 13,000 homes without electricity across province. High wind a... Read More.

The Local 120310
12.03.10 - 9:00 AM Judge OKs class action against province for medical costs paid to nursing homes. Claim against Health Department alleges charging nursing home residents for medical care and dividing family assets violated provincial and federal laws. HER... Read More.

The Local 120210
12.02.10 - 9:00 AM Province plans to cut clearcuts by half. Resources Minister John MacDonell restrictions would take place over five years and include ban on harvesting whole trees. HERALD Province to change law to protect heritage buildings; extend time ... Read More.

The Local 113010
11.30.10 - 8:40 AM Atlantic premiers join forces for negotiations with Ottawa on federal transfers. Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams said, "we have to make sure that when the federal government comes a-cuttin’, they’re not cuttin’ in Atlantic Canada." HE... Read More.

The Local 112910
11.29.10 - 8:30 AM Atlantic premiers meet in Pictou today to discuss regional co-operation. Premier Dexter will use Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting to talk about saving money through joint procurement of goods and services. HERALD Nova Scotia to post ... Read More.

The Local 112610
11.26.10 - 8:50 AM Dexter appoints team to look after suburban interests. Team of NDP backbenchers will push party's suburban priorities. HERALD N.S. government puts suburban priorities team on the job. CBC NDP appoints priority team for suburbs. METRO Ig... Read More.

The Local 112510
11.25.10 - 9:05 AM Parker Street food bank put back on reclamation delivery list. After word broke out that Allied Reclamation was stopping donations Sobeys moved quickly to reinstitute deliveries. HERALD 'Miscommunication' between Sobeys, Allied blamed fo... Read More.

The Local 112410
11.24.10 - 8:55 AM Province unveils $200M plan for job creation. Dexter says Nova Scotia’s economic growth among slowest in the country for two decades. HERALD NDP tackles job losses. HERALD Attracting business to N.S. means lowering taxes: Conservatives.... Read More.

The Local 112310
11.23.10 - 8:30 AM Bridge commission head tells URB toll hike needed to cover fixes. Commission head says MacKay Bridge deck needs replacing, as does span of Macdonald bridge. HERALD Province to ban indoor tanning for under-19s citing UV risk. Health Minis... Read More.

The Local 112210
11.22.10 - 8:35 AM City faces $13.9M operating deficit. Municipal expenditures expected to increase 4%; revenues only 2%. METRO Staff report puts city's overspending at $13.9 million. CBC Capital Health intends to use QEH site for "urban farm." Capital He... Read More.

The Local 111510
11.15.10 - 8:30 AM Premier says Fundy energy could light N.S. homes by end of 2011. Ottawa announces $20 million for purchase of four subsea cables and Dexter says as soon as technology is generating electricity it will go into the grid. HERALD Canada puts... Read More.

The Local 111210
11.12.10 - 8:20 AM Water levels receding in southwestern Nova Scotia. Water level of Lake Vaughan down by about 25 centimetres but 20 families below Tusket Falls dam still can’t go home. HERALD Some states of emergency lifted in flood-hit areas. METRO Flo... Read More.

The Local 111010
11.10.10 - 8:55 AM Councillors support $159-million convention centre; negotiations with province will begin immediately. Province, city's contribution to be discussed as will provincial exemption from property taxes. HERALD Project would require 1,700 ful... Read More.

The Local 110910
11.09.10 - 8:50 AM Premier says province’s roads, bridges may need to be built to a new standard to withstand weather. Dexter says, "unfortunately, the reality is that these weather events are becoming more and more frequent." HERALD Residents below dam at... Read More.

The Local 110810
11.08.10 - 8:45 AM City staff to give council long-term plan to upgrade, expand ferry services. Jetties, terminals need upgrading, process to replace 30-year-old ferries. METRO Weekend rain soaks province; some Yarmouth homes evacuated. More than a dozen f... Read More.

The Local 110510
11.05.10 - 9:05 AM Too many empty nursing home beds, N.S. Health says. Department says there are too many empty beds in nursing homes and it takes too long to fill them. CBC Hospital CEO says proposed fundraising change better for patients. QEII and IWK wa... Read More.

The Local 110410
11.04.10 - 9:05 AM Hospital fundraisers lobby province to solicit donations from former patients. Health minister says hospitals want presumed consent from patients. HERALD Trade Centre losses three times projections due to failed Commons concerts. Previou... Read More.

The Local 110310
11.03.10 - 8:50 AM Developer Ramia says province wanted to lease convention centre. Developer says province and city could also own convention centre. HERALD Dexter says question of ownership very difficult. HERALD After complaints about pay hike Kelly rej... Read More.

The Local 110210
11.02.10 - 8:55 AM Halifax councilor’s annual pay $10,000 more than Vancouver's. West Coast councillors will earn $61,674 – average salary for Vancouver residents who work full time. HERALD Councillor fund blasted by taxpayer group. METRO NDP decides again... Read More.

The Local 110110
11.01.10 - 8:50 AM Backlog of freedom of information complaints piles up. Province’s freedom of information and protection of privacy officer says frustrated citizens forced to wait months, sometimes years. HERALD Business groups concerned city will cut fu... Read More.

The Local 102910
10.29.10 - 8:50 AM Community Services to investigate agency that operates group home for developmentally disabled. Minister orders audit after incidents reported at homes in Truro. HERALD N.S. group homes to be probed after violence. METRO NDP establishing... Read More.

The Local 102810
10.28.10 - 8:45 AM Dexter says ER response will be part of aggressive agenda in House. Premier says Dr. John Ross’s report addresses how to deliver better health care sooner. HERALD Ross Report, jail decision and the capital budget are all on the docket. M... Read More.

The Local 102610
10.26.10 - 8:55 AM Yarmouth MLAs collect stats on impact of ferry loss on Southwest Nova tourism. Yarmouth Liberal Zach Churchill says NDP subsidy of $6 million would have yielded $22 million in tourist spending. HERALD Cumberland-South voters head to poll... Read More.

THE LOCAL 102510
10.25.10 - 8:55 AM Democracy Watch, an accountability watchdog, says Nova Scotia’s legislature should sit more often. Duff Conacher says elected bodies should sit around 150 days a year; N.S. has had 67 days since the NDP came to power 16 months ago. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 102210
10.22.10 - 9:00 AM Uteck calls for debate and delay on city hall pay increases. Sue Uteck asked senior staff to postpone pay boost until after next council session. HERALD Let citizens set mayor’s pay: Group METRO Dal considers extensive and expensive camp... Read More.

The Local 102110
10.21.10 - 8:55 AM Kelly’s pay goes up again this year to $144,962; councillors' pay rises to $72,357. Kelly's 4 per cent increase, councillors' 1.6 per cent hike based on comparisons with other Canadian cities. HERALD Province to cover drugs for macular d... Read More.

The Local 102010
10.20.10 - 9:00 AM City's convention centre costs balloon. Deal requires city to exempt convention centre from property taxes; buy World Trade and Convention Centre. COAST City councillors say too many strings attached to provincial cash. HERALD Request t... Read More.

The Local 101910
10.19.10 - 9:00 AM Nova Scotia wants immigrant farmers. Province sets aside $260K for experienced farmers interested in immigrating to set up sustainable farming operations. METRO Volunteer cites criticism, abuse by hockey parents in resigning post. Wayne ... Read More.

The Local 101810
10.18.10 - 8:15 AM Memorial to fallen peace officers unveiled at Grand Parade Sunday. Ceremony unveiled new provincial monument to 21 peace officers killed on duty since 1861. HERALD Nova Scotia monument honours fallen peace officers. METRO HRM council to ... Read More.

The Local 101510
10.15.10 - 8:45 AM Dexter says convention center depends on selling WTC to city, securing federal funds. Province wants to unload convention centre in swap for other land on peninsula. HERALD Dexter says sale of WTC must be finalized by the time deal is do... Read More.

The Local 101410
10.14.10 - 9:00 AM Dexter pledges cash for Convention Centre if Ottawa, HRM do too. Federal government will be asked to pay about $47 million in lump sum when project finished; HRM would cover 25-year capital lease cost of $10.2 million a year, plus another... Read More.

The Local 101310
10.13.10 - 9:05 AM Landry didn’t do his job as Pictou commander on allegations of RCMP misconduct, board told. New Glasgow Police Chief Delaney Chisholm told a Nova Scotia Police Review Board there were matters Landry should have attended to and others that... Read More.

The Local 100810
10.8.10 - 8:55 AM Dexter, Kelly talk swap: city land for old convention centre. Done deal? Kelly interested in Trade Centre building for municipal offices. HERALD HRM could buy Trade centre: Mayor. METRO Justice Minister Ross Landry says decision on trade... Read More.

The Local 100710
10.7.10 - 8:45 AM Convention centre cost: $325 million to lease and maintain over 25 years. Centre part of a 1.2-million square-foot development that includes hotel, office tower, retail space and a parkade. HERALD Maintenance, cleaning increase public cos... Read More.

The Local 100610
DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED SUMMARY TODAY. 10.6.10 - 9:35 AM Justice Minister Landry says he investigated allegations of RCMP misbehaviour. Landry says allegations of RCMP drug use, sex party and mishandling of weapons were dealt with ... Read More.

The Local 100510
10.5.10 - 8:50 AM Politicians point to Nova Scotia in battle of HST on home heating costs. NDP's Layton calls for removal of HST from home-heating costs; Harper points to NS raising HST two points. HERALD Hockey player and ex-convict Danton talks to teens ... Read More.

The Local 100410
10.4.10 - 8:20 AM Liberal calls on NDP to stop sending prisoners home on weekends. Michel Samson wants government to “immediately stop” turning away prisoners because of overcrowding. METRO N.S. inmates sent home due to overcrowding. CBC MacIntosh pedophi... Read More.

The Local 100110
10.1.10 - 8:40 AM Dexter says convention centre details to be released next week. Dexter says the process on this project has been "completely open." HERALD Province will release Rank proposal, possibly shadow bid. METRO Council held 20 secret meetings th... Read More.

The Local 092010
9.30.10 - 8:45 AM NDP caucus decides not to discipline Halifax Chebucto MLA Howard Epstein. Premier says Epstein expressed "deep sorrow" for revealing $160 million cost estimate for proposed convention centre. HERALD NDP’s Epstein off the hook. METRO Moth... Read More.

The Local 092910
9.29.10 - 9:00 AM Province spends $2m to ease waits; eight new beds added at QEII. General medicine beds being added and rapid assessment unit. HERALD Health minister says waiting not necessary. HERALD Kelly says revelation of trade centre price tag ‘with... Read More.

The Local 092810
9.28.10 - 8:40 AM First look at convention centre costs: City will be asked to pay $57 million. Councillors thought city would provide only minimal logistic support for centre. COAST MLA Howard Epstein says $160M convention centre tab too rich. Halifax Ch... Read More.

The Local 092710
9.27.10 - 8:30 AM McDonough contests assertion Mount in financial difficulty. The university's outgoing interim president says economist Tim O’Neill's assertions the Mount was in serious financial difficulty were incorrect. HERALD Antigonish diocese sellin... Read More.

The Local 092310
9.23.10 - 8:50 AM Stoffer casts deciding vote to save gun registry; 153-151 vote kils Conservative bill. Stoffer campaigned against registry when first elected but says constituents wanted it saved. HERALD Pressure on NDP doomed bill. HERALD Province’s bud... Read More.

The Local 091710
9.17.10 - 8:55 AM Premier: MLA pensions deserve review. Dexter says pension review better left to an independent panel and should be part of process to balance province’s books. HERALD Premier responds to report on MLA pensions. METRO Transportation Minist... Read More.

The Local 091610
9.16.10 - 8:45 AM Stoffer expected to announce Monday he will not vote to kill gun registry. NDP MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore has been against the registry since being elected in 1997. HERALD Halifax groups weigh in for long-gun registry. HERALD City ti... Read More.

The Local 091510
9.15.10 - 9:00 AM Group calls for overhaul of MLA pensions; taxpayers pay $22 for every dollar put in by politician. Kevin Lacey, the new Atlantic director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says taxpayers pay $11 million annually, compared to about $500... Read More.

The Local 091410
9.14.10 - 8:50 AM Province to hire more guards, boost surveillance at Burnside jail. Province's director of correctional services moving his office to the jail. HERALD Province targets jail violence. METRO Security beefed up at Dartmouth jail. CBC Halifax... Read More.

The Local 091010
9.10.10 - 8:45 AM N.S. to extend oil drilling ban to protect Georges Bank. The Premier says the government will extend a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the fishing grounds of Georges Bank and may make it permanent. HERALD Georges Bank known for a... Read More.

The Local 090910
9.9.10 - 8:35 AM Murray Scott resigns so Baillie can run in Cumberland South. The new Conservative leader lives in Halifax but plans to have a second home in the Cumberland riding. HERALD Cumberland South residents leery of new PC leader. NEWS 95.7 Mountie... Read More.

The Local 090710
9.7.10 - 8:55 AM NSP says it has finished restoring power to customers. More than 220,000 customers were without power after hurricane Earl. HERALD Power outages still hampered parts of HRM yesterday.METRO Hurricane batters trees, power lines. METRO Dart... Read More.

The Local 090310
9.3.10 - 9:00 AM CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTER'S TRACKING MAP ER adviser Dr. John Ross leaving QEII frustrated at overcrowding. Ross says new way of doing things never happened at hospital. HERALD Hurricane Earl forecast to hit western N. S. or N.B. Saturda... Read More.

The Local 090210
9.2.10 - 8:55 AM CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTER'S TRACKING MAP School Board says heat wave won't stop schools opening today. The school board said precautions are in place to deal with temperatures expected to hit 34 C. HERALD Heat wave prompts closures, war... Read More.

The Local 090110
9.1.10 - 8:55 AM CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTER'S TRACKING MAP Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3 storm. Chris Fogarty, at the Canadian Hurrican centre says there's a 70 per cent chance of gale force winds. HERALD Like the heat? Get ready for some more.... Read More.

The Local 083110
8.31.10 - 8:50 AM Traffic moving in Meat Cove after temporary bridge opens. The bridge was done by 6 p.m. yesterday after the Cape Breton community was cut off for more than a week when its only permanent crossing was washed out. HERALD N.S. premier tours ... Read More.

The Local 083010
8.30.10 - 8:50 AM Diving group arrests former navy ship HMCS Fraser in fight with DND. The Bridgewater-based Artificial Reef Society of Nova Scotia filed suit Friday saying it has a claim on the ship for an artificial reef. HERALD Family complains that bra... Read More.

The Local 082710
8.27.10 - 8:50 AM Ottawa to lease Yarmouth ferry terminal to group to attract operators. The Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission will have a five-year lease at $1 a year so it can start formal negotiations to get a ferry. HERALD Carroll Pontiac is closing.... Read More.

The Local 082610
8.26.10 - 6:50 AM NSGEU approves contract with 'best job security,' small wage hike. The two-year contract provides one-per-cent wage hikes in each year and improved job security. HERALD Prosecution Service 'fairly satisfied' with case in which accused sex... Read More.

The Local 082510
8.25.10 - 8:40 AM WCB's safety record three times worse than industry average. CEO Nancy MacCready-Williams says the board wants to use its experience to help other employers make their workplaces safer. HERALD MapleLNG cancels $700-million liquefied natur... Read More.

The Local 082410
8.24.10 - 8:35 AM Province starts voluntary evacuation of Meat Cove. Residents and visitors were offered an immediate way out of the community Monday that was isolated when heavy rain washed out the only bridge to the remote community Saturday night. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 082310
8.23.10 - 6:30 AM 90 per cent of federal loans given to first Atlantic tech firms unpaid. ACOA has recovered $3.2 million of $33.2 million loaned to 17 companies eight years ago. HERALD Meat Cove isolated after heavy rains wash out only bridge access. Rush... Read More.

The Local 082010
8.20.10 - 8:55 AM Finance Minister says province might offer Internet gambling on its own. Steele says a decision will be part of a new gaming strategy to be released this fall. HERALD Dexter supports national clinical trial of controversial MS treatment. ... Read More.

