The Coming Invasion
You know it's going to happen. Every year at this time, they come. Flying badly. Bumping into just about anything and everything. The June bug. I know it's not June yet, but we have had a couple warmer days and that's all it takes. I've even seen a couple people saying they have spotted them already. I keep hoping...
May 16, 2024
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Scottish Gaelic speakers visiting N.S. to promote language and network
Some Scottish Gaelic speakers have come to Nova Scotia to strengthen cultural ties. Celebrating Mìos nan Gàidheal, or 'Gaelic Nova Scotia Month', the group is travelling around the province to learn from locals and promote the language. Sionainn MacMullin, from the Office of Gaelic Affairs at Cape Breton ...
May 16, 2024
Lunenburg Pride announces festival dates, July 7-13
The Lunenburg Pride Festival will take place this year from July 7 to July 13. This year's festival will feature over 15 taking place at various locations around Lunenburg County. Full event details are expected to be released closer to the festival. Organizers have confirmed they are planning to put on another parade ...
May 16, 2024
Summer Fun Forecast
This summer we are excited to be offering a go to spot for a fun activities listing this year. Be listening for the Arby's Summer Fun Forecast on CKBW. Join us each weekday: Mike - 8:40am Hartley - 10:10pam John - 3:20pm The Arby's Summer Fun Forecast is brought to you by:
May 16, 2024
Uber expanding ride sharing to all of HRM
Uber will now offer rideshare services to the entire Halifax Regional Municipality from Peggy's Cove to the Eastern Shore. The company made the announcement Wednesday. "As with all expansions, we ask residents and visitors for patience, as we expect wait times to be a bit longer than in the core city," the co...
May 15, 2024
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Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in death of man who died in hospital
Police were cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of a man who died in hospital after police held him in a cell. Halifax Regional Police contacted the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT)about the incident on Dec. 14, 2023, according to a news release. "The Director of [SiRT] found no reasonable grounds to ...
May 15, 2024
Man charged in fatal collision that killed three, including baby
An Amherst man faces multiple charges, including dangerous driving, following a car crash that killed three people, including a baby, in 2023. Nova Scotia RCMP laid the charges on May 10, with the assistance of collision analysis services, according to a news release. A 25-year-old Amherst man faces multiple charges: t...
May 15, 2024
Checking Off Another Spring Ritual
My spring is almost complete. I checked trout off my list of things to eat in spring a couple weeks ago, now I can put a big check mark beside baby ferns. I have eaten fiddleheads this year. Fiddleheads are one of those things like mushrooms. You really wonder who figured out they are edible. And maybe even how the...
May 15, 2024
Man ticketed for speeding more than double the limit
Halifax police arrested a man for driving 148 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Monday. An officer saw the car at about 9 a.m. on Highway 111 near Woodland Avenue, according to a news release from Halifax Regional Police. The 21-year-old driver was ticketed for stunting, meaning he was driving more than 50 km/h over the speed ...
May 15, 2024
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Delays in alert system increased impact of West Hants flooding
A new report from the West Hants Emergency Management office revealed that emergency alerts related to last summer's flooding were delayed almost three hours. In West Hants the flooding was deadly, claiming the lives of three children and one adult last year. It started the morning of July 22, with the first calls comi...
May 15, 2024