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N.S. government to index income assistance rates
Nova Scotia indexes assistance rates to cost of living
The Nova Scotia government has announced welfare rates will rise with the cost of living. Starting this year, all income assistance payments will be indexed annually based on the consumer price index. In 2024-25, rates will increase by 2.5 per ...
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Fundraising efforts a vital initiative to supporting cancer care every year in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. – The best ideas often start with a conversation and for Andrée Sampson and longtime friend Alayne Martell that was the case. Looking at ways to celebrate the fishing industry in Richmond County while also fundraising for a cause near to ...
Fire at Cape Breton transport business destroys main shop, at least two vehicles
RESERVE MINES, N.S. - A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at Carabin's and Transoverland Ltd. in Reserve Mines, destroying the main shop and at least two vehicles. The Reserve Mines Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze on Wednesday ...
N.S. man arraigned on pair of charges from antisemitic post on social media
A man accused of posting an antisemitic message last fall on a social media account belonging to a Nova Scotia government employee was arraigned in Halifax provincial court Tuesday on a pair of criminal charges. Samual Shaji, 26, is charged with ...
‘We’re almost at a crisis level’: HRM’s hemlocks at risk of widespread extermination
Nasty little tree killers that have wreaked havoc in other parts of the province have their sights on HRM. And they leave no prisoners. Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive species from Japan, is wiping out entire hemlock tree stands and it has ...
Halifax officer's use of force not to blame for injuries to woman arrested after being tossed from Dirty Nelly's: SIRT
The Nova Scotia police watchdog has determined a Halifax Regional Police officer’s use of force did not result in the injuries sustained by an unruly woman being arrested after getting tossed from a Dirty Nelly's Pub with her partner last fall. The ...
Chronicle Herald's Aaron Beswick selected as finalist for two Atlantic Journalism Awards
New Glasgow-based Chronicle Herald journalist Aaron Beswick has been chosen as a finalist for a pair of 2023 Atlantic Journalism Awards. In May, Beswick set about following on Canada’s decision to shut down the elver (baby eel) fishery and exploring ...
Portion of sentence to be served in jail; Cape Breton court report for March 26, 2024
A Glace Bay man who breached a conditional sentence is now to serve some of the remaining time of the sentence behind bars. Conditional sentences allow offenders to serve their time in the community under strict conditions. Offenders are cautioned at ...
QEII infirmary expansion project begins in Halifax
Nova Scotians are set to experience improved healthcare accessibility with the launch of the largest healthcare construction initiative in the province's history. Heavy equipment, trailers and fencing now occupy a site at 1796 Summer Street as work ...
Bedford woman used power of attorney to steal $440,000 from father
A Bedford woman has admitted using her position as power of attorney to steal at least $440,000 from her father. Arlene Marilyn Watts, 74, was scheduled to go on trial Monday in Halifax provincial court on charges of fraud over $5,000, theft over ...
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Family of Cape Breton girl killed in hit-and-run hoping for guilty verdict in second trial
CBRM council conflicted over plans to pursue alternative central library locations
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