The Local 081910
8.19.10 - 8:45 AM Harper repeats federal pledge of $4.9M for Bluenose restoration. The Prime Minister visited Lunenburg Foundry Wednesday to tour the Bluenose II restoration. HERALD Harper won't weigh in power dispute between Quebec, NB and NS. METRO Bail... Read More.

The Local 081810
8.18.10 - 8:45 AM Stephen Harper to visit Waterville, Lunenburg and New Ross today. The Prime Minister is expected to talk about Ottawa’s $4.9 million cost-sharing for the Bluenose II overhaul. HERALD Full slate for PM today in Nova Scotia. METRO Council a... Read More.

The Local 081710
8.17.10 - 8:45 AM Nova Scotia Power asking for 6.5 per cent power rate hike next year. The company wants increases of 8.6 per cent for commercial users and 11.3 per cent for industrial customers. It's the sixth power rate increase in nine years. HERALD NSP... Read More.

The Local 081610
8.16.10 - 8:30 AM Council to consider students' U-Pass hike tomorrow. A annual bus pass would go to $134 from $116.95 for university students – $150 for NSCC students who go nine months. METRO Fritz’s store in New Minas, with the big yellow boot, to close.... Read More.

The Local 081210
8.12.10 - 9:00 AM Jail guards to get protective vests. About 160 of the 200 staffers at the Buirnside jail will have protective vests and be required to wear them when dealing with inmates. HERALD Critic says jail problems run deep. METRO Bulletproof vest... Read More.

The Local 081110
8.11.10 - 8:40 AM Compromise ends Westphal blockade. Protesters ended a blockade of Lake Major Road in Westphal after the city closed a private road that gave a handful of residents a short cut. HERALD Kelly to meet with residents next week. METRO Deal on... Read More.

The Local 081010
8.10.10 - 8:35 AM Coyote bites girl, 16, as she slept at Highlands campground. Wardens started setting traps after the girl was bitten just after 4 a.m. Monday in the Broad Cove campground. HERALD Council to vote on in-camera procedures, secret ballots ton... Read More.

The Local 080910
8.9.10 - 8:15 AM Finance Minister says falling energy royalties can't cover programs' costs. Graham Steele says, "the royalties are not high and we still have the programs to pay for." HERALD Support businesses look for opportunities as drilling declines. ... Read More.

The Local 080610
8.6.10 - 8:40 AM Fall River councillor backs lie detector tests to find city hall leaker. Barry Dalrymple, a former RCMP officer who represents Fall River, says people giving out private council information are breaking the rules. CBC NDP wants shorter tim... Read More.

The Local 040510
8.5.10 - 9:00 AM Mayor will back council vote to keep 23 councillors. Kelly says he will tell the Utility and Review Board he will only present “the will of council.” METRO Tie votes bind council — mayor. HERALD Chamber call’s decision “symbolic step back... Read More.

The Local 080410
8.4.10 - 8:45 AM Council defeats three proposals to downsize. Councillors voted to stay with 23 members after rejecting a 16, 18, and 20-member council. HERALD No cuts to size of council. METRO Rocky Lake Rink developers four years behind on loan payments.... Read More.

The Local 080310
8.3.10 - 6:15 AM Dexter off to Winnipeg for annual premiers conference this week. The premiers are expected to discuss measures to keep economic recovery on track while dealing with deficits. HERALD Premiers expected to debate contentious MS treatment. CBC... Read More.

The Local 073010
7.30.10 - 8:55 AM Steele says deficit expected to be $246 million less than forecast. Revenue was up $155 million, expenses were down $128 million, and the 09-10 deficit was $242 million, down from $488 million forecast last April. HERALD Province boasts d... Read More.

The Local 072810
7.28.10 - 8:40 AM Nova Scotians spend less for local farm produce than 11 years ago. A report by the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture and the Ecology Action Centre says local farmers earned only about 13 per cent of a food dollar spent in Nova Scotia i... Read More.

The Local 072710
7.27.10 - 8:35 AM Ecology group tells URB biomass may emit more CO2 than coal. The Ecology Action Center told the regulator yesterday it does not oppose biomass energy but research indicates burning wood products to produce electricity produces more carbon ... Read More.

The Local 072310
7.23.10 - 8:30 AM Province relaxes emission rules to reduce NSP rate hikes. Dexter says the province will extend its deadline four years for Nova Scotia Power to lower mercury emissions to 65 kilograms a year from 168. NSP says the change should result in r... Read More.

The Local 072110
7.21.10 - 9:10 AM Halifax crime rates up; national numbers down. Halifax has the fifth-highest violent crime rate in Canada behind Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon and Thunder Bay. HERALD Higher doctors’ pay, other changes can't stop Colchester ER closures. The... Read More.

The Local 072010
7.20.10 - 8:50 AM Rank delivers convention centre plans to province. Developer Joe Ramia says he has other options if the province rejects his convention center proposal. HERALD Mounties retrieve video of scuffle between principal and teen. RCMP picked up ... Read More.

The Local 071910
7.19.10 - 8:30 AM Dexter, Graham to make announcement about two power utilities. No details have been released about the announcement tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. but it will be broadcast live over the Internet. METRO Provincial government looking at changes to e... Read More.

The Local 071610
7.16.10 - 8:25 AM Kelly says he took a councillor’s keys, another was drunk at ceremony. The Mayor was defending a controversial memo to councillors that was leaked yesterday warning them about drinking and driving. HERALD Kelly asks council to adopt the c... Read More.

The Local 071510
7.15.10 - 8:50 AM Kelly warns councillors about drinking and driving in memo leaked to Herald. The memo dated last Friday said councillors and city staff had expressed concerns about alcohol abuse and drinking and driving by some council members. HERALD PD... Read More.

The Local 071410
7.14.10 - 6:10 AM Province being asked to intervene in power rate hike. Energy Minister Bill Estabrooks met yesterday with representatives of several groups affected by Nova Scotia Power’s proposed rate increases of 12 per cent for residential users and 18 ... Read More.

The Local 071310
7.17.10 - 8:40 AM Brison says Nova Scotia faces economic ruin without drastic measures. Brison says the loss of $450 million in offshore royalties next year leaves Nova Scotia facing "nothing less than economic catastrophe unless we have an adult conversati... Read More.

The Local 071210
7.12.10 - 8:45 AM Council told not to discuss secret vote on city manager's future. The Herald says council held a secret ballot at a private session Tuesday on the future of chief administrative officer Dan English but councillors were not told the results... Read More.

The Local 070810
7.08.10 - 8:40 AM Province reaches tentative agreement with civil servants' union. This afternoon a committee of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union will decide whether to recommend accepting or rejecting a deal and go to arbitration. Civ... Read More.

The Local 070710
7.07.10 - 8:35 AM Staff tells council city’s main 'wealth generator' is at risk. Andy Fillmore, the city’s urban design manager, says the urban core can create much of the wealth required for services to all of HRM’s communities but it is being undermined b... Read More.

The Local 070610
7.06.10 - 8:30 AM Bridge corporation wants to hike cash fare by 25 cents to $1. The bridge commission wants to raise the Macpass price to 80 cents, from 60 cents to pay for maintainance of the bridges. HERALD Province considers Antigonish, Colchester and P... Read More.

The Local 070510
7.05.10 - 8:30 AM City staff warn of 'hollowing out' of downtown Halifax. Staff is recommending that council form a committee to address the declining urban core that has a third of the population and half of the city’s jobs. METRO Metro beaches declared s... Read More.

The Local 070210
7.02.10 - 8:50 AM Funeral today in Glace Bay for Sgt. James MacNeil. The service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Bridgeport for the 28-year-old who died on his fourth and final tour of duty. HERALD Families dream of citizenship as immigrant... Read More.

The Local 063010
6.30.10 - 6:25 AM Queen reviews flotilla of international warships. The Queen reviewed a flotilla of ships from Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom to mark the Canadian navy’s 100th birthday. HERALD Queen unve... Read More.

The Local 062910
6.29.10 - 8:30 AM A soggy arrival, salute for the Queen. A downpour that that soaked the city all day suddenly stopped as Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Halifax Monday to kick off her 22nd Canadian visit. HERALD Royals arrive to enthusiastic welcome. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 062810
6.28.10 - 8:55 AM Queen arrives in Halifax today. the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at the airport at 2:20 p.m. and go to the Garrison Grounds at 3 p.m. for the official welcome. CBC Expect large crowds to greet Queen, Duke. METRO Royals staying ... Read More.

The Local 062510
6.25.10 - 9:45 AM Three months after furniture maker gets $4.7m loan, 35 laid off. Scanwood Canada received a $4.7-million provincial government loan in March to modernize its Burnside facility. HERALD British PM stops in Halifax to visit British air craft... Read More.

The Local 062410
6.24.10 - 8:50 AM Two dozen vessels, 5,000 sailors arriving in Halifax this week. Nato ships are arriving for the Centenniel of the Canadioan Navy and most will be open for tours at HMC Dockyard where navy has set up a Centennial Village. The air force’s ae... Read More.

The Local 062310
6.23.10 - 8:50 AM Liberals win Yarmouth, Glace Bay byelections by big margins. Zach Churchill, 26, won in Yarmouth. Geoff MacLellan, 31, won Glace Bay. The byelection leaves the NDP with 31 seats in the Legislature, the Liberals 12, the Conservatives with e... Read More.

The Local 062210
6.22.10 - 8:40 AM Glace Bay soldier killed on patrol on his fourth tour in Afghanistan. Sgt. James MacNeil, 28, of Glace Bay and a “proud Cape Bretoner” was killed by an improvised explosive device Monday morning near the village of Nakhonay. HERALD N.S. c... Read More.

The Local 062110
6.21.10 - 9:50 AM Hearing starts today into Sydney tar ponds class-action lawsuit. Nine days have been set aside to determine if 400 people claiming their health has been harmed by the Sydney tar ponds can launch a class-action suit. HERALD Council conside... Read More.

The Local 061810
6.18.10 - 8:55 AM Black Educators group wants principal Fells reinstated, Olsen fired. Brad Barton, of the Black Educators Association, says pressure must be kept on the elected school board to know why Fells, who is black, lost his job as principal at Grah... Read More.

The Local 061710
6.17.10 - 9:10 AM Director of corrections says melee at Burnside jail was not a 'major disturbance.' One inmate was stabbed, windows and recreational equipment were smashed and 17 prisoners refused to return to their cells in a commotion lasting about three... Read More.

The Local 061610
6.16.10 - 8:50 AM Inmates seize control of west wing of Burnside jail Tuesday night. Masked and armed inmates broke windows after an alleged assault inside the jail and prompted a response from police, paramedics and firefighters. HERALD Inmates riot at N.... Read More.

The Local 061510
6.15.10 - 8:45 AM Cleanup of 14-car New Glasgow train derailment could take a week. Two employees aboard the 72-car train of the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway escaped without injury and no hazardous cargo leaked but about 20 residents within 1.6... Read More.

The Local 061410
6.14.10 - 8:50 AM Party leaders to meet over Public Accounts committee dispute. Leaders of the three parties will meet sometime before next Wednesday’s Public Accounts meeting after the Tories walked out of a meeting last week when the NDP majority voted to... Read More.

The Local 061110
6.11.10 - 9:00 AM PC's boycott committees to protest against “parliamentary dictatorship.” No Tories appeared at a Veteran’s Affairs meeting on Thursday and MLA Cecil Clarke says the premier’s office manipulates the schedule to suit its agenda. METRO Offic... Read More.

The Local 061010
6.10.10 - 9:00 AM NDP blocks oppositions effort to force disclosure of documents. MLAs want the government to turn over documents to the auditor general and allow Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. officials to appear before a committee. HERALD MLA Cecil Clarke walk... Read More.

The Local 060910
6.9.10 - 8:55 AM Harper government to abandon nearly all Nova Scotia’s lighthouses. The government did not make an announcement about its intention to declare the lighthouses surplus but instead put a notice on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website. HERAL... Read More.

The Local 060810
6.8.10 - 8:55 AM Staff, councillors say talk of third bridge or tunnel a waste of time. City staff have identified a preferred site for a third commuter crossing but councillors polled by the Herald say they don't want one. HERALD Jamie Baillie launches bi... Read More.

The Local 060710
6.7.10 - 9:45 AM MP's perk lets them claim $10,000 a year on cost of Ottawa home. MPs can claim a daily rate of $28.85 for "secondary residence expenses," or $10,530 for a full year – tied to inflation. HERALD Ontario MP renting from children, claiming exp... Read More.

The Local 060410
6.4.10 - 8:50 AM Premier defends decision to withhold NSBI docs from auditor. Dexter says, "we are going to ... bring forward legislation in order to protect the government and then release the documents.” METRO Dexter says changes to Auditor General Act n... Read More.

The Local 060310
6.3.10 - 9:00 AM Auditor General attacks NDP's 'policy of secrecy.' Jacques Lapointe says the provincial government refuses to provide him access to information on hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-financed assistance to businesses. HERALD Mental... Read More.

The Local 060110
6.1.10 - 8:35 AM RCMP contacted NDP staffers about MLA Trevor Zinck’s expenses. NDP spokesman Mark Laventure says the probe "was not about one of our members and involved files we had previously turned over to the Speaker’s office." HERALD Pictou County Sh... Read More.

The Local 053110
5.31.10 - 8:35 AM Diana Whalen removed as deputy leader of the Liberals. Leader Stephen McNeil eliminated the position but said it had nothing to do with Whalen refusing to publicly support him as leader. METRO City's budget includes $1.2 million for trave... Read More.

The Local 052810
5.28.10 - 8:55 AM Adams says those concerned about budget could have delayed vote. Spryfield-Herring Cove city councillor Steve Adams says councillors who believed not enough time was spent on the budget discussions could have made a motion in council to de... Read More.

The Local 052710
5.27.10 - 8:45 AM Councillors criticize budget process, tax hike. Albro Lake-Harbourview councillor Jim Smith says the budget process was rushed and Bedford councillor. Tim Outhit agreed saying the process was faulty and had only two days of meetings with s... Read More.

The Local 052610
5.26.10 - 9:00 AM With 17-7 vote Council passes budget with small tax hike. The operating budget of about $726.3 million and a capital budget of about $157.2 million was reached with higher transit fees, some service cuts and a tax increase for homeowners o... Read More.

The Local 052510
5.25.10 - 8:25 AM MacKay announces $95.7 million to improve air cargo inspection. The Defence Minister says money will be spent over five years for more effective technology and more inspectors checking cargo. HERALD Teachers’ union calls for action on abs... Read More.

The Local 052110
5.21.10 - 9:05 AM Black Educators group say they want Fells back at Graham Creighton. Brad Barton, spokesman for the Black Educators Association, says the school board's decision not to fire Fells but remove him from his job as principal at Graham Creighton... Read More.

The Local 052010
5.20.10 - 8:55 AM School Board votes not to fire Preston school principal. Nine members of the board made the decision behind closed doors not to fire Ken Fells, principal at Graham Creighton Junior High, after the community protested against him being put ... Read More.

The Local 051910
5.19.10 - 8:20 AM Expense spending leads to criminal investigation of five MLAs. Auditor general Jacques Lapointe said he turned files on five people over to the RCMP after a forensic audit of MLA spending but he said he would not name names. METRO Mountie... Read More.

The Local 051810
5.18.10 - 8:40 AM Auditor general releases report on legality of MLA expenses today. Jacques Lapointe has conducted at least one forensic audit since he released about information about MLA expenses in February. HERALD MLA spending audit handed to RCMP. CB... Read More.

The Local 051710
5.17.10 - 8:35 AM Liberals spent trust fund money despite government freeze. Liberal party president John Gillis says money was removed from the $2.2 million slush fund after Oct. 1 for office expenses and salaries incurred previous to the freeze date. HERA... Read More.

The Local 051210
5.12.10 - 8:55 AM Taxes, deficit, MLA expenses dominated NDP's first legislature session. The 32-day session included a budget, changes to auto insurance injury claim rules, and new targets for renewable energy. HERALD Legislature ends spring sitting with ... Read More.

