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Meet The Candidate: Amy Reitsma
The NDP candidate running in Chester- St. Margarets is looking to transition from her career as an actor to a politician. Amy Reitsma is an actor by trade and after spending two years in London, Engla...
Evan Taylor Aug 06, 2021 Chester-St. Margarets NDP Candidate Amy Reitsma. Photo: NDP Party of Nova Scotia
No Unmarked Graves Found At Shubenacadie Residential School
Researchers say they did not find any unmarked graves connected to the former Shubenacadie Residential School. According to their findings, there are graves at the site but they can be reliably dated ...
Evan Taylor Aug 05, 2021 Former Shubenacadie Residential School. Photo: Halifax, Congregational Archives
MODL Offers Third Round of Emergency Funding
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg is offering another round of funding through their Emergency Assitance Fund. The fund aims to help non-profit organizations like food banks and shelters a...
Evan Taylor Aug 04, 2021 The new MODL office in Cookville, NS. Photo : MODL
Election day 16: Labour skills and emancipation
The Liberals Liberal Leader Iain Rankin unveiled the third portion of his parties platform today which they are calling "The skills today for the jobs of tomorrow,". Rankin unveiled it at an announcem...
Evan Taylor Aug 01, 2021 Elections Nova Scotia returning office sign. Photo: Jack Morse
Election day 15: Ambulance Shortages, sick leave and affordability
Progressive Conservatives Tim Houston and his team used the day to talk about the ongoing ambulance shortage in Nova Scotia and the solutions they're offering. With over one hundred code criticals bei...
Evan Taylor Jul 31, 2021 Elections Nova Scotia returning office sign. Photo: Jack Morse
Fatal Collision in Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Police Service has confirmed one person was killed in a motor vehicle collision that occurred Friday morning. Police say the name of the deceased has not been released until the family...
Evan Taylor Jul 30, 2021 A Bridgewater Police Service Cruiser. Photo: BPS
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