Canada appears to be leaning toward hitting the U-S with matching tariffs if President Donald Trump makes good on his threats.

The premiers, including Premier Tim Houston, met virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other federal officials yesterday to talk about Trump’s looming tariffs threat.  Houston says Nova Scotia will do its part to support a Team Canada retaliation to any tariffs on Canadian goods imposed by U-S President Donald Trump.  The premier says that includes restricting American suppliers from securing contracts with the Nova Scotia government.  He says the threatened 25 per-cent tariffs are a call for Nova Scotia to dig in and develop its economy and re-examine industries he said were banned in the province.

 

 

Advocates in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned about how a five-year government plan to help people with disabilities move out of institutions isn’t on time.

Victoria Levack — a spokeswoman for the Disability Rights Coalition — says she’s profoundly disappointed that a January 15th update shows that the goals set for the first two years aren’t being achieved.

Figures released earlier this month show that about only about two thirds of the 261 people the plan had envisioned leaving bigger institutions by the end of Year 2 have actually moved.

The director of the province’s disability support program says recruiting staff for front-line support positions is “presenting the biggest barrier to compliance with timelines.”

 

 

The Province officially kicked off African Heritage Month on Wednesday.  The official proclamation happened at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook.  This year’s theme is Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance.  It highlights the achievements and resilience of African Nova Scotians who have helped to shape the province’s history for more than 400 years.

 

 

In sports,

The Pictou County Weeks Crushers host the Valley Wildcats in Maritime Hockey League action tonight.