The Local 051110
5.11.10 - 8:25 AM Federal MPs agree not to talk about auditor general's request for audit. MPs refused to answer reporters' questions yesterday about the federal auditor general's request to look at the books of the House of Commons all-party board of inter... Read More.

The Local 051010
5.10.10 - 8:15 AM NDP government introduces bill to regulate MLA spending. Dexter says new regulations will provide accountability and transparency after MLA spending scandal leads to one MLA's resignation and a forensic audit by the auditor general. METRO ... Read More.

The Local 050710
5.7.10 - 9:05 AM City’s 2010-11 draft budget to be released May 18. Council starts May 25 to address the city's projected $30-million budget shortfall. Ideas include a tax increase, cutting services, a wage freeze or layoffs for city staff, higher parking r... Read More.

The Local 050610
5.6.10 - 8:55 AM Liberals hire a lawyer to track down emailer urging McNeil's ouster. Michelle Awad won a court order forcing The Coast to reveal commenters IDs. HERALD Diana Whalen denies part in email. METRO Province investigating tot left behind on day... Read More.

The Local 050510
5.5.10 - 8:40 AM Province banning sale and use of all but 'low risk' pesticides. The ban applies for lawns and will extend to ornamental shrubs, flowers and trees in 2012 but use on vegetable gardens is exempt. HERALD Boy, 2, unharmed after daycare left hi... Read More.

The Local 050310
5.3.10 - 8:15 AM Navy reinstate 'executive curl' on officers’ uniforms to mark centenniel. The curl is a loop of braid that appears above an officer’s rank insignia on their epaulettes and tunic sleeves that was adopted by the Royal Canadian Navy when it wa... Read More.

The Local 042810
4.28.10 - 8:50 AM Opposition upset about union members appointed to Premier’s advisory board. Of 19 appointments from business, labour and the volunteer sectors to the Premier’s Council on the Economy, that of Cordell Cole, head of the Mainland Building and... Read More.

The Local 042710
4.27.10 - 8:40 AM Dexter announces ban of bottled water in all provincial buildings. Dexter told the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Sydney before he told his environment minister. HERALD Environment minister didn’t know abou... Read More.

The Local 042610
4.26.10 - 8:35 AM About 300 protest against G8 meeting in march along South Park. Environmental, labour, social justice and student groups marched together in a "G8 Welcoming Committee" for the meeting today in Halifax of development ministers of the G8 who... Read More.

The Local 042310
4.23.10 - 8:55 AM Woman says Access Nova Scotia's move to suburbs a blow to public access. Janet Brush says move to Bayers Lake inconveniences a lot of people because much of the business park doesn’t have sidewalks and is not easily accessible by bus. HERA... Read More.

The Local 042110
4.21.10 - 9:05 AM Dexter says mileage claim for wife’s drive home was a mistake. The Premier called it a mistake and said he reimbursed $485.72 after wrongly claiming mileage to cover his wife’s drive to Nova Scotia from Vermont last summer when he had take... Read More.

The Local 042010
4.20.10 - 9:00 AM Justice Dept mum about lockdowns at Burnside jail. The jail has been locked down five times since March 30, usually by jail guards concerned about not having enough equipment or manpower. HERALD Airport says Newfoundland flights are back ... Read More.

The Local 041610
4.16.10 - 8:40 AM Province House ceremony officially apologizes and pardons Viola Desmond. Desmond was jailed and fined more than 60 years ago for sitting in the whites-only section of a movie theatre. HERALD Tories back off demand to rush through bill cre... Read More.

The Local 041510
Judge orders The Coast, Google to reveal IDs of seven named in defamation case. Fire Chief Bill Mosher and the deputy, Stephen Thurber asked the court to compel the web sites to release the information after allegedly defamatory comments about them were posted... Read More.

The Local 041410
4.14.10 - 9:00 AM Department of Tourism spent $600,000 on Paul McCartney concert. The Department of Tourism also gave a cheque to private promoter Harold MacKay for $3.5 million cheque to cover McCartney’s artist fee. COAST Province backed Beatle. HERALD ... Read More.

The Local 041310
4.13.10 - 9:00 AM MLA Trevor Zinck says NDP started smear campaign against him. On a radio talk show Zinck denied running up gambling debts on a friend’s credit card and suggested the friend's mother was paid by the NDP to spread word about his gambling. ME... Read More.

The Local 040910
4.9.10 - 9:00 AM Raymond Lahey accused of sexually assaulting boy at Mount Cashel. Lahey, facing charges of child pornography possession offences, has been accused of sexually assaulting a young boy who lived at the notorious Mount Cashel orphanage in St. J... Read More.

The Local 040810
4.8.10 - 8:55 AM Graham Steele hits back at budget criticism by business groups. The Finance Minister says nothing seems to be good enough for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which was “outraged” by the HST hike, and “they seem to want us t... Read More.

The Local 040710
4.7.10 - 9:05 AM NDP's budget raises HST, cuts spending and civil service. Finance Minister Steele says changes for universities, district health authorities and school boards still to come. HERALD HST goes up to 15 per cent but breaks for low-income earne... Read More.

The Local 040610
4.6.10 - 9:05 AM NDP says it will cut 1,000 civil service jobs over four years. The Canadian Press reports that the NDP government will cut the civil service by 10 per cent to reduce the province’s $490-million deficit and balance the budget by 2013-14. HER... Read More.

The Local 040110
4.1.10 - 8:50 AM Steele tells biz group NDP aiming for balanced budget in spring of 2013. The finance minister says the 2009-10 deficit, projected at $525 million in December, will be about $490 million and a huge capital spending program is planned in the ... Read More.

The Local 033110
3.31.10 - 8:45 AM Council approves strategy to build $55-million library. It would open in 2014 at the corner of of Spring Garden and Queen Street with about $31.3 million contributed by the province and Ottawa and $15.5 million of the city's $23.7 million ... Read More.

The Local 033010
3.30.10 - 8:55 AM Staff recommend $100,000 city tender to value library site. Council told staff to explore the sale of the current library site to raise money for HRM’s new Central Library but provincial law states the land can only be used for a public li... Read More.

The Local 032910
3.29.10 - 8:30 AM Council to debate continuation of concerts on the Commons. Connaught-Quinpool councillor Jennifer Watts has put forward a motion that will be debated tomorrow seeking to move all major concerts from the North Commons to the Garrison Ground... Read More.

The Local 032510
3.25.10 - 9:05 AM Businesses tell government tax hike will hurt economy. Don Mills, president of Corporate Research Associates, a polling firm, says tax hikes will be much more difficult for the government after the public fury over a recent auditor general... Read More.

The Local 032410
3.24.10 - 8:55 AM Higher taxes, budget cuts options to fix $30.4 million shortfall. HRM finance director Cathie O’Toole says increased service costs, higher staff salaries and the operating costs of new capital are the principal causes of the $30.4-million ... Read More.

The Local 032310
3.23.10 - 9:00 AM Kelly says don't let convention centre die for $30 – $50 million. Kelly, facing a city deficit of $30 million next year, says the project makes financial sense when you look at increased convention revenue and higher property values. METRO... Read More.

The Local 032210
3.22.10 - 8:45 AM MPs expenses never subject to audits that found abuses in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Conservative MP Gerald Keddy say there's no way they should have to be audited. "All we’re doing is opening it up, giving the media an opportunity to find f... Read More.

The Local 031910
3.19.10 - 9:05 AM Steele orders a stop to “March madness” spending by civil servants. METRO The treasury board directs senior bureaucrats not to make any unplanned year-end spending in a letter dated March 4. The government wants to stop the practice of fi... Read More.

The Local 031810
3.18.10 - 9:20 AM Halifax police say they were not to blame for delays in RCMP review. METRO In an investigation requested by the RCMP Halifax police cleared RCMP Const. Jeremy Frenette of any criminal wrongdoing in the 2008 shooting of John Simon at the W... Read More.

The Local 031710
3.17.10 - 9:10 AM RCMP complaints commission will review fatal Wagmatcook shooting. HERALD Ian McPhail, acting chairman of the RCMP complaints commission, said yesterday he will proceed with an inquiry into the conduct of the force in the Dec. 2, 2008, sho... Read More.

The Local 031610
3.16.10 - 9:00 AM Former chair of RCMP complaints commission says investigation of death of John Simon delayed unnecessarily. HERALD Paul Kennedy, a former RCMP watchdog says he does not accept the RCMP’s argument that it was unable to launch a disciplinar... Read More.

The Local 031510
3.15.10 - 8:45 AM Organizers say with attendance of 107,242 the Brier was very successful. METRO The nine-day event ended with 7,233 attending last night’s final between Alberta and Ontario. Attendance at the last Halifax Brier in 2003 was 158,000. HERALD... Read More.

The Local 031210
3.12.10 - 8:55 AM Review started too late; officer won’t face discipline in Wagmatcook shooting. HERALD No discipline will be imposed on the RCMP officer who fatally shot the Wagmatcook First Nation man John Simon in his own home because the force did not ... Read More.

The Local 0031110
3.11.10 - 9:00 AM The premier will pay bar society fees. HERALD Darrell Dexter says he’ll cover the fees from his own pocket and will change his status from practising lawyer to non-practising, which has a fee of $250 plus tax. The Premier said, "simply pu... Read More.

The Local 031010
3.10.10 - 8:45 AM Province will not hold inquiry into 2008 RCMP shooting of aboriginal fisherman. HERALD John Simon was shot after a Mountie defied a supervisor’s order and entered his Wagmatcook home. Patsy MacKay, Simon’s widow says there must be an inde... Read More.

The Local 030910
3.9.10 - 9:10 AM Support for NDP falls but polls indicate party still has strong lead. HERALD A poll conducted Feb 9 - 24 by Corporate Research Associates indicates satisfaction with the government’s performance is at 49 per cent, compared to 63 per cent i... Read More.

The Local 030810
3.8.10 - 8:40 AM Dexter says province taking steps to pardon Viola Desmond posthumously. HERALD Provincial Justice Minister Ross Landry will be in touch with the family to start the process for a pardon of the 32-year-old Halifax beautician who was jailed ... Read More.

The Local 030510
3.5.10 - 6:18 AM Federal budget won’t change much this year, but future cuts would hurt province: Deputy Premier Frank Corbett METRO Corbett says a freeze on public service programs would hurt the province and cuts to military spending will disproportionat... Read More.

The Local 030410
3.4.10 - 9:05 AM Cross-burning victims file complaint against the Crown over bail for accused. HERALD Shayne Howe and Michelle Lyon say they were not adequately represented at a bail hearing by the Crown attorney and they fear for their safety. The mixed r... Read More.

The Local 030310
.3.10 - 8:55 AM MLAs lose monthly allowance and approve changes in expense crackdown. HERALD Their $1,050 monthly allowance that didn’t require receipts is gone. The per diem was cut to $38 from $84, the same amount available to the civil service. MLA expe... Read More.

The Local 030210
3.2.10 - 9:20 AM Councillors debate options for policing changes in HRM behind closed doors. HERALD The Board of Police Commissioners is recommending changes to how HRM is policed. Members of the board wanted their meeting yesterday held in private, saying... Read More.

The Local 030110
3.1.10 - 8:40 AM Halifax celebrates Sidney’s victory goal. METRO Haligonians went wild last night, from downtown streets to the Big League’s sports bar in Cole Harbour where 300 fans were packed in to watch as Crosby scored the overtime goal to give Team C... Read More.

The Local 022610
2.26.10 - 9:20 AM NDP fined $10,000 for "reimbursement scheme" of union donations; police investigating. HERALD Chief electoral officer Christine McCulloch found that $45,000 from members of the Mainland Nova Scotia Building and Construction Trades Council... Read More.

The Local 022410
2.24.10 - 8:55 AM B’nai Brith urging RCMP to find culprits who put burning cross outside Hants County family home. HERALD Frank Dimant, chief executive officer of the national organization that opposes racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry and fights for human... Read More.

The Local 022310
2.23.10 - 9:02 AM Man finds a hangman’s noose and a burning cross and on his lawn in Hants. HERALD Michelle Lyon, Shayne How and their children were shocked just after midnight Saturday to hear a man outside yell, "Die nigger die," and then find a two-metr... Read More.

The Local 022210
2.22.10 - 8:32 AM Canadian kids who survived tall ship sinking arrive home today. CBC The students left São Paulo Brazil on Sunday after saying goodbye to other survivors. A total of 64 students, teachers and crew, part of a Class Afloat program run by Wes... Read More.

The Local 021810
2.18.10 - 9:00 AM Province sending out T4 slips for extra payments made to MLAs' staff. HERALD House Speaker Charlie Parker says the next step of disclosure by MLA's expenses will involve the province sending T4 slips to staff members and they will have to... Read More.

The Local 021710
2.17.10 - 9:00 AM Schools, flights cancelled due to heavy snow across the province. HERALD Schools across the province are cancelling classes and the Halifax airport reports flight cancellations. Environment Canada issued a warning at 5 a.m. for "significa... Read More.

The Local 021610
2.16.10 - 8:30 AM Opposition says Premier should be here fixing problems, not at Olympics. HERALD Dexter went to Vancouver last Thursday and leaves there Thursday for a meeting of American governors and Canadian premiers in Washington, D.C. Liberal Leader ... Read More.

The Local 021510
2.15.10 - 8:30 AM Auditor General to conduct forensic audit of some politicians' spending. METRO Jacques Lapointe says he is following up on some of the questionable transactions that were flagged in an audit his office conducted of MLA's spending that he ... Read More.

The Local 011210
2.12.10 - 9:10 AM Dexter says he will not set up an inquiry into political expenses. METRO Dexter says, “the purpose of an inquiry is to get a result, to get recommendations. And in fact we already have the recommendations that have been put forward by the... Read More.

The Local 021110
2.11.10 - 8:55 AM Tory MLA Len Goucher bought: 11 computers, 12 printers, 5 digital cameras and 4 video recorders in three years. HERALD Alao revealed: Former PC Cabinet Ministers Carolyn Bolivar-Getson and Bill Dooks also bought generators, in additi... Read More.

The Local 021010
2.10.10 - 8:55 AM Conservatives announce resignation of Yarmouth MLA Richard Hurlburt. HERALD Hurlburt was vacationing in Florida Tuesday and unavailable for comment when a short news release from the Conservative party announced the resignation without me... Read More.

The Local 010910
2.9.10 - 8:50 AM Premier says MLAs expenses to be overseen by public commission. HERALD Responding to controversy over MLA expense claims unveiled by the Auditor General while he was on vacation, Darrel Dexter said yesterday that the all-party internal eco... Read More.

The Local 010810
2.8.10 - 8:35 AM Darrell Dexter, back from vacation, to address expense account questions. HERALD The Premier will face reporters for the first time since auditor general Jacques Lapointe highlighted inappropriate and excessive expense claims by provincial... Read More.

The Local 010510
2.5.10 - 8:45 AM Opposition leaders won't name politicians identified for expense claims. CBC Progressive Conservative Leader Karen Casey said it was up to the four former Tory MLAs who were identified as having spent their constituency allowances "excessi... Read More.

The Local 010410
2.04.10 - 9:05 AM Auditor General says MLAs filed inappropriate expenses over 3 years. HERALD Auditor general Jacques Lapointe says the expense system for MLAs has 'serious weaknesses' and recommends an extensive overhaul. He found that 28 of 52 MLAs claim... Read More.

The Local 010310
2.03.10 - 8:25 AM Council scraps plan to drop taxi zones. METRO City keeps zone system so taxis can only pick up passengers in designated areas and must drive back and forth between zones without a passenger. Advocates push for prison syringe program to r... Read More.

The Local 010210
2.02.10 - 8:55 AM Finance Minister says consensus emerging that Nova Scotians may accept higher HST. HERALD Graham Steele says that over six public sessions he has held to solicit public input on the province's financial problems people appear to be prepar... Read More.

The Local 012910
1.29.10 - 8:45 AM Debt forcing students to quit; Maritime students worst off. HERALD Only eight per cent of students who rely just on loans completed their diploma or degree, according to the Canadian Federation of Students, and the debt load of Maritime s... Read More.

