Stuart Peddle
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Privacy commissioner launches probe into Nova Scotia prison video
Nova Scotia's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation in the wake of the distribution of a disturbing video of a woman inmate at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility that used offensive terms and language. A news release → Read More
Halifax Discovery Centre to lead climate change project
The Discovery Centre in Halifax will lead a $6-million national youth climate change project funded by the federal government. The Inspiring Youth to Climate Action project will also enlist the partnership of the Canadian Association of Science → Read More
Nova Scotians flock to reserve campsites
Nova Scotians are keen to go camping this year, with users flooding the provincial reservation website and once again boosting private campgrounds' business. The provincial booking system, which opened Tuesday for reservations, saw heavy usage → Read More
Sign of spring: Snakes are waking up in Nova Scotia
Many creatures are starting to stir, and the province's snakes are waking up. Heather McKinnon Ramshaw, assistant co-ordinator of interpretation at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, said there are five different species of snakes → Read More
April 2 update: Nine new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia, all related to travel
Nova Scotia authorities reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Friday, attributing five of the cases to a group of international travellers. All five are self-isolating, according to the government news release. The other four cases are domestic → Read More
Sir John A. Macdonald, Tallahassee schools change controversial names
Sir John A. Macdonald High School in Upper Tantallon and Tallahassee Community School in Eastern Passage are dropping their controversial names. The Upper Tantallon school will be renamed Bay View High School. The Eastern Passage primary to Grade → Read More
N.S. invests $16.8 million in university computer science programs
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin provided a boost to computer science programs on Monday while also taking a tour of the lab at Dalhousie University where leading researcher Jeff Dahn is delving into lithium-ion energy storage in a partnership with → Read More
Virtual apology expected for No. 2 Construction Battalion descendants
The federal government is expected to apologize on Sunday for systemic racism experienced by members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-Black unit that served in the First World War. Sylvia Parris-Drummond's father Joseph Parris → Read More
Dal student dives into helping Halifax's homeless
The Concept Project aims to gather donations of clothing through a polar bear dip every day in March → Read More
Martins River man rescues deer from freezing water
Brenan Isabelle used to think deer were a nuisance but he's warming up to them after rescuing one from frigid waters off Martins River on Wednesday. “My wife actually spotted the deer kind of thrashing around in the ice out in the bay, → Read More
Sperm whales way smarter than we thought: new Dalhousie research
A new scientific paper co-authored by Dalhousie University professor Hal Whitehead shows sperm whales quickly learned to take up new defensive strategies after they first encountered human whalers in the 19th century. And the whales shared → Read More
Police investigate assault on bus driver, passenger in Dartmouth
Halifax Regional Police are investigating after a bus passenger assaulted the driver and another passenger in Dartmouth on Wednesday night. According to an HRP news release, officers responded to Kennedy Drive at about 11:55 p.m. to check out the → Read More
Winter storm to hit Nova Scotia on Friday
A visitor from the south is going to link up with a northern traveller in a turbulent relationship with stormy results for Atlantic Canada, bringing snow on Friday. Cindy Day, SaltWire Network's chief meteorologist, said a storm system over → Read More
Psychologist muses on baggage we will carry post-COVID-19
With the light of hope provided by COVID-19 vaccinations glimmering on the horizon, clinical psychologist Simon Sherry says the future may be a bit different post-pandemic. We may be carrying some psychological baggage with us after a year of → Read More
Nova Scotia putting portable defibrillators in all public schools
The provincial government is spending $700,000 to put automated external defibrillators in all Nova Scotia public schools. "A school building is the heart of its community, often used on evenings and weekends by a variety of organizations and → Read More
Human remains found in Dartmouth
Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area in Dartmouth. According to a Halifax Regional Police news release, a report came in at about 10:30 Friday morning of the discovery near Elliott Street. The Medical → Read More
Halifax stakeholders welcome news of active transportation funding
Cyclists, trail users and stakeholders are excited to see what the future will bring after the federal government's $400 million Canadian active transport funding announcement. Halifax MP Andy Fillmore made the announcement at a news → Read More
Nova Scotians enjoy warm weather
Spring-like weather came to Nova Scotia on Thursday for a welcome respite from colder temperatures, but it's a false spring. SaltWire Network's chief meteorologist Cindy Day said the warm weather will continue into Friday but don't get → Read More
Man rescued after falling into Halifax Harbour
Halifax Regional firefighters, EHS and police officers co-ordinated efforts on a water rescue on Wednesday when a man fell into Halifax Harbour from the wharf near the Queen's Marque development. “With the police and ourselves, we got → Read More
Two die in Hilden apartment fire
Two people have died after a fire at an apartment building in Hilden According to a Nova Scotia RCMP new release, Colchester District RCMP were dispatched to the fire at an apartment building on Truro Road at 6:55 a.m. on Saturday. Local fire → Read More