The New Brunswick government has proposed legislative amendments in the hopes of deterring more impaired drivers and getting those who are impaired off the road faster. Changes to the Motor Vehicle Act, if passed, would implement an immediate ...

The final piece of the pie that has made Roseway Hospital’s x-ray department fully digital was celebrated on May 3. A portable X-ray machine purchased by the Roseway Hospital Auxiliary in 2018 was upgraded to digital function last fall, which ...

A former Halifax teacher who is on his deathbed with cancer has been acquitted on historical charges of sexually abusing two teenage boys. Jaddus Joseph Poirier, 82, stood trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax on two counts each of sexual ...

The Nova Scotia Department of Public Works is advising drivers in Pictou County to be aware of road work that will be proceeding throughout the summer. Route 348 in Sunny Brae, running from the Pictou–Guysborough County line northerly for seven ...

Somewhere on this planet, Robert Miller rests on his deathbed, alert but fighting a heart condition and advanced stages of Parkinson’s disease. Years ago, Canada’s most secretive billionaire contemplated writing a book about founding Pointe-Claire, ...

Nova Scotia is not doing enough to ensure the health and well-being of children in its care, the province’s auditor general says.  In a 51-page report released Tuesday, Kim Adair examined situations where children were taken from their homes due to a ...

A conversation between a gym-goer and an employee at Fit4Less in Lower Sackville took an alarming turn this past winter when a 40-year-old customer started making “homophobic comments” about a Pride flag hanging on the wall, after mentioning how “the ...

The Town of Truro’s budget for 2024/25 will have no tax rate increases for residential or commercial properties. The town council voted on the budget during its May 6 meeting. Every councillor present voted affirmatively. The tax rates for ...

Funding for facilities and trails under the direction of groups and organizations in Richmond County was announced by the provincial government on Tuesday. St. Joseph’s Parish in Petit-de-Grat ($65,000) will renovate its kitchen, install a heat pump ...

Police in Caraquet, N.B. are encouraging business owners to be weary of fake Canadian money circulating in the community.  RCMP said several local businesses have reported counterfeit Canadian $20 bills being used to purchase goods and services and ...