The Local 012810
1.28.10 - 8:55 AM Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil urges NDP to drop sales tax on gas tax. HERALD Darrell Dexter and Finance Minister Graham Steele had both criticized the sales tax charged on the provincial and federal motive fuel taxes while in opposition a... Read More.

The Local 012719
1.27.10 - 9:05 AM Councillors vote down tax system based on services, not assessment. HERALD A controversial motion for a tax system based on services received rather than property assessment was defeated 13-10 — Coun. Steve Adams was absent — after three ... Read More.

The Local 012610
1.26.10 - 8:35 AM Council considers monthly permit for parking around the Commons. CBC Council would eliminate 300 free parking spaces along Rainnie Drive, Ahern Ave., Cogswell, Cunard, Robie and Trolloppe streets used by downtown workers and students at C... Read More.

The Local 012510
1.25.10 - 6:15 AM City council holding private session tomorrow. HERALD Council is only supposed to meet in private for discussions on property, legal or personnel issues and this issue is listed as a "legal matter." Peter Kelly says it's tied to a court c... Read More.

The Local 012210
1.22.10 - 9:05 AM City, province swap Infirmary, QEH, and Birks sites in deal for library. HERALD The city will transfer the former Birks jewelry store site on Barrington Street and the QEH property to the province, in return for part of the former Halifax... Read More.

The Local 012110
1.21.10 - 9:05 AM Commons concert venue doesn't exist yet but city has the space booked. HERALD Municipal staff told an audience of about 75 people last night that the open house they were attending about a proposed event space — part of $3 million in chan... Read More.

The Local 012010
1.20.10 - 8:50 AM Justice Minister refuses inquiry into shooting; OK's replacement of RCMP. HERALD Justice Minister Ross Landry refused the request for an inquiry at a meeting in Halifax on Tuesday with Chief Lester Peck, six councillors and two staff memb... Read More.

The Local 011910
1.19.10 - 8:45 AM Hospitals in eight rural health authorities back to full operation today. HERALD Paula English, chief of program delivery for the provincial Health Department says the strike affected elective surgeries and other procedures at all eight h... Read More.

The Local 011810
1.18.10 - 8:50 AM School support staff sign tentative agreement late Sunday; hospital workers reach deal early today. HERALD The union representing 3,000 school support staff outside Halifax signed a tentative agreement late Sunday afternoon; and after all... Read More.

The Local 011410
1.14.10 - 8:50 AM Investigation continues into cause of South Sreet fire. HERALD Tenants and business owners are waitng to retrieve their belongings as investigators try to determine what caused the fire Tuesday on South Street that affected three restaura... Read More.

The Local 011210
1.12.10 - 9:00 AM Ignatieff kicks off tour in Halifax attacking PM's shut down of Parliament. METRO Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made several stops in Halifax yesterday answering questions about new Liberal ads that call Stephen Harper's prorogue of Pa... Read More.

The Local 011110
1.11.10 - 6:25 AM Strike by support staff will not close schools immediately. HERALD Schools at eight districts outside Halifax and three French schools in metro are sending letters home to parents and school boards are posting information on their website... Read More.

The Local 010810
1.8.10 - 9:05 AM N.S. preparing contingency plan for schools, hospitals if strike called. METRO Health Minister Maureen MacDonald says all nine health districts are working on contingency plans and elective surgeries are being cancelled. She says CUPE, the... Read More.

The Local 010710
1.7.10 - 9:00 AM CUPE sets Jan. 18 as strike deadline for school and hospital staff. METRO More than 7,000 workers are poised to go on strike but deputy premier Frank Corbett said Wednesday there's plenty of time to reach a deal. Corbett, a former union le... Read More.

The Local 010610
1.6.10 - 8:50 AM Province to spend spend $40 million to protect land in four counties. HERALD In a Dec. 21 order-in-council the cabinet approved the purchase from from J.D. Irving Ltd. and Rothesay Paper Holdings Ltd. of 31 parcels in Yarmouth, Digby, Anna... Read More.

The Local 0100510
1.5.10 - 8:55 AM Strike by 7,900 health care, education staff threatens schools, hospitals. HERALD 4,100 support staff at hospitals in eight health authorities can strike on or after Monday. Another 3,700 support staff in schools have been in a legal strik... Read More.

The Local 1.4.10
x waterfront businesses. METRO Waves only slightly smaller than those of hurricane Juan flooded the Privateers Wharf and other harbourfront businesses on Saturday. A storm surge that lasted about 90 minutes pushed the tide to about 2.8 meters in the harbour c... Read More.

The Local 123009
12.30.09 - 8:50 AM Michelin tire plant in Bridgewater shut down after leak of bunker C oil. HERALD As much as 200 litres of bunker C oil used to fuel the plant’s boiler system leaked from the facility and was discovered by security on-site, the company sai... Read More.

The Local 122909
12.29.09 - 6:20 AM Ottawa won’t rule out Yarmouth ferry investment before study completed. HERALD Defence Minister Peter MacKay says "no decisions can be made without all the facts being put together in that study due in February." The provincial and feder... Read More.

The Local 122409
12.24.09 - 8:40 AM Dexter agrees federal transportation study needs fast-track; will consider short-term funds for service. HERALD After meeting with Yarmouth Mayor Phil Mooney yesterday the Premier said he's open to providing short-term cash to salvage fe... Read More.

The Local 122309
12.23.09 - 9:05 AM Kelly says broken sewage plant discharging untreated human waste. HERALD Mayor Peter Kelly toured the broken $54-million plant with Halifax Water staff and said sewage is being reintroduced to the plant and untreated, but screened, human... Read More.

The Local 122209
12.22.09 - 6:30 AM Dexter says Yarmouth needs more viable ferry service to replace Cat. HERALD The Premier says he is waiting for recommendations from a federal-provincial transportation study on southwestern Nova Scotia due in March before making any deci... Read More.

The Local 122109
12.21.09 - 6:10 AM Debate heats up over proposal to harvest trees and burn wood for energy. METRO The Nova Scotia government, focus groups and environmentalists are debating the sustainability of harvesting trees to burn low-grade wood for energy known as ... Read More.

The Local 121809
12.18.09 - 9:05 AM Search called off for David Trask, captain of sunken fishing trawler. CBC Maj. James Simiana, with the military Joint Task Force Atlantic said the search was called off yesterday afternoon after time and weather were considered. Although... Read More.

The Local 121709
12.17.09 - 9:00 AM Search for captain of sunken fishing boat scaled back by bad weather. METRO A Cormorant helicopter crew plucked three crew members from a life-raft after the dragger Pubnico Explorer began to sink Wednesday morning in rough seas about 30... Read More.

The Local 121609
12.16.09 - 8:20 AM $11 million to fix damaged sewage treatment plant: report for council. CBC Brad Anguish, director of the Harbour Solutions cleanup project, says $2.5 million of that has already been spent on repairs to the $54-million plant that flooded... Read More.

The Local 121509
12.15.09 - 9:05 AM Ottawa announces $710,000 in federal funds for rec facilities in HRM. METRO The Halifax Wanderers rugby field, the Bedford Lion’s Club pool, and 21 basketball, tennis and ball hockey courts throughout the city will be upgraded with money... Read More.

The Local 121109
12.11.09 - 8:38 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. No data kept on success or failure of black students, report says. HERALD Education consultant Enid Lee, hired by the province last year 2008 to review the academic ... Read More.

The Local 121009
12.10.09 - 9:00 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Critic says Truro effort to shut down pickup spot is homophobia. HERALD Truro Mayor Bill Mills says the top of Wood Street at the entrance to Victoria Park is well k... Read More.

The Local 120909
12.09.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. James Delorey, autistic boy found after night in woods, dies at the IWK. HERALD Delorey, 7, was found unconscious and suffering the effects of prolonged hypothermia ... Read More.

The Local 120809
12.08.09 - 8:35 PM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Seven-year-old autistic boy found in woods clinging to life in IWK. HERALD James Delorey, 7, was found unconscious and suffering the effects of prolonged hypothermia... Read More.

The Local 120709
12.07.09 - 8:25 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Volunteers search in heavy snow for seven-year-old autistic boy. HERALD Police say more than 200 civilian volunteers joined police, firemen, and search and rescue cr... Read More.

The Local 120409
12.04.09 - 8:50 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Tougher drinking and driving law won’t be in place for holiday season. HERALD The legislature put tougher penalties in the Motor Vehicle Act in October for drivers w... Read More.

The Local 120309
12.03.09 - 8:10 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Biomass opponents say clearcutting devastation undeniable. HERALD Jamie Simpson, a professional forester and author and forestry program co-ordinator for the Ecology... Read More.

The Local 120209
12.02.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. NDP to build one new jail to replace Amherst and Antigonish facilities. HERALD Justice Minister Ross Landry says a new 100-cell jail will cost more than $31 million ... Read More.

The Local 120109
12.01.09 - 8:55 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Dexter among politicans paid to chair committees that never meet. METRO The Premier will receive $2,060 as chair of the Internal Affairs Committee this year. The com... Read More.

The Local 113009
11.30.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. About 3,700 school support workers in N.S. vote to strike. CBC Support workers, including bus drivers, teachers' aides and janitors, voted 91 per cent in favour of j... Read More.

The Local 112709
11.27.09 - 9:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Healthy Halifax man, 46, dies of H1N1. HERALD Stephen Nolan died Wednesday in Halifax, the first person killed by H1N1 who did not have an underlying health conditio... Read More.

The Local 112609
11.26.09 - 9:05 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Province sending staff to fix Service Nova Scotia software in Trinidad. HERALD Nova Scotia sold its problem-plagued computer system at the Registry of Motor Vehicl... Read More.

The Local 112509
11.25.09 - 8:50 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. A year after computer upgrade, service worse at Access N.S. HERALD People have had to wait a lot longer to renew driver’s licences and register cars and staff at Acc... Read More.

The Local 11240
11.24.09 - 9:05 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Killer cries in court as he is sentenced to two life terms. HERALD Michael Joseph Mitchelmore was sentenced in Nova Scotia Supreme Court to two life terms in prison ... Read More.

The Local 112309
11.23.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. No fast route to get airport bus service moving despite cash incentive. CBC The Stanfield International Airport authority wanted bus service from the city to start b... Read More.

The Local 112009
11.20.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Developer promises renovated Fenwick Tower will be a 'landmark' project. METRO Joe Metlege, owner of Halifax-based Templeton Properties Ltd., unveiled the first sk... Read More.

The Local 111909
11.19.09 - 8:50 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. About 15,000 watch Sidney Crosby and Sarah Conrad with Olympic torch. HERALD The Pittsburgh Penguins star started down Brunswick Street to light the torch of Conra... Read More.

The Local 111909
11.18.09 - 9:30 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Province paying $2 million toward Bedford rink; city has $37 million tab. HERALD The provincial contribution of only $2 million toward building the $39 million, fo... Read More.

The Local 111709
11.17.09 - 8:45 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Premier, blaming province's fiscal mess, breaks balanced budget promise. HERALD Dexter says economic advisors say balancing the books too soon would slow economic ... Read More.

The Local 111609
11.16.09 - 8:25 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. Casey accuses NDP of hypocrisy over NDP MacDonell’s chopper trip. HERALD Natural Resources Minister John MacDonell says he flew by helicopter from Halifax to Antig... Read More.

The Local 111309
11.13.09 - 9:05 AM Go to the Health Department's info on H1N1 clinic locations and times. First turbine lowered to Bay of Fundy floor to test energy potential. HERALD Nova Scotia Power and its Irish partner, OpenHydro, successfully lowered a 400-tonne, ... Read More.

The Local 111209
11.12.09 - 9:05 AM Flu season may end before adequate vaccine supply arrives. METRO Health minister Maureen MacDonald said Tuesday that with a steady supply of 50,000 doses a week all of the province's 900,000 residents might not get the shot until Februar... Read More.

The Local 111009
11.10.09 - 9:15 AM Two die of H1N1 in Nova Scotia. CBC A woman in her 50s who lived in the Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority district died Friday from H1N1-related complications. Health officials said she had had underlying health conditions a... Read More.

The Local 110909
11.09.09 - 8:45 AM Cenotaph in Grand Parade will be ready for Remembrance Day. METRO Water infiltration over the past 80 years discovered during regular maintenance had caused significant erosion to the monument’s foundation so the Cenotaph has been disman... Read More.

The Local 110609
11.06.09 - 8:55 AM NDP ends its first legislative session; Dexter predicts 'watershed' coming. HERALD In its first session in government the NDP delivered on some campaign promises, but Premier Darrell Dexter predicts the next session will test the party a... Read More.

The Local 110509
11.05.09 - 9:05 AM H1N1 the only influenza strain being seen in Nova Scotia: Health Dept. HERALD Figures on the Health Department's website indicate there have been 377 cases of swine flu this fall, 226 of which were diagnosed up to Oct. 31 and only the si... Read More.

The Local 110409
11.04.09 - 8:55 AM Health care contract talks suspended; staff needed for H1N1 virus threat. HERALD On Monday the Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations asked unions representing health care staffers to suspend meetings while the pandemic is in fu... Read More.

The Local 110309
11.03.09 - 8:45 AM Vaccinations at public clinics still limited to high risk groups. HERALD A shortage of vaccine means only children under five, pregnant women, natives and health care workers can be vaccinated at public clinics. All the provinces are giv... Read More.

The Local 110209
11.02.09 - 8:40 AM Short supply forces clinics to limit H1N1 vaccine only to high risk groups. METRO A shortage of vaccine means only pregnant women, children between the ages of six and 69 months, First Nations communities, physicians, nurses and pharmaci... Read More.

The Local 103009
10.30.09 - 8:42 AM People with severe flu symptoms urged to call 911 or go to emergency. HERALD Dr. Ken Buchholz, the senior physician adviser for the province’s Health Department, says the province is following guidance of the Public Health Agency of Cana... Read More.

The Local 102909
10.29.09 - 9:00 AM Pregnant women get priority for H1N1 vaccinations at IWK. HERALD Pregnant women are at a higher risk of complications from the H1N1 virus and will be able to get the vaccine at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax today and Friday from 9:30 ... Read More.

The Local 102809
10.28.09 - 9:05 AM Almost 1,000 people go to Truro and Elmsdale clinics for H1N1 vaccine. HERALD People travelled from Halifax and surrounding areas to H1N1 vaccination clinics that opened yesterday afternoon in Elmsdale and Truro because clinics won’t ope... Read More.

The Local 102709
10.27.09 - 9:05 AM Vaccinations for H1N1 begin today in Truro and Elmsdale. HERALD Clinics in smaller rural communities won't begin until late November or December because the province does not have enough vaccine or medical staff, according to Dr. Robert ... Read More.

The Local 102609
10.26.09 - 8:15 AM Clinics for H1N1 and seasonal flu shots open next Monday. METRO Capital Health Authority has announced a schedule for flu clinics running from Monday, Nov. 2 to the end of next month and chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Strang, is urgin... Read More.

The Local 102309
10.23.09 - 9:05 AM More than 150 students at Cole Harbour junior high out sick Thursday. HERALD Of 544 pupils attending Astral Drive Junior High, 157 were off sick and Capital Health could not say if the school is dealing with swine flu, but one parent con... Read More.

The Local 102209
10.22.09 - 9:00 AM Swine flu immunization starts next week. HERALD 52,000 of an expected 1.4 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine arrived Monday and more will be delivered in coming weeks. Vaccinations will begin Wednesday or Thursday of next week at communit... Read More.

The Local 102109
10.21.09 - 9:10 AM Conservative wins Inverness byelelction by 50 votes, NDP take Antigonish. HERALD Allan Mac­Master, an assistant to Rodney Mac­Donald beat the Liberal, Ian McNeil with a slim 50-vote margin. Legal aid lawyer Maurice (Moe) Smith won Antigo... Read More.

The Local 102009
10.20.09 - 6:25 AM Kelly says construction of new library should begin within a year. METRO It will take 10 months to approve a final design and review tenders for the $55 million building to be built at the corner of Queen Street and Spring Garden Road. ... Read More.

The Local 101909
10.16.09 - 8:30 AM Announcement of construction of a new downtown library expected today. METRO Peter Kelly says all three levels of government, including Federal Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure John Baird, and Premier Darrell Dexterwill be o... Read More.

