Canada
Union calls for Java Blend boycott, alleges union busting
Terminated Java Blend employees, union organizers and supportive citizens rallied in front of the North Street coffee shop in Halifax on Sunday. They called for a boycott of all Java Blend’s coffee shops, Java Blend Wholesale, the Cortado Tasting ...
RCMP arrest We'koqma'q, N.S. armed robbery suspect
A 34-year-old man from We'koqma'q, N.S. is facing armed robbery-related charges following an incident on April 26. Around 9 p.m., Mounties received word of a robbery in progress at a Shore Road business. Officers arrived within two minutes, where ...
N.S. photographer documents 'remarkable' visit from exotic brown pelican
He turned in the bottle for a camera. Michel Soucy’s been sober for 40 years. Photography is his addiction now. “I often tell folks I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t gamble, I don’t hang out in taverns; so this is my vice,” said Soucy in a phone ...
N.S. RCMP charge 32-year-old man with impaired driving, seize 1.5 kilograms of elvers
Mounties in Nova Scotia have charged a 32-year-old man who allegedly passed out at the wheel with drugs in Concession on Thursday, April 25. Just before 7 a.m., Meteghan RCMP and emergency crews responded to a report of a driver found unconscious ...
Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins record-tying ninth National Newspaper Award
Chronicle Herald editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon won his ninth National Newspaper Award, tying the all-time record set by Grant Robertson of the Globe and Mail. MacKinnon won for a collection of his work, including five editorial cartoons. The ...
They lost their kids: These parents say the N.S. mental health system must change to help others
Michele Haire’s voice quivered as she said her son’s name - Cameron. “Every single day is a struggle,” Haire said before letting out a deep exhale. It was April 16, two days before Cameron’s 27th birthday. But for the first time since he was born, ...
Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement on a new contract
The Nova Scotia government has agreed to invest in strengthening supports for students and addressing concerns expressed by NSTU in previous votes and rallies as part of a tentative contract agreement reached on Friday. “I’m very happy the bargaining ...
Canadian First Nation declares emergency after INEOS chemical release in Ontario
By Wa Lone (Reuters) -Canada's Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution's plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario, the Indigenous group said. The Frankfurt-based company, a unit of ...
New Brunswick signs two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast
The New Brunswick government is strengthening its ties with Ivory Coast through the signing of two bilateral agreements. During a recent delegation to Ivory Coast and Morocco, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan met with ...
Independent living during mental health challenges: Dartmouth housing project underway
Politicians from three levels of government joined Affirmative Ventures' board Chairman Ken Greer on Friday to announce the opening next year of the Main Street Centre. The announcement took place on Friday morning at the rear parking lot of Army ...