Nova Scotia

Canadians throw parties, gather with friends to cheer on Oilers in Stanley Cup final

Canadians throw parties, gather with friends to cheer on Oilers in Stanley Cup final

Jun 24, 2024 | 7:13am
The Edmonton Oilers may not be on home ice when they try to clinch the Stanley Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but screams of support will resound across Canada from rink side watch parties, bars, seniors homes and ordinary living rooms. “We cheer them on every single game of the season,” said Derrick DeMone, an […]
Charges in all provinces tossed against ‘Diagolon’s’ Jeremy MacKenzie

Charges in all provinces tossed against ‘Diagolon’s’ Jeremy MacKenzie

Jun 13, 2024 | 11:14am
All charges in all provinces against Canadian Forces veteran and controversial podcaster Jeremy MacKenzie have been stayed or withdrawn. The charges against MacKenzie in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Quebec had piled on as he was labelled the leader of a dangerous militia group by the federal government and media. But his legal battle has taken […]
Spring storm across much of Eastern Canada, power outages increase in Quebec, Ontario

Spring storm across much of Eastern Canada, power outages increase in Quebec, Ontario

Apr 4, 2024 | 7:46am
More than 255,000 Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. The utility says on its web-based outage map that the affected area ranges from near Gatineau to Montreal’s suburbs, with strong gusts of wind and broken tree branches cutting power lines.  Hydro One, in […]
Carbon capture key to net-zero electricity, but federal timelines too tight: report

Carbon capture key to net-zero electricity, but federal timelines too tight: report

Oct 19, 2023 | 4:04pm
Carbon capture and storage is key to greening Canada’s electricity grid, but meeting the proposed time frame laid out by the federal government will be extremely difficult based on the current state of the technology, according to a new report.  The report also warns that if federal clean electricity regulations are too stringent, it could […]

Riders K Brett Lauther excited for another homecoming game in Nova Scotia

Jul 26, 2023 | 3:43pm

  Saturday’s Touchdown Atlantic will go down in the books as a road game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but for kicker Brett Lauther, it will feel more like a home game. The Truro, Nova Scotia product will play in his home province for the second straight year when the Roughriders square off with the Argonauts. […]

CFL announces Touchdown Atlantic contest is officially a sellout

Jun 15, 2023 | 9:24am

For a second straight year, Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout. The CFL announced Thursday the Saskatchewan Roughriders-Toronto Argonauts contest slated for July 29 at Halifax’s Saint Mary’s University has been sold out. The league has expanded capacity within Huskies Stadium for an additional 1,000 fans to attend. This year’s game will be just the second […]

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry identifies many RCMP failings, recommends overhaul

Mar 30, 2023 | 9:15am

A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how the Mounties responded to Canada’s worst mass shooting and recommends that Ottawa rethink the RCMP’s central role in Canadian policing. “The RCMP must finally undergo the fundamental change that previous reports have called for,” commissioner Leanne Fitch said in front of more than 200 people gathered […]

Military en route to assist with recovery efforts

Sep 26, 2022 | 4:43am

Residents of Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec are coming to terms with the full scope of the damage left behind after post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the region over the weekend as one of the strongest storms Canada’s East Coast has ever faced. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being deployed to help with recovery efforts, […]

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