The Local 101609
10.16.09 - 9:10 AM Bell Aliant to close 11 Atlantic call centres; five in Nova Scotia. CBC Locations with fewer than 50 employees are being closed and employees at centers in Truro, Amherst, Bridgewater, New Glasgow and Sydney will be offered jobs in other... Read More.

The Local 101409
10.14.09 - 6:35 AM Sheriff’s deputy appears before judge on 12 drug trafficking charges. HERALD Tyrone Cornell David, 40, who was arrested outside the courthouse Friday after it was alleged that he had been observed accepting drugs from a woman, spent the ... Read More.

The Local 101309
10.13.09 - 8:45 AM Province to decide this week on binding arbitration with NSCC staff union. METRO Staff union president Alexis Allen says the union will agree to arbitration to avert a strike that could happen Oct. 20. Premier Darrell Dexter will decide ... Read More.

The Local 100909
10.09.09 - 8:55 AM Two former altar boys file $2-million lawsuit; new claims of sex abuse. HERALD Philip and Warren Latimer are seeking $2 million in damages in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Antigonish and alleging that Rev. Allan MacDonald, a former pr... Read More.

The Local 100809
10.08.09 - 8:55 AM Google Street View goes live in Halifax and other Canadian cities. CBC The Google Maps feature shows high-resolution street-level images in much of Greater Toronto and Vancouver and several other Canadian cities including Halifax with cl... Read More.

The Local 100709
10.07.09 - 8:30 AM Willard S. Boyle, born in Amherst, wins shared Nobel Prize in Physics. CBC Boyle, 85, shares the award with George E. Smith and Charles Kao for achievements in physics developing the sensor that is widely used in digital cameras, the Roy... Read More.

The Local 100609
10.06.09 - 8:45 AM Priest says Newfoundland archbishop was told of Lahey's porn in 80s. HERALD Rev. Kevin Molloy told the archbishop of St. John’s, Alphonsus Penney, that Shane Earle, a former resident of the orphanage at Mount Cashel, said he saw pronogra... Read More.

The Local 100509
10.05.09 - 8:45 AM Archbishop of Halifax addresses Lahey scandal with letter to Catholic churches. METRO Archbishop Anthony Mancini of Halifax questions his own faith in a letter that was to be read in every Catholic church in the province yesterday and wh... Read More.

The Local 100209
10.02.09 - 8:50 AM Antigonish Bishop Raymond Lahey released on bail. HERALD Raymond Lahey, 69, surrenderd to Ottawa police yesterday and was questioned about pornographic images alleged to have been found on his laptop. Lahey’s lawyer, Michael Edelson, who... Read More.

The Local 093009
09.30.09 - 8:35 PM Glace Bay soldier expected to get two years in jail at sentencing today. HERALD Military judge Cmdr. Peter Lamont said yesterday he wanted another day to think about the sentence, but suggested Cpl. Matthew Wilcox, convicted of fatally s... Read More.

The Local 092909
09.29.09 - 8:35 AM PC government renewed private clinic contract six days before June 9 election. CBC The contract with Scotia Surgery Inc. was extended on June 3 and and from three days a week instead of two. Surgeons from the Capital District Health Auth... Read More.

The Local 092809
09.28.09 - 6:45 PM Antigonish Catholic bishop resigns after $15-million sex abuse settlement. HERALD Less than two months after the diocese reached a deal with alleged victims of sexual abuse Bishop Raymond Lahey released a letter Sunday saying he was resi... Read More.

The Local 092509
09.25.09 - 8:45 AM NDP budget has spending climb nine per cent to $9.1 billion in 2009-2010. HERALD Four months in office, the NDP did what they said they would and their first budget is almost the same as the one the Tories presented May 4. The deficit is... Read More.

The Local 092409
09.24.09 - 9:00 AM 45-year-old Cape Breton man gets seven years for stabbing murder. HERALD Donald Allan (Duck) McNeil was convicted of manslaughter in June for the death in August 2005 of Lawrence Desrosiers when the two got into a fight in River Ryan and M... Read More.

The Local 092309
09.23.09 - 8:45 AM Doctor who ordered 'Code Orange' will lead review of Emergency Rooms. METRO Dr. John Ross made made headlines last winter when he decided the ER was so overcrowded it had to be closed to other patients temporarily. He was demoted by Capita... Read More.

The Local 092209
09.22.09 - 8:30 AM NDP government kills Keno, controversial gambling game. CBC Revenue for the game is 80 per cent below expectations and Finance Minister Graham Steele says it will be discontinued within 30 days at a cost of $3.4 million. Missing fisherman ... Read More.

The Local 092109
09.21.09 - 8:00 AM Search scaled back for 39 year old Oyster Pond fisherman who fell overboard. HERALD Search and Rescue scoured the area near Hartlen Point in Eastern Passage on Sunday after a fisherman identified by the Herald as Scott Clarke, 39, fell ove... Read More.

The Local 091809
09.18.09 - 8:30 AM Dexter in Throne Speech: "we will live within our means." HERALD The Premier says the NDP government will keep its commitments that include removing the provincial portion of HST from power bills effective Oct. 1, increasing the equity tax... Read More.

The Local 091709
09.17.09 - 8:40 AM Hydrogen sulphide gas levels spiked on 31 days this summer. CBC The Halifax Water Commission collected hundreds of air quality samples at eight sites near the waterfront between June and August and on 13 days readings showed about 10 parts... Read More.

The Local 091609
09.16.09 - 8:25 AM Province approves demo turbines for Fundy tidal power. HERALD Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau approved three underwater test turbines but says the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy must develop a monitoring program and establi... Read More.

The Local 091509
09.15.09 - 8:10 AM Nova Scotia will end current fiscal year with deficit of $590 million. HERALD Finance Minister Graham Steele told a Halifax Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday it was too late to balance the books for 2009-10 because departments are alr... Read More.

The Local 091409
09.14.09 - 7:29 AM Feds, Province announce $100 million for highway and bridge work. HERALD Transportation and infrastructure renewal minister Bill Estabrooks and Peter MacKay announced the spending in Antigonish and said the $98.7 million is in addition to ... Read More.

The Local 091109
09.11.09 - 8:30 AM Province had a surplus or a deficit, depending on rule used: Steele HERALD The finance minister says the province was $19.7 million to the good, using generally accepted accounting principles, but the Provincial Finance Act requires accoun... Read More.

The Local 091009
09.10.09 - 6:00 AM Ottawa gives two Nova Scotia groups $1.66 million for crime prevention. HERALD Peter Van Loan, Canada’s minister of public safety, announced yesterday the Chebucto Communities Development Association will get $693,005 to help Spryfield tee... Read More.

The Local 090909
09.09.09 - 6:10 PM Business group wants 'aggressive panhandling bylaw' for downtown. HERALD Executive Director Paul MacKinnon, of the Halifax Downtown Business Association, says his group wants a bylaw that would not ban panhandling but “create a much (bette... Read More.

The Local 090809
09.08.09 - 8:30 AM Dexter first NS Premier to march with unions at Labour Day parade. HERALD The Premier told more than 400 workers and their families on the Halifax Commons that "We believe in full and fair and free collective bargaining," and his governmen... Read More.

The Local 090409
09.4.09 - 8:55 AM Peter MacKay fined $200 for ethics breach; denies conflict of interest. HERALD The federal ethics commissioner fined defence minister and Central Nova MP Peter Mac­Kay $200 Thursday for conflict of interest when he was a director of two fam... Read More.

The Local 090309
09.3.09 - 8:50 AM Shipyard lands $194-million contract to build nine Coast Guard patrol vessels. HERALD Irving's Halifax Shipyards will build nine new mid-shore patrol vessels, the first large new ships for the Coast Guard in more than 20 years, in a $194-mi... Read More.

The Local 090209
09.2.09 - 8:30 AM Poll indicates 53 per cent of Nova Scotians approve of NDP government. METRO A recent poll by Corporate Research Associates shows better numbers for the NDP than the election results with 60 per cent of respondents saying they would vote in... Read More.

The Local 090109
09.1.09 - 8:15 AM Police question motive for shooting of 17 year old on his front step. HERALD The boy has not been in trouble with the law, is not involved in any disputes and is not known to police, and they don’t know if the shooter was targeting someone ... Read More.

The Local 083109
08.31.09 - 6:55 AM Councillor criticizes city plan to send delegation on Sweden junket. HERALD Linda Mosher, who represents Purcells Cove-Armdale, says staff plans for an October trip to Sweden by half a dozen city employees, at least one councillor, people ... Read More.

The Local 082809
08.28.09 - 8:55 AM Transit official says autistic boy was not ordered off Halifax bus. CBC Spokeswoman Lori Patterson says the driver could have handled the situation better, but a surveillance tape shows that an autistic boy, Izaak Croft, and a group of aut... Read More.

The Local 082709
08.27.09 - 6:35 AM Victim's family outraged that McDonald's killer gets a free pass. CBC Cathy Burroughs says Darren Muise, now 35, who killed her brother at a McDonald's in 1992, has no remorse, and she is outraged he has been given permission to leave his ... Read More.

The Local 082609
08.26.09 - 8:40 AM 1992 Sydney River McDonald’s murderer gets prison passes. HERALD The National Parole Board on Monday gave Darren Richard Muise permission for unescorted temporary passes from prison where he is serving a life sentence for the murder of Nei... Read More.

The Local 082509
08.25.09 - Province considers safety rules for storm wave watchers. HERALD Ramona Jennex, the province’s minister responsible for emergency management, says somethings has to be done about people who move too close to unpredictable shorelines in spite of re... Read More.

The Local 082409
08.24.09 - 8:10 AM Bill batters province with high winds, waves and lots of rain. HERALD Peter Bowyer, program supervisor at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth said winds up to 90 km/h whipped across Nova Scotia and, at one point, in the southwestern... Read More.

The Local 200809
08.20.09 Police will not lay charges against mother who left baby in truck. HERALD Police say Social Services conducted an investigation after a seven-week-old baby was left alone in a truck in sweltering heat on Tuesday and determined there there was no cri... Read More.

The Local 081909
08.19.09 Premier says his promise to balance the budget is 'not impossible.' METRO Dexter says “There are many, many things that impact revenues, everything from the price of natural gas to the economic model that is used to project growth. All of those thin... Read More.

The Local 081809
08.18.09 NDP says province faces massive deficits over next two years. HERALD Consultant Deloitte projects deficits of $809 million in fiscal year 2010-11 and almost $1.4 billion in 2011-12 and says the previous Conservative government relied on revenue sour... Read More.

The Local 081709
08.17.09 Canada wins two medals at world canoe championships in Dartmouth. CANADA Richard Dober Jr. and Andrew Willows won the bronze in the men’s K-2 200 on Lake Banook during Sunday’s finals. Jenna Marks and Maria Halavrezos, of Dartmouth, won the gold in ... Read More.

The Local 081409
08.14.09 Province to reform MLAs’ expenses and limit spending without receipts. HERALD The NDP government will change expense-claim accounting that had permitted members of the legislature to spend more than their monthly allowance on accommodations, and inc... Read More.

The Local 081309
08.13.09 Man soaked in gasoline, holding a lighter in each hand, walks into QEII. METRO The reception area and nearby offices around the Centennial Building at the Victoria General site were evacuated around 2 p.m. for about two hours. Police arrested the ma... Read More.

The Local 081209
08.12.09 Woman charged in fatal Cole Harbour crash to have psychiatric assessment. METRO Beverlee Russell, 54, of Cole Harbour, was in Dartmouth court yesterday to face eight charges in connection with a multiple car accident Aug. 3 near Cole Harbour Road an... Read More.

The Local 081109
08.11.09 Hundreds attend funeral of Donald Marshall Jr. HERALD A crowd of more that 500 mourners including Nova Scotia Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis, Premier Darrell Dexter, Aboriginal leaders and other dignitaries filled St. Anthony Daniel Church in Sydney and st... Read More.

The Local 091009
08.10.09 City staff recommends end to complimentary bus service for the blind. HERALD A staff report to be considered by Council on Tuesday says the program, which is administered by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, should end Sept. 30 because ... Read More.

The Local 080708
08.07.09 Premiers call for an overhaul of employment insurance program. HERALD Meeting in Regina the Premiers said the program needs to be reformed to help more Canadians and have a bigger emphasis on training. The premiers also say EI should be equitable to... Read More.

The Local 080609
08.06.09 Rodney MacDonald leaving politics; no hint of what he will do. HERALD MacDonald, 37, a professional fiddler and gym teacher, was elected MLA for Inverness in 1999 and became leader of the Conservatives, and Premier, in 2006. Suspect in fatal Cole Ha... Read More.

The Local 080509
08.05.09 Police investigation of Cole Harbour crash fatality continues. METRO Police have not determined what charges will be laid against a 54-year-old woman after a man died after being hit by another car just before 5:40 p.m. on Monday at the intersection... Read More.

The Local 080409
08.04.09 Man killed, seven injured in multiple vehicle crash in Cole Harbour. HERALD RCMP say a woman driving an Alero struck several cars in two different places on Cole Harbour Road just before 6 p.m. yesterday. Police say they suspect the woman was drunk ... Read More.

The Local 073109
07.31.09 City, province, consider designating Commons a permanent concert venue. HERALD The Mayor says that could mean hooking up the park to the power grid for a permanent source of electricity as the city continues to look for opportunities to bring high-c... Read More.

The Local 073009
07.30.09 Parents charged with assaulting baby to remain in jail until bail hearing. HERALD It will be will be at least two weeks before the couple accused of assaulting their daughter Auroa will have a bail hearing. Defence lawyer John Black is representing ... Read More.

The Local 072909
07.29.09 Police waiting for autopsy results in death of seven-week-old infant. HERALD Ashiqur Rahman and Jane Gomes, both 23, who rented one bedroom above the Good Food Emporium on Gottingen Street in Halifax, are to appear in court this morning charged with... Read More.

The Local Dish 072809
07.28.09 Seven-week-old infant dies of injuries; parents face homicide charge. HERALD The seven week old child, who was admitted to the IWK on Thursday with life-threatening injuries, died at 8:20 p.m. last night. An autopsy will be conducted today. The pare... Read More.

The Local Dish 072709
07.27.09 23 year old parents charged in abuse case involving seven week old girl. METRO The baby is fighting for her life from her injuries. The mother and father have each been charged with aggravated assault and were remanded to jail on Saturday. At 8:20 p... Read More.

The Local Dish 072409
07.24.09 Police search for driver who raced stolen car wrong way down Hollis St. CBC Police say an officer saw the car turning onto Hollis at 2:45 p.m. Thursday and speed away when he turned on his sirens. He didn't follow. Pedestrians had to jump out of the... Read More.

The Local Dish 072309
07.23.09 Police tie 24 year old parolee to Dartmouth shooting spree. HERALD Halifax Police say they believe a parolee involved in a 2005 beating and killing in Dartmouth is the leader of a crime group involved in drive-by shootings. Aaron Mandell Sparks, 24,... Read More.

The Local Dish 072209
07.22.09 Province introduces new regulations on payday loans. New rules cap maximum interest rates at 60 per cent per year. Maximum flat-rate default fees are capped at $40 and the new rules mandate the total cost of borrowing must not exceed $31 per $100. Th... Read More.

The Local Dish 072009
07.20.09 Crews cleaning up Commons say conditions better than after the Stones. The grass appeared to have survived thousands of concertgoers for Paul McCartney and KISS over the last two weekends. Peter Kelly said he walked the Commons Sunday morning and the... Read More.

The Local Dish 071709
07.17.09 Dartmouth plant not meeting sewage discharge targets. Halifax Water general manager Carl Yates says the Dartmouth plant is not meeting contract specifications, or Nova Scotia environmental regulations. The commissioning of the construction permit has... Read More.

The Local Dish 071609
07.16.09 Halifax lawyer arrested; accused of smuggling drugs to inmate at Dartmouth jail. Former Crown attorney Anne Calder is to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date charged with drug trafficking. Halifax police said the 56-year-old Halifax w... Read More.

