Gasoline prices and diesel prices decreased overnight in Nova Scotia. Gasoline prices decreased by 3.3 cents per litre, leaving the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at 185.2 cents per litre in the local area. Diesel prices decreased by 3.1 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for diesel at 179.9 cents per litre locally.
Nova Scotia has a new program aimed at creating more licenced not-for-profit child-care spaces. The province plans to spend 25-million-dollars on new construction or major renovations. Priority will be given to diverse or vulnerable communities, communities with low child-care coverage rates and projects in publicly owned facilities. The province says the application deadline for the Early Learning and Child Care Major Infrastructure Program is June 13th.
A fourth teen is facing a second-degree murder charge in last week’s stabbing death of a 16-year-old Halifax high school student. Halifax Regional Police say the 16-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday and made an appearance in provincial youth court. The victim was found badly injured on April 22nd in a parking garage next to the Halifax Shopping Centre. The teen died later that day in hospital.
The public works minister says the province will be keeping its current motor vehicle inspection requirements in place. Kim Masland says her department started looking at removing the fees for vehicle safety checks at the beginning of the year but decided against it. Masland says it is still considering changing the frequency of inspections. In Nova Scotia, vehicle inspections for cars cost 29 dollars and are required every two years, although newly purchased vehicles from licenced dealers are given three years for an inspection renewal.
Halifax’s Neon Dreams has won album of the year at the East Coast Music Awards Gala in Charlottetown last night. The duo took home the award for “Love Child Baby Dolphin.” P-E-I’s The East Pointers won group recording of the year for their E-P “Safe in Sound,” while singer-songwriter Jenn Grant was awarded songwriter of the year. More awards will be presented on Sunday.