Andrew Rankin
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Five new COVID-19 cases reported in N.S.
Five new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia. The cases are all in the Central Zone. All are close contacts of previously reported cases, including one probable case identified Friday at Sackville Heights Junior High in Lower → Read More
Man dies in Stillwater Lake housefire
A 67-year-old man died in a house fire in Stillwater Lake Friday evening, say RCMP. Officers were called to the Buckingham Drive residence Friday at about 7:50 p.m., according to a statment issued by the force. A 64-year-old → Read More
Police asking for public's help after shots fired at Halifax home
No one appeared to be targeted in the shooting of a Larry Uteck Boulevard residence late Friday night, says Staff Sgt. Robert Fox. No suspects had been identified by Saturday evening, said the Halifax Regional Police → Read More
Nova Scotia's minimum wage going up by 40 cents in April
Nova Scotia's minimum wage will bump up to $12.95 an hour starting April 1. The change amounts to a 40-cent increase to the base wage in the province. Nova Scotia has the lowest median income in the country and → Read More
N.S. MLA apologizes for 'liking' racially charged Facebook comment
A Halifax area Progressive Conservative MLA is apologizing for recently liking a Facebook comment characterizing participants of the Black Lives Matter movement as terrorists, saying it was accidental and that she fully supports the → Read More
The making of Nova Scotia’s mass killer
Legacy of child abuse spanning four generations may have been the key that unlocked potential for horrific violence → Read More
Premier McNeil maintains solid public support during pandemic
Premier Stephen McNeil continues to garner strong public support during the pandemic, according to Narrative Research’s latest survey. McNeil’s approval rating bumped up to 73 per cent for the month of November, from 70 per cent → Read More
Resident bemoans excessive HRM highway cutting
Kilometres of clearcutting bordering Highways 102 and 103 is excessive and spoiling a beautiful landscape that the province should be preserving, says a Halifax resident. “We should be protecting the forest instead of this -- mass → Read More
Kentville pair facing cocaine trafficking charges
A Kentville man and woman are facing cocaine trafficking charges after the pair were found with 'a large quantity' of the drug during a traffic stop, say Kings District RCMP. Stephen Mahaney, 47, and Amanda → Read More
COVID-19 spread increases worry for Halifax homeless and advocates
Raymond Marshall had hoped to endure another night in his sleeping quarters, a narrow tunnel near Agricola Street in north-end Halifax. He spent four hours there Sunday night trying to withstand a nagging fever and the shakes. Realizing he → Read More
Landlord accused of flooding tactics
His bachelor apartment was flooding as he stood in the hallway almost entirely covered in water. But he has no plans of leaving. The man, who asked that we use only his first name Andrew, is the only tenant left in the 45-unit → Read More
N.S. Premier under fire over $228 million stimulus plan
Premier Stephen McNeil came under heavy criticism Thursday for his government's continued refusal to release a complete list of projects being funded under a $228 million stimulus program. The McNeil government announced the stimulus → Read More
Homeless man urges N.S. premier to address housing crisis
Most days John Hartrick can panhandle enough to cover the cost of his $27 a night hostel room. It’s the others, roughly 200 others he knows about, that he really worries about. “These are people who have absolutely nothing → Read More
Health minister confident Nova Scotia will get fair share of COVID vaccines
The province’s health minister says his federal counterpart has assured him that COVID vaccines will be distributed between provinces fairly. "My understanding from the federal health minister is that every province would be looked → Read More
McNeil: Housing shortage news coming
Premier Stephen McNeil says his government will make an announcement next week addressing the critical shortage of affordable housing in Halifax Regional Municipality. McNeil didn’t offer any details on what that plan might look → Read More
Premier finally commits to recalling N.S. legislature
Premier Stephen McNeil’s pledge to release plans for a fall legislature sitting this week comes far too late and demonstrates his "blatant disrespect for the House of Assembly," says a Cape Breton University political science → Read More
VIDEO: A Canadian in America and an American in Nova Scotia digest the U.S. election campaign
For the Antigonish woman, seeing locals waving Trump flags on sidewalks and street corners months before the presidential election came as a bit of a shock. "It’s just very different than the elections we’re used to," said → Read More
Cuzner hoping to give back in new role as consul general in Boston
It was an offer from the prime minister that Rodger Cuzner couldn’t refuse, even if it meant a pay cut. On Thursday, Justin Trudeau rang up the former Liberal Cape Breton-Canso MP offering him the role of consul general of Canada to New → Read More
School gyms to open for community use
A plan to reopen school gyms after hours to community groups will be announced early next week, says Education Minister Zach Churchill. Various groups across the province have been calling for the public health restriction to be lifted. → Read More
Health minister against NSLC's home delivery plans
Heath Minister Leo Glavine says he’s against the NSLC’s plan to make alcohol home deliveries over concerns of alcohol abuse. While the minister said he understands the logic behind the Crown corporation’s proposed → Read More