The Local Dish 071509
07.15.09 Darrell Dexter will be first premier to participate in Pride parade. Pride spokesman Ed Savage said yesterday, “We have the mayor and the premier” and Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil will be participating this year. Dexter was in the parade last year w... Read More.

The Local Dish 071009
07.10.09 Ryan Watson quitting as leader of Green Party. Watson told party members in a lettera he will resign at the Greens annual meeting this fall. Watson says the party's biggest challenge is finding a way to work through its differences. Watson says he's ... Read More.

The Local Dish 070909
07.09.09 Dexter, Kelly don wigs for 'Abbey Road' photo shoot to promote McCartney show. Wearing wigs and dressed in suits, Peter Kelly walked across the street barefoot with a candy cigarette dangling from his right hand with Premier Darrell Dexter in front o... Read More.

The Local Dish 070809
07.08.09 Cop tells inquiry he didn’t advise officers man tasered was off his meds. Const. Giles Gillis was responding to a domestic assault call when Howard Hyde’s common-law spouse told him he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and had stopped taking his m... Read More.

The Local Dish 070709
07.07.09 Promoters say city ready for blockbuster events. Paul McCartney, Kiss, the Tall Ships Festival, the Atlantic Jazz Festival and the Halifax Pride celebration are all happening in the next three weeks and organizers say the city is ready. Patricia Lyal... Read More.

The Local Dish 070609
07.06.09 Sidney Crosby returns to Cole Harbour. 21-year-old Crosbie returned on the weekend after attending Mario Lemieux's golf tournament in Pittsburg and then a family gathering in P.E.I. Crosby says the days after winning the Cup were a whirlwind of team ... Read More.

The Local Dish 070309
07.03.09 NDP cabinet Ok's $1.13 billion in spending to keep government functioning. About $881 million is made available through the use of special warrants to cover government operating expenses and $250 million for spending on capital projects. Premier Darr... Read More.

The Local Dish 070209
07.02.09 Bus fares went up to $2.25 Wednesday. Fares for seniors and children increased 10 cents to $1.50. A MetroPass is now $70 for adults, $64 for students and $52 for seniors and children under 16 and a MetroLink pass is now $85. Metro Transit says price ... Read More.

The Local Dish 063009
06.30.09 Councillor Reg Rankin says public wants a clear explanation of sewage plant failure. Rankin, counsellor for Timberlea-Prospect, is responding to a half-page newspaper ad purchased in Saturday's Chronicle Herald by the municipality and Halifax Water. ... Read More.

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06.26.09 Harper declares Pier 21 the country’s newest national museum. Pier 21 becomes one of only six national museums and it is only the second one outside Ottawa. The federal government will provide $10 million to update the museum’s exhibitions and websit... Read More.

The Local Dish 062509
06.25.09 Mova Scotia has lost 12% of its forest in last 17 years. A new study says some forest lands in Nova Scotia are being cut at a rate about twice as high as in parts of Northern Ontario and British Columbia. In 17 years, the province lost 12 per cent of... Read More.

The Local Dish 062409
06.24.09 Clayton Developments to build massive suburban community in Bedford. Called the Parks of West Bedford, the project will cover 1,300 acres and have a population of about 18,000 people living in 6,000 homes. Construction is underway and will take 25 ye... Read More.

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06.23.09 Independent review of finances to start on July 6, Dexter says. The province is issuing a request for proposals today for a firm to do an independent review of Nova Scotia’s finances. Budget for the project is $100,000 and it is to start July 6. The ... Read More.

The Local Dish 062209
06.22.09 Nurses' workload report says patients at risk in Halifax hospitals. Nurses complained of "unsafe" situations for patients due to a shortage of nurses in Halifax hospitals last year. The nurses filed Workload Situation Reports in 2008 — also known as ... Read More.

The Local Dish 061909
06.19.09 11 New Democrats get cabinet news this morning. Premier-designate Darrell Dexter said last week that diversity and geography would be factors in his decision on who, of the 30 MLAs elected last week, will be appointed to his cabinet. All were require... Read More.

The Local Dish 061809
06.18.09 Blogger says Conservatives used 'stimulus' money to reward Conservative ridings with road work. Parker Donham writes in his blog Contrarian that the province submitted 39 paving projects to Ottawa for funds, but only 20 were approved. Of those, 10 we... Read More.

The Local Dish 061709
06.17.09 Council to meet in secret for briefing on sewage plant report. Staff of Halifax Water, the municipality’s water utility, will meet with councillors June 30 to discuss findings of a $400,000 preliminary report that examines the catastrophic failure of... Read More.

The Local Dish 061509
06.15.09 Police respond to gunshots in Halifax, Dartmouth. Police have been called to three gun-related situations since Saturday night. Residents at High and Leeds reported a wild scene in which two men in a small red car were shooting at men walking along t... Read More.

The Local Dish 061209
06.12.09 City has forensic audit of sewer treatment plant failure, but Kelly to wait for final version. Halifax Water, the municipality’s water utility has received the $400,000 consultant’s forensic audit of the catastrophic failure at the city's new 54-mill... Read More.

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06.11.09 Dexter says audit of province’s books is top priority. The Premier-elect says he plans to meet Finance officials in the coming days and an audit of the province’s financial situation is top priority. He is still confirming exact dates for the transfe... Read More.

The Local Dish 061009
06.10.09 NDP wins historic 31-seat majority. For the first time since it became a province in 1867 a party other than the Liberals or the Conservatives will govern Nova Scotia. Darrell Dexter and the NDP party won a decisive 31-seat majority in the 52-seat Le... Read More.

The Local Dish 060909
06.09.09 Parties bring out big guns in tight HRM ridings. Hockey legend and MP Ken Dryden campaigned with Diana Whalen in Clayton Park on Monday. Whalen beat NDP candidate Linda Power by less than 400 votes in the last last election and is running against her... Read More.

The Local Dish 060809
06.08.09 Election tomorrow: parties focus on close ridings. The NDP, Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are focusing on tight races in places like Chester. Based on previous election results it does not take many votes to make a difference. NDP Leader Dar... Read More.

The Local Dish 060509
06.05.09 NDP's Dexter suggests ban on all union, corporate donations. Dexter made the offer at the last party leader's debate during a heated exchange in which Conservative Leader Rodney MacDonald compared him to a car thief. "This is like someone going out a... Read More.

The Local Dish 060409
06.04.09 Environment Canada told HRM to stop sewage flow into harbour in April. The Environmental Protection Branch of Environment Canada ordered the city to take action because of the harmful effect that sewage has on fish in the harbour. On April 27 inspect... Read More.

The Local Dish 060309
06.03.09 The Herald puts union contributions to NDP at top of debate issues that were not discussed. As the main story of the day the newspaper cites Rodney MacDonald and Liberal leader Stephen McNeil as saying $45,000 in "improper" donations that unions made... Read More.

The Local Dish 060209
06.02.09 New Democrats return $45,000 in union contributions. The party received $5,000 contributions from each of nine unions belonging to the Mainland Nova Scotia Building and Construction Trades Council. NDP campaign manager Matt Hebb says the party learne... Read More.

The Local Dish 060109
06.01.09 CBC poll puts NDP ahead with 44 per cent of decided voters. The poll, conducted by Corporate Research Associates for the CBC, says the NDP are the choice of 44 per cent of decided voters; the Liberals have 28 per cent and the Conservatives 26 per cen... Read More.

The Local Dish 052909
05.29.09 Rodney MacDonald won't let public see blacked-out gas price options. Liberal leader Stephen McNeil is accusing the Conservatives of political interference in how they set gas prices. He says Service Nova Scotia staff give three options to the ministe... Read More.

The Local Dish 052809
05.28.09 Conservatives add politics in weekly gas price equation, McNeil charges. The Liberal leader says documents received under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act show that Service Nova Scotia staff give three options to the minister ... Read More.

The Local Dish 052709
05.27.09 City's tax rate is down one per cent, but tax revenues up, as budget settled. Nova Scotia's higher property assessments have increased revenue for the city even though the tax rate has decreased by one per cent in the 2009-10 budget. The city also be... Read More.

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05.26.09 NS Finance minister says easing EI eligibility sets risky precedent. Nova Scotia Finance Minister Jamie Muir says the federal government risks trouble down the road if it eases eligibility requirements so that workers would only need to work for 360 ... Read More.

The Local Dish 052509
05.25.09 Ignatieff tells the Liberals: Rodney's not the competition; it's the NDP. Ignatieff says it's obvious provincial Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is the one with momentum. Conservative spokesperson Jordi Morgan says, "I think it’s nonsense." Ignatieff’s... Read More.

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05.22.09 Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil announces $528 million in election promises. In 32 pages the Liberals spelled out their plans to cut spending and taxes over four years if they win the election. The platform includes a tax break on funerals, hiring more... Read More.

The Local Dish 052109
05.21.09 Paul McCartney to play Halifax Commons. Promoter Harold MacKay announced McCartney's concert will be on July 11. MacKay, president of Power Promotional Events, says he expects 60,000 people to show. Tickets, going on sale May 29, will be $125 for the... Read More.

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05.20.09 NDP Leader Dexter promises not to raise taxes during three party debate. Rodney MacDonald and Stephen McNeil, the Liberal leader, tried to raise doubts about the NDP's ability to manage provincial finances. Dexter said, "the ironic thing about the ch... Read More.

The Local Dish 051909
05.19.09 NDP offers 50 per cent rebate off provincial tax on new-home construction cost. NDP Leader Darrell Dexter says the tax break is intended to spur buyers and create jobs. The maximum rebate would be $7,000. People buying homes costing $175,000 or more ... Read More.

The Local Dish 051509
05.15.09 RCMP and Halifax police chiefs express 'grave concern' over violent crime. A week in which there have been two homicides, an alleged attempted murder, a couple of serious shootings and the abduction of two teens has been "very challenging from a poli... Read More.

The Local Dish 051409
05.14.09 Conservatives OK spending for paving and infrastructure projects. Last week the Conservatives said they had to stop awarding contracts because a new budget was not in place. The opposition said cabinet had the power to spend outside the normal budget... Read More.

The Local Dish 051309
05.13.09 NDP launches party’s election platform it says will have a zero net cost. Party Leader Darrell Dexter launched the plan at the Oak Island Resort calling it a "net zero" platform because the party identified about $79.4 million in savings and new reve... Read More.

The Local Dish 051209
05.12.09 Paul McCartney rumoured to play Commons concert July 11. Asked to confirm or deny the possibility of the McCartney show promoter Harold MacKay, of Power Promotional Concepts, said, “I’ve got nothing to say on it.” He added: “Any discussions with arti... Read More.

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05.11.09 NDP, Conservatives would freeze MLA's salaries until economy improves. Both Conservatives and the NDP say that if they win the June 9 election a scheduled review of MLA salaries election would be put on hold. By law, a three-person panel must examine... Read More.

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05.08.09 NDP turns campaign focus to health care. NDP Leader Darrell Dexter is promising to spend $2.3 million to keep emergency rooms open by appointing an Emergency Care Adviser. The job, at $100,000 a year, would keep track of emergency rooms across the pr... Read More.

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05.07.09 Liberal leader blasts NSP president for endorsing NDP power tax position. NSP president Rob Bennett says removing the tax on electricity “would be helpful for our business,” but added he has no official position on any party’s platform or tax scheme.... Read More.

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05.06.09 Rodney MacDonald calls it a "two-horse race" between NDP and Conservatives. MacDonald made the statement hours after asking Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis to set a June 9 election date. The Conservatives lost a confidence vote Monday in the House of Assembl... Read More.

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05.05.09 Election date likely June 9 after provincial government defeated. The Premier visits Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis today to ask her to set a day for the vote. The government lost a confidence vote on a change to the Provincial Finance Act that would have p... Read More.

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05.04.09 Budget said to include wage freeze for MLAs, staff and senior civil servants. MLAs, political staff and senior civil servants would see their wages frozen in the budget, a government source says. Budget details are supposed to remain confidential unt... Read More.

The Local Dish 050109
05.01.09 Wildfire forces almost 1,200 people to leave their homes in Purcell's Cove. Police went door to door along the Purcells Cove Road, near the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, ordering people to leave the area as the fire got closer. Two helicopters we... Read More.

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04.30.09 Premier met opposition leaders yesterday, but election still looks likely.The Legislature opens today and the first thing the government wants to do is change the Provincial Finance Act so offshore oil revenues that must go to reduce the province's e... Read More.

The Local Dish 042909
04.29.09 Council passes two-part tax structure to finance transit. A combination of an assessment-based regional transit tax and a local transit rate will be levied on all properties within three kilometres of a bus stop to increase revenue for transit in met... Read More.

The Local Dish 042809
04.28.09 Three King’s-Edgehill students get clean bill of health; fourth swine flu patient and 26 others remain in isolation. The 26 students at the Windsor school have flu-like symptoms but have not tested positive for the strain originating in Mexico. All o... Read More.

The Local Dish 042709
04.27.09 Four King’s-Edgehill students among first confirmed swine flu cases in Canada. 26 students and three staff went to Mexico during the first week of April. Since their return 25 students at the school, some of whom were not on the trip, have reported m... Read More.

The Local Dish 042409
04.24.09 Kayaker’s body found on island at the mouth of the Bass River. The body of a 31-year-old Ontario man was found on a small island at the mouth of the Bass River. On Wednesday evening the kayak he was in flipped upside down and tumbled over a waterfall... Read More.

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04.23.09 Large commercial trucks put Nova Scotians at risk, auditor general says. Public safety is being compromised because the inspection process for large commercial trucks is inadequate, the auditor general says. Jacques Lapointe says, "We feel that publi... Read More.

THE LOCAL DISH 042209
04.22.09 Halifax schools show big improvement in think-tank's survey. Cape Breton Highlands Academy in Terre Noire, Inverness County, and Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford ranked first and second in the 7th Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High S... Read More.

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04.21.09 CanJet praises actions of its crew in Jamaica hijacking. All 174 passengers and eight crew members walked off Canjet's Flight 918 unharmed. A mentally challenged gunman in his early 20s released most of the passengers not long after he forced his way... Read More.

The Local Dish 042009
04.20.09 Canjet plane bound for Halifax hijacked at Jamaica airport. All passengers on board Canjet Airlines flight 918, scheduled to leave Montego Bay at 11 p.m. local time last night were off the plane, according to a Sangster International Airport spokeswo... Read More.

The Local Dish 041609
04.16.09 City officials say taxpayers won't pay for sewage treatment plant repairs. James Campbell, Harbour Solutions project spokesman, says investigators will report next month on what went wrong during an equipment failure in January that flooded the new, ... Read More.

The Local Dish 041509
04.15.09 New downtown sewage treatment plant will be closed for at least a year. The $54-million plant failed Jan. 14 and flooded with nearly seven million litres of sewage. Officials says they still do not know why. Carl Yates, general manager of Halifax Wat... Read More.

The Local Dish 041309
04.13.09 Female firefighter says City ignored complaints about discrimination. Liane Tessier says she submitted a complaint about her treatment to the Nova Scotia Human Rights commission in 2007 but Halifax did not respond until February. A captain who has wo... Read More.

The Local Dish 040909
04.09.09 Prisoners riot, cause extensive damage at Burnside jail. The riot started at 1:30 p.m. in the north unit of the jail. It took guards 5½ hours to get things under control and inmates back in their cells. Nearly 60 inmates started lighting major fires,... Read More.

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04.08.09 Black Halifax firefighters file racism complaint with human rights commission. A group of black firefighters filed the complaint last summer. The commission is conducting a preliminary investigation. Fire Chief Bill Mosher says, "it does not paint a ... Read More.

The Local Dish 040709
04.07.09 City staff puts fast ferry to Bedford among top projects for federal funds. Council asked HRM staff for a list of “shovel-ready” projects that would be eligible for millions of stimulus dollars that will be available from the federal government. Deta... Read More.

The Local Dish 040609
04.06.09 RCMP confirms body found is that of missing cab driver Sergei Kostin. Kostin’s body was positively identified through finger prints on Saturday but the cause of death was not released. Kostin was last seen when he picked up a fare on Gaston Road on J... Read More.

