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NDP To Make Rural Housing Crisis A Priority
Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burill hosted a Q&A session today with the NDP candidates running across the South Shore today in Bridgewater. The main topic of discussion was the housing crisis. Buri...
Evan Taylor Jul 29, 2021 Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burill met with local candidates Alison Smith (Centre) and Mereydie Ross (Right) in Bridgewater to discuss housing. Photo: Evan Taylor
Nominations Close For Provincial Election
The nominated candidate list for the 2021 Nova Scotia Provincial Election is now final. Elections Nova Scotia released the finalized list shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with 230 candidates ...
Evan Taylor Jul 28, 2021 (file photo)
Dublin Shore Murder Case Pushed Back Again
The third court appearance for Terry Johnson in relation to the murder of Kenneth Savory took place Wednesday morning. During the session, Judge Paul Scoville at the request of Johnson's lawyer pushed...
Evan Taylor Jul 28, 2021
Hike NS Looking For Election Committment
Hike Nova Scotia, the largest group of its kind in the province wants to hear what the province's political candidates have planned for trails across the province. Janet Barlow, Executive Director of ...
Evan Taylor Jul 27, 2021 Centennial Trail in Bridgewater. Photo: Town of Bridgewater
Meet The Candidate: Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Suzanne Lohnes-Croft is seeking reelection in the riding of Lunenburg for the third consecutive election. Before entering politics Lohnes-Croft was an early childhood educator. She also credits her vo...
Evan Taylor Jul 26, 2021 Lunenburg MLA Suzanne Lohnes-Croft Chairs the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development
Meet The Candidate: Alison Smith
Alison Smith is the NDP candidate running in the riding of Lunenburg, in what is her first campaign for public office. Smith says she's worked a variety of jobs across the South Shore that has given h...
Evan Taylor Jul 23, 2021 Alison Smith is the NDP candidate for Lunenburg. Photo: Facebook Photo
Highway 103 Closed Near Italy Cross Due to Crash
Highway 103 between Exit 14 and 15 has been shut down according to Lunenburg District RCMP. They say there is a serious motor vehicle collision near Italy Cross and the highway had to be shut down to ...
Evan Taylor Jul 22, 2021
Rankin Says Highway Improvements Will Help Health Care, Housing
Liberal Leader Iain Rankin was in Antigonish Wednesday, beginning the day campaigning with a major commitment to improving two of the province's major highways. Rankin says a provincial Liberal govern...
Evan Taylor Jul 21, 2021 Liberal Leader Iain Rankin making an announcement in Antigonish on infrastructure commitments. Photo: Rankin Campaign Office.
Dr. Strang Clarifies Concerns Over Mixing Vaccines
Multiple media outlets have been reporting that the World Health Organization is opposed to the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines, but Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang says that isn't the c...
Evan Taylor Jul 14, 2021 Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health; photo courtesy Communications NS
Ambulance Shortage Shows No Signs of Improvement
Over the past year the IUOE 721, the union which represents EHS paramedics in Nova Scotia has been raising the alarm about ambulance shortages. The IUOE issues a #CODECRITICAL when there is limited am...
Evan Taylor Jul 14, 2021 An EHS ambulance outside of South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, NS. Photo: Evan Taylor