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04.03.09 Premier refuses Justice Minister's offer to resign over prisoner release. Rodney MacDonald turned down Cecil Clarke's offer to quit Wednesday night. As Minister of Justice Clarke is being criticized for several Burnside jail prisoners being released ... Read More.

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04.02.09 Body found in North Preston near missing cabbie’s burned car. A body was discovered Wednesday afternoon in snow and bushes along Upper Governor Street, between North and East Preston. RCMP officers were looking along a dirt road for the body of Serge... Read More.

The Local Dish 040109
04.01.09 Conservatives university spending likely to trigger spring election. The government spent an extra $256 million on universities Tuesday, the last day of the 2008-09 fiscal year. The same day Speaker Alfie MacLeod announced the legislature’s spring se... Read More.

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03.31.09 Complaints about government services increased 20 per cent. The Office of the Ombudsman, which investigates citizen’s issues, says there were 2,251 complaints in the 2007-2008 fiscal year compared to 1,801 in 2006-2007. Seniors complaints almost doub... Read More.

The Local Dish 033009
03.30.09 NSLC planning price hike on heels of profit increase. The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation is raising prices today. CTV is reporting the price hike but it's not known how much prices will go up, only that it will apply to all products. The hike, in the... Read More.

The Local Dish 032709
03.27.09 CBC cuts 17 jobs, reduces programs in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia jobs cut are among 31 being lost in the Maritimes; 25 are in radio, six in television. In Halifax 10 positions are being eliminated; Sydney will lose seven, all in programming. CBC Ra... Read More.

The Local Dish 032509
03.25.09 More than 1,252 without a home in HRM. Wayne MacNaughton, co-chairman of the Community Action on Homelessness steering committee, spoke Tuesday about the group's first report card on homelessness in HRM. Data from four of the six emergency shelters w... Read More.

The Local Dish 032409
03.24.09 Two schools with low enrollment go on the chopping block. The fate of St. Patrick’s-Alexandra and Saint Mary’s Elementary will be decided by Halifax School Board tonight. Both have low enrollment and face shutdown. The board will vote tomorrow night ... Read More.

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03.23.09 Heritage Trust launches alternative plan to HRMbyDesign. Phil Pacey, president of The Heritage Trust, says adoption of HRMbyDesign could threaten about 100 of 126 downtown heritage buildings. He says, “HRMbyDesign would eliminate many of the excellen... Read More.

The Local Dish 032009
03.20.09 Farmers markets, local food producers to get $1.267 million from province. Some of the money is going to the Halifax Farmers’ Market for its move to Pier 20. The market serves about 6,000 customers each Saturday and is going to open six days per week... Read More.

The Local Dish 031809
03.18.09 MacKay announces millions for military upgrades in Nova Scotia. At 12 Wing Shearwater on Tuesday Defence Minister Peter MacKay said his department has spent $4.6 million to upgrade military housing units on the base. He says another $13.5 million wil... Read More.

The Local Dish 031709
03.17.09 American Express closing Halifax call centre; laying off 87 people. Amex says weakening business travel means the company can't continue to operate in Halifax. The office will close March 27. The International Air Transport Association says business ... Read More.

The Local Dish 031609
03.16.09 Metro Transit investigating allegation driver harassed Muslim woman. Transit said it will “get to the bottom” of the allegations. The Islamic Association of Nova Scotia is calling for a public apology after a driver allegedly refused to let a Muslim ... Read More.

The Local Dish 031209
03.12.09 Conservatives announce $800,000,000 stimulus plan, plus $1.2 Billion increase in provincial debt. Rodney MacDonald announced the plan yesterday with few details. He says the province will pay for the three-year stimulus plan by stopping its debt-redu... Read More.

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03.11.09 Premier warns stimulus plan won't have long list of projects. Rodney MacDonald is unveiling the Conservative government's investment plans for infrastructure today. He says it will benefit all parts of the province with jobs and "a lasting legacy." M... Read More.

The Local Dish 031008
03.10.09 Universities to get stimulus funds for refits, construction. Industry Minister Tony Clement was at Dalhousie University yesterday to launch a $2-billion federal post-secondary infrastructure fund that will provide up to half the cost of refits or new... Read More.

The Local Dish 030609
03.06.09 Cellmate charged in January death of inmate at Burnside jail. Joseph Daniel Hardy, 32, who shared a cell with Christopher William, 22, has been charged with second degree murder. Walker was found dead in the health care unit of the jail just after 6 ... Read More.

The Local Dish 030509
03.05.09 Province rejects truck corridor after learning cost: $220 million. The Conservatives turned away from their plan to convert the rail cut to the south end container piers for truck traffic after a feasibility report put the cost at more than $220 mill... Read More.

The Local Dish 030409
03.03.09 Transit fares going up 25¢ The increase takes effect July 1. An adult cash payment for the bus and ferries goes to $2.25 from for a one-way trip. It's the first fare increase in more than four years. Councillors will officially approve the increase a... Read More.

The Local Dish 030209
03.02.09 Students group asks for late-night buses in downtown. The Halifax Student Alliance says their request for buses is in line with council’s policy focus on public safety and transportation. The student groups says late-night transit would give students... Read More.

The Local Dish 022609
02.26.09 Keno game will rollout so Province can honour its 'contractual obligation.' Chris d’Entremont, acting finance minister who is responsible for the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp., says the Province has a contractual obligation with the bars and restaurants t... Read More.

The Local Dish 022509
02.25.09 Protesters say Metro Transit's rejection of atheist ad is a free speech issue. The head of a Toronto organization whose atheist-themed ads on buses were rejected by Metro Transit says it's now a fight about free speech. Jason Trottier stood with half... Read More.

The Local Dish 022409
02.24.09 McNeil says Conservative ridings received huge cut of community grants. Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil says Conservative ridings held by Conservative MLAs received $872,802.75 of more than $1 million handed out during that period under a provincial co... Read More.

The Local Dish 022309
02.23.09 D’Entremontt takes over from Baker as Nova Scotia's Finance Minister. As the province prepares a new budget Michael Baker, who has been battling cancer since 2006, is stepping aside and Community Services Minister Chris d’Entremont is taking over. Ba... Read More.

The Local Dish 022009
02.20.09 Opposition keeps up attack over industrial fund. Saying, “politics has no place in the loan business,” Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil announced yesterday that his party would abolish the Industrial Expansion Fund if elected. The Tories say the fund as... Read More.

The Local Dish 021909
02.19.09 Police chief proposes drug court. Chief Frank Beazley says a special court is needed because so many Halifax crimes are committed by drug addicts. The chief says repeated thefts from motor vehicles are feeding a habit. "So if you can get them the ser... Read More.

The Local Dish 021809
02.18.09 Expecting spring election, MacDonald government pours $175 million into Industrial Expansion Fund. It's the largest increase in the fund since it was created in 1952. In 2007-08 it had $60 million. Rodney MacDonald says the beefed-up fund will help N... Read More.

The Local Dish 021709
02.17.09 Head of Jeddore man arraigned on seven charges after showing up at Dartmouth business with a rifle. James Harris Stoddard, 51, a former employee of Midland Transport faces seven charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, impair... Read More.

The Local Dish 021609
02.16.09 Man shows up at a Dartmouth business armed with a rifle. Police say the man is a former employee of a Burnside transport company. He showed up at the company around 12:15 a.m. Police say an employee overpowered the man and took the loaded weapon from... Read More.

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The Local Dish 021209
02.12.09 Donor upset IWK to use sick kids’ rooms for office space. Wendy Black, who runs a small, private foundation in Chester, donated $50,000 toward creation of a new in-patient unit at the IWK says six of the unit’s rooms are being turned into offices. "T... Read More.

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02.10.09 Officers sent emails warning of bad pilot training before helicopter crash. A military report into the July 2006 crash confirms there were numerous warnings of poor training before the accident, one of which said, "Prepare for incoming wake-up call!"... Read More.

The Local Dish 020909
02.09.09 RCMP arrest man after seven-hour standoff on Highway 107. A 39-year-old man is in custody after a seven hour standoff with RCMP on Highway 107 yesterday. Mounties were called just before 2 pm Sunday to the home of a man they were told might want to h... Read More.

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02.06.09 Conservatives use 'Code Orange' in unofficial campaign against NDP. Code Orange is the term for an alert used recently at the QEII hospital to describe conditions that put patients at risk. Nova Scotia's Conservatives, the same party responsible for ... Read More.

The Local Dish 020509
02.05.09 Driver and all passengers escape after bus crashes into ice-caked Baddeck River. The six people suffered only minor injuries in the crash last night on Highway 105. The bus landed upright and members of the Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department eight kil... Read More.

The Local Dish 020409
02.04.09 Independent MP Bill Casey says Conservatives falsely accused him of embezzlement. Casey says that during the last election, Conservatives complained to the RCMP that he had embezzled money from the party. Casey says that's false because the party had... Read More.

The Local Dish 020309
02.03.09 2011 Canada Winter Games committee announces venues, $15 million for upgrades. Ski Martock will host the snowboarding, cross-country skiing and biathlon and receive $4,210,000 to improve snowmaking, upgrade downhill trails and develop cross-country t... Read More.

The Local Dish 020209
02.02.09 25 mechanics lost their licenses last year for shoddy motor vehicle inspections. 14 service stations also lost their licenses when the Registry of Motor Vehicles found various violations. Investigations were started when car owners complained, after ... Read More.

The Local Dish 013009
01.30.09 Rodney MacDonald says he accepts Harper's personal assurance on lost equalization money. The NDP and Liberals say Nova Scotians should have something in writing that says the province is owed $75 million, but the Department of Finance has refused. In... Read More.

The Local Dish 012909
01.29.09 Opposition leader Dexter says federal budget claws back $75M from N.S. Nova Scotia's NDP leader says the province loses at least $75 million in offshore revenue because of changes in the federal budget. Dexter is calling on Nova Scotia's 11 MPs to re... Read More.

The Local Dish 012809
01.28.09 Budget money to go for Nova Scotia's highways, bridges, wharfs, labs and schools. Stephen Harper's Conservatives unveiled a $12-billion wave of economic stimulus for the economy in their budget yesterday in an effort to hold onto power. The province ... Read More.

The Local Dish 012709
01.27.09 Recession has Halifax councillors looking to hold the line on taxes. Councillor Bob Harvey, of Lower Sackville, says times are tight for everyone and he doesn’t see the city following the federal government in spending its way out of tough times. Pro... Read More.

The Local Dish 012309
01.23.09 Wife of missing Ukrainian taxi driver is coming to Canada. Taxi driver Sergei wife, Ludmila, is expected to arrive in Nova Scotia from Ukraine soon. Kostin, a 40-year-old father of two, who has worked for Bob’s Taxi for about 10 years picked up his l... Read More.

The Local Dish 012209
01.22.09 Suspect in custody after man shot dead in East Preston. Tributes to an Onnie Slawter went up on Facebook within hours of the shooting on Brian Street at about 3:15 p.m. but others said the name was Andre Slawter. The man, in his 30s, was sitting in a... Read More.

The Local Dish 012109
01.21.09 Patient backlog leads to "code orange" alert at QEII's emergency room. Dr. John Ross made the call that is normally used for a mass casualty event and the hospital cancelled staff breaks and suspended the end of shifts to handle a flood of patients. ... Read More.

The Local Dish 011909
01.19.09 Most schools closed due to slippery roads. All schools in Halifax are closed today. NSCC campuses in metro and the Lunenberg campus are closed until noon. As well schools in the Strait Region, the Annapolis Valley including Annapolis, Kings, and West... Read More.

The Local Dish 011609
01.16.09 13 people arrested in police roundup of drug gang. Police arrested 10 men and three women Thursday and seized quantities of cocaine, ecstasy, marijua­na and weapons including a loaded AK-47 assault rifle, a loaded MAC-10 machine pistol, a sawed-off s... Read More.

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01.15.09 Neighbours rescue mom, kids from apartment fire. Neighbours used a ladder to rescue a family from third-floor units of a Halifax apartment complex at 538 Herring Cove Road on Wednesday afternoon. Fire and smoke prevented people from using the emergen... Read More.

The Local Dish 011409
01.14.09 Judge gives Jimmy Melvin Jr. permission to leave Nova Scotia for work. Melvin, 26, appeared in court yesterday and asked a Dartmouth judge that he be allowed to travel for work with another man, Daniel Craig Pye. He didn't say where he was going or f... Read More.

The Local Dish 011309
01.13.09 Bell Aliant cuts 100 management jobs in N.S. The move is part of the company's plan to slash 500 management positions over three months in Atlantic Canada, rural Ontario and Quebec. That's about five per cent of Bell Aliant's total workforce of 10,00... Read More.

The Local Dish 011209
01.12.09 Delays in approving health budgets hamstring local boards’ plans. NDP health critic Dave Wilson says communities across Nova Scotia are being negatively affected because 2008 budgets for local health author­ities have not been approved leaving health... Read More.

The Local Dish 010809
01.08.09 Rodney MacDonald shuffles his cabinet. All but three cabinet ministers left or have been moved to another portfolio. Mark Parent goes to Agriculture from Environment, delaying by a week or so release of the province’s climate change plan. The new env... Read More.

The Local Dish 010709
01.07.09 14-year-old boy shot in back in drive-by shooting. It happened on Romans Avenue near Bayers Road about 6:25 p.m. Tuesday and, at first, the boy didn’t know he had been shot. A witness, also 14, says four boys were on Romans Avenue when a new, silver,... Read More.

The Local Dish 010609
01.06.09 HRM’s snow-clearing budget melting away fast. After just two weeks of winter the city has used up more than a third of the money in its snow-clearing budget. Major "snow events," like the 24-hour New Year's storm cost about $1 million each. The city ... Read More.

The Local Dish 1.5.09
1.5.09 Mayor throws New Year's levee - yesterday. Many New Year’s Day levees across the city were cancelled or postponed because of the snowstorm but Peter Kelly held his levee of 2009 at city hall yesterday. Derek and Celeste Tower, regulars of the levee sce... Read More.

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12.31.08 No more free bus rides for blind. Metro Transit says it has added more low-floor buses which are more accessible to people with physical challenges and none of them are given free passes. Metro Transit will end the free passes for the blind next July... Read More.

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12.30.08 Meals on Wheels phases out hot meals for safety reasons. As of the first week in January the volunteer-run service will stop delivering hot meals but instead will deliver cooked "chilled, homemade meals" that people can heat in a microwave or an oven... Read More.

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12.29.08 Man falls seven metres during police chase. A police officer walking on Alderney Drive early Sunday night saw what he thought was an intoxicated couple and approached them. The young man ran off around the south side of the library and fell over a ra... Read More.

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12.24.08 Man jailed for beating wife in front of child. Norman Lawrence Meekins, 32, was In Truro provincial court Tuesday after assaulting his wife last Friday. He was sentenced to 22 months in jail after pleading guilty to assault causing bodily harm, utter... Read More.

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12.23.08 Nova Scotia Power says 21,000 still don't have power, down from almost 60,000. The utility says about 100 crews and contractors are working to restore power along with nine teams from NB Power. The most severe damage was along the coast where winds g... Read More.

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12.22.08 Province whipped by hurricane force winds and as much as 25 centimetres of snow. Mike Campbell, meteo­rologist for Environment Cana­da’s Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre in Dartmouth, says, “This is the sort of wind that will knock over transport tru... Read More.

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12.19.08 Correctional facilities understaffed, overcrowded and poorly run, report says. Consulting firm Deloitte says guards at the province’s five jails are not properly trained or don't have the tools to do their jobs properly. In a 137-page report with 51 ... Read More.

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12.18.08 Tory minister misdials New Democrat MLA, mentions mysterious 'appointment for Ernie.' Fage that is. The disgraced former Tory cabinet minister. Finance Minister Michael Baker says he was trying to call a different John MacDonell on Monday when he mis... Read More.

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12.17.08 N.S. wants Ottawa to change spending rules so school, repaving qualify for funds. Ottawa is planning to increase infrastructure spending next year and Murray Scott, Nova Scotia’s transportation and infrastructure renewal minister, says the province w... Read More.

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12.16.08 Some councillors say Kelly clamping down too hard on discussion. Some city councillors are complaining about the mayor limiting the topics for discussion at their weekly meetings. Kelly says he’s trying to keep council focused after being criticized ... Read More.

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12.11.08 'High-risk’ Capital Health staff have poor record for getting flu shots. Capital Health encourages its more than 11,000 employees to get the free immunizations so they don’t miss work and to protect patients but the rate last year was 32 per cent, th... Read More.

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12.10.08 City to continue polygraph tests for fire and police recruits. Dan English, Halifax Regional Municipality’s chief administrative officer says the polygraphs testing is a necessary practice evn though most Canadian cities do not use them. Polygraph te... Read More.

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12.09.08 Teen gets 5 years for killing man over pizza argument. Brandon John Anderson, 18, was sentenced Monday in Halifax youth court to five years behind bars for stabbing a man to death at a housewarming party last spring. He had pleaded guilty to manslaug... Read More.

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12.08.08 Overnight accidents kill two men; woman missing after car lands in river. Two men died in accidents this weekend and a young Annapolis County woman was missing Sunday morning after her car left the road and went into the Black River near Wilmot, Anna... Read More.

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12.05.08 Jimmy Melvin Jr. shot twice outside Cowie Hill apartment last night. Police say the 26-year-old convicted drug dealer will live. Officers were in the area at the time of the shooting and heard the shots. Four men were arrested about 90 minutes after ... Read More.

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12.04.08 Woman run down, killed by 18-wheeler in Dartmouth parking lot. Police are looking for an 18-wheeler after a woman was run down and killed by a tractor-trailer in a Dartmouth strip mall parking lot just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Paramedics and firefight... Read More.

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12.03.08 N.S. planning $100m in projects to stimulate economy. The Herald says the MacDonald government is going to spend $100 million on roads, bridges and other projects to stimulate the local economy and pay for it by suspending some debt payments. With a ... Read More.

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12.02.08 Families flee Wellington Street highrise fire. 300 people were awoken around 5 am Monday and and forced to flee from Peter Green Hall, a 112-unit, 14-storey student residence on Wellington Street, after a fire broke out in an apartment on the 13th fl... Read More.

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12.01.08 Search on for fisherman missing from Petite Riviere. A Coast Guard helicopter and a second vessel will join the search today for a fisherman missing off Nova Scotia after officials received a call of a man falling overboard from the lobster vessel Re... Read More.

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11.28.08 Conservatives say gas price regulation costs more, but it’s worth it. A review of gas regulation in the province released Thursday by Service Nova Scotia Minister Jamie Muir says provincewide, regulation is costing consumers about $6 million per year... Read More.

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11.27.08 Lawyer considers class-action lawsuit for Cobequid Pass drivers. Halifax lawyer Ray Wagner says his firm, Wagners, is considering launching a class-action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of travellers stranded in a snowstorm on the Cobequid Pass last w... Read More.

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11.26.08 17-day Legislature session ends without fiscal update. The Liberals and NDP say Nova Scotians need a fiscal update. "We’ve debated naming what our provincial pony is going to be and we’ve now discovered that hockey is our provincial sport and that we... Read More.

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11.25.08 Legislature passes HRM By Design bill. The legislation is supposed to give the city more control over building design and streamline the development process. Rodney MacDonald says it will establish ground rules to help everyone. The law also allows a... Read More.

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11.21.08 Minister promises full review of safety on Cobequid Pass. Transportation Minister Murray Scott promised to get to the bottom of how a sudden snowstorm on Wednesday could leave hundreds of people stuck overnight on the toll highway. Scott says snowplo... Read More.

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11.20.08 Police Chief vows drug gangs will feel full force of the law. Chief Frank Beazley says a drug war is behind two shootings this week. He says, "we are doing everything within our power to deter the violence between these groups." The Chief didn't ment... Read More.

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11.19.08 Girl arrested after man shot outside IWK. A 17-year-old girl is in custody and charged with possessing a gun after a shooting Tuesday night at the IWK. She has not been charged with the shooting. Someone fired multiple gunshots at a man in his mid-20... Read More.

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11.18.08 Woman hit by truck dies on Halifax street. A 27-year-old woman died Monday mid-morning when she was struck by a dump truck at the intersection of Barrington and Sackville Streets. Halifax Police say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her nam... Read More.

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11.17.08 NDP bill would reinstate tax rebate on power bills. The NDP introduced legislation Friday to bring back the HST rebate on power bills. In Spring 2006, the Conservative government announced the HST would be cut from everyone’s tax bill. Then they elim... Read More.

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11.13.08 Police defend use of polygraph tests in hiring. Deputy chief of Halifax Regional Police, Chris McNeil, defended the use of polygraph tests in hiring for his department and says questions about illegal activity are standard and need to be asked. Appli... Read More.

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11.12.08 Thousands take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies. A Sea King helicopter flew over a ceremony held at the Grand Parade in Halifax. Bagpipes followed a 21-gun salute from Citadel Hill just after 11 a.m. A crowd filled the entire square and spilled int... Read More.

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11.10.08 Body of man, 21, found in a river near Elderbank. A red, four-door Chev Cavalier left the road on a sharp curve and landed in a small river near Elderbank early Sunday morning. A young Halifax County man was later found dead in the river. RCMP say th... Read More.

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11.07.08 Nova Scotia Power cuts new president’s salary. Rob Bennett, who took over from former president Ralph Tedesco four months ago, is being paid less than the $770,000 in executive compensation Tedesco made last year. That was down from $1 million the ye... Read More.

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11.06.08 Utility Board approves NSP's 9.4% power rate increase. 440,000 Nova Sco­tia households will pay an extra $18 over a two-month billing period, or $30 if they use electric heat, accord­ing to NSP, after the company's fifth power rate in­crease in seven... Read More.

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11.05.08 MacDonald says he was blindsided but child ATV plans hatched in 2007. Seven government departments knew a year and a half ago about plans to buy 66 child-sized ATVs. MacDonald maintains he was blindsided by the $230,000 purchase last June. Yesterday ... Read More.

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11.04.08 Poverty activists protest against cuts to homeless shelter. Members of the Halifax Coalition Against Poverty entered the Community Services Department on Gottingen Street yesterday asking that the province reinstate funds for Pendleton Place emergenc... Read More.

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11.03.08 Cause of woman's scuba diving death still undetermined. The identity of a 28 year old woman who died while scuba diving off Sambro Saturday morning has not been released. The woman died after a dive from the boat Ryan & Erin about four or five kilome... Read More.

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10.31.08 Government set to make daytime lights mandatory for drivers. Proposed changes to the Motor Vehicle Act would require daytime headlights to be on in all vehicles at all times. The provincial government says vehicles made before 1990 that do not have a... Read More.

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10.30.08 Picton Castle’s masters didn’t fully consider forecasts of storms, TSB report says. The Transportation Safety Board report about how 25-year-old Laura Gainey was swept off the port deck of the Picton Castle on Dec. 8, 2006 questions the decision of t... Read More.

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10.28.08 Rosamond Luke back at women’s empowerment group. Victor Goldberg, lawyer for the board of the All Women’s Empowerment and Development Association, says the board reinstated Rosamond Luke three weeks ago pending an independent investigation of events ... Read More.

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10.27.08 Economic downturn means HRM should look at its bottom line, Younger says. Andrew Younger, councillor for East Dartmouth-the Lakes, says HRM has enormous investments in the stock markets. He's putting forward a motion tomorrow at council for a staff r... Read More.

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10.24.08 Premier wants to veto HRM waterfront development decision. MacDonald has instructed staff to find a way to make the Armour Group’s proposed Water­side Centre project hap­pen. He says growth downtown is impor­tant for Halifax and Nova Scotia. MacDonal... Read More.

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10.23.08 ATV interests sway province, group says. A citizens group, Nova Scotians Promoting Active Transportation on Community Trails, held a press conference Wednesday to condemn the province’s decision to allow ATVs on a trail in Paradise in Annapolis Count... Read More.

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10.22.08 Council rejects plan to redevelop waterfront heritage buildings. The vote was 9-9 which meant a loss. Councillors debated for more than an hour Tuesday night. The Armour Group project would have preserved the facades of six buildings on the corner of... Read More.

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10.21.08 Celebration of democracy turns into examination of what’s gone wrong. The Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, congratulated Nova Scotia’s democratic legacy in front of the legislature Monday. But former premier John Hamm offered some soberin... Read More.

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10.20.08 Time for council to cut frivolous stuff, Kelly says. Kelly says there will be less talk and more action in his third term as Mayor of HRM. Kelly says he plans to steer his colleagues away from the "cat stuff" that has left council open to criticism. ... Read More.

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10.17.08 Mayoralty candidates still chasing votes. The three candidates for mayor were working hard yesterday to sway a few more votes their way before tomorrow’s city election. Kelly says transportation is one of the key issues. He says there has to be a tra... Read More.

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10.16.08 Long lines at advance polls draws voter ire. Bedford councillor Tim Outhit says some people who turned up to vote at Bedford United Church Tuesday waited 45 minutes to vote. Others just walked away. At the Dartmouth North Community Centre, councillor... Read More.

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10.15.08 Province’s voters stay the course. Nova Scotians sent one more Conservative to Ottawa in yesterday's election and stayed with the incum­bents. Independent Bill Casey won his riding easily in a signal of approval for his stand against Prime Minister S... Read More.

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10.14.08 Halifax's election overlap causes concern. The NDP says a conflict between the two elections today could lead to voter confusion. The city election was planned long before the federal one and some schools were already booked for advance municipal pol... Read More.

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10.10.08 Stephane Dion pledges to honour Atlantic Accord at Pier 21 appearance. Dion told the Chamber of Commerce, "We have an incredible Liberal caucus in Nova Scotia. I have here the materials for the core of the cabinet for the whole of Canada." Then he sa... Read More.

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10.09.08 Mayoralty candidates grilled on green issues. The three mayoralty candidates were grilled about environmental issues Wednesday at Dal. Peter Kelly said Council endorsed the controversial Chebucto Road-widening project to expand corridors onto the pen... Read More.

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10.08.08 MLAs’ pensions 'gold-plated.' Pension information for Nova Scotia's MLSs have been posted on the province's website, after a commitment was made by MLAs almost two years ago to do so. As of March 31 this year entitlements ranging from $22,288.55 for ... Read More.

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10.06.08 Run for the Cure raises $1.3 million in N.S. to fight breast cancer. The Halifax event raised more than $1 million of Nova Scotia’s grand total of $1.3 million. The money will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. There were four other runs ac... Read More.

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10.03.08 Sheila Fougere slams mayor’s work on violence, Commonwealth Games. Fougere is attacking Kelly’s approach to downtown violence saying it has only enhanced negative stereotypes, and has not resulted in any kind of action. Kelly responds that 32 new pol... Read More.

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10.02.08 Poverty groups call four dollar welfare increase a 'slap in the face.' The Halifax Coalition Against Poverty says the real value of a welfare cheque in Nova Scotia has fallen as much as 20 per cent over the last 20 years. HCAP’s Jill Ratcliffe says a... Read More.

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10.01.08 Dartmouth man, wife each receive 2 voter cards, PINs for HRM election. Neal Alderson and his wife Carla, of Dartmouth, have both received two e-voting cards, and separate personal identification numbers, from the city in the mail. His were addressed ... Read More.

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9.30.08 Halifax commuters put fast ferry at the bottom of priority list. A Bristol Omnifacts Research survey indicates a majority of people — 51 per cent — picked bus service to more areas of HRM as their transit priority. Only 12 per cent of those polled pic... Read More.

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9.29.08 Hurricane Kyle loses force after hitting N.S. Hurricane Kyle, a Category 1 storm was downgraded to a tropical storm at 11 p.m. Sunday, half-hour after the storm had passed over Yarmouth and was bearing down on Cumberland County. No major problems were... Read More.

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9.26.08 Fougere rips into Kelly for all Halifax has lost. Fougere stressed four times in two-minutes that Halifax has not had a strong leader during Kelly’s tenure and that has cost the city $700 million in federal and provincial funds for athletic and recrea... Read More.

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9.24.08 Woman demands review after husband tasered during medical emergency. An Amherst woman says the town’s police department should review its use of Tasers after her husband was zapped with one during a recent medical emergency. The woman, who asked to re... Read More.

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9.23.08 Police seize about $7.5 million worth of drugs in massive bust. A late-night drug bust on the Eastern Shore resulted in 12 people being arrested and three-quarters of a ton of hash oil seized Sunday. RCMP say a boat was unloading the drugs early in th... Read More.

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9.22.08 Only 3 per cent of $44 million ACOA loans to tech firms paid back. Only five firms have begun repaying money they owe and two companies are bankrupt six years after Ottawa loaned $44 million to 18 technology companies in Atlantic Canada. Four companie... Read More.

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9.19.08 Gas price drops nine cents. Prices are more in line with New Brunswick and P.E.I., ranging from $1.25 to $1.27 across Nova Scotia's six price zones. The province used its "interrupter clause" to drop prices 10 cents a litre on Wednesday. It used the s... Read More.

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9.18.08 Patient dies in ambulance crash. An ambulance was travelling west when it went across the road and plunged into the woods, striking rocks and trees about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on Highway 103 near the Hubbards exit. A Lunenburg County woman who ... Read More.

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9.17.08 Transit needs more funds to deal with spike in ridership, study says. More commuters are taking transit because of rising gas prices and ridership could triple, according to the Canadian Urban Transit Association President Michael Roschlau. The associ... Read More.

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9.16.08 Power rates set to rise by almost 10 per cent. Nova Scotia Power Inc. has reached a deal to hike prices for the first time since April 2007. The company reached an agreement with consumer groups, pulp companies and HRM. Most Nova Scotians will end up ... Read More.

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091508 New HRM plan for downtown core to get public input. Project manager Andy Fillmore says the second draft of HRM by Design’s plan for downtown is coming out today. There will be another six weeks of public input before the strategy goes to regional counc... Read More.

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9.11.08 Province increases heating rebate to $450. Premier Rodney MacDonald said Wednesday the heating assistance rebate for those who heat their homes with oil will increase to $450, from $200. The income threshold to qualify will be $25,000 for individuals ... Read More.

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9.10.08 Tories ditch Halifax candidate found to have two criminal convictions. The Conservative party has dropped Rosamond Luke as its Halifax candidate after she was appointed by the party Sunday because she has a criminal record. Luke, the executive directo... Read More.

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9.9.08 Council revisiting taxi rate hike. City council re-visits taxi fares tonight after a three-week break. Deputy Mayor Stephen Adams is reviving the issue three months after it was deferred by the Halifax Taxi and Limousine Advisory Committee to watch wha... Read More.

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9.8.08 Feds will invest $2 million in new farmers market. Richard Rand, owner of Fox Hill Cheese House in Port Williams, says the new market, in Pier 20, will be well-received by most vendors and the public. It will be twice the size and open six days a week ... Read More.

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9.5.08 Cash reward boosted for unsolved murder tips. The provincial Justice Department is tripling the reward to $150,000 for tips that lead to convictions in some of the province’s unsolved murders. So far the program with a $50,000 reward has not resulted i... Read More.

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9.4.08 Tories will use cash Bill Casey raised for appointed PC candidate. Independent MP Bill Casey, who was booted from the Conservative party by Steohen Harper last year during the Atlantic accord dispute, cannot raise money until an election is called, and... Read More.

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9.3.08 10 years after Swissair crash only 5 of 23 safety recommendations adopted. Anger was mixed with sorrow at a Swissair Flight 111 memorial service on Tuesday. People are asking why more than three-quarters of the recommendations of the Transportation Saf... Read More.

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8.20.08 Challengers for Mayor's chair hard to find. Citizens for Halifax is desperately searching for a candidate to defeat incumbent mayor Peter Kelly. The group, formed after Halifax withdrew its bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, says that decision was a... Read More.

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8.8.08 Candlelight vigil for Reader draws hundreds. Several hundred people attended a candlelight vigil last night at the intersection where Jonathan Reader was found three years ago. The 19-year-old was found at the intersection of Radcliffe Drive and Dunbra... Read More.



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