Gasoline prices jumped up 8.0 cents per litre overnight in Nova Scotia, while there was no change in diesel prices.
The minimum pump price for regular self-serve gas is 172.2 cents per litre in the local area.
Nova Scotia is reporting five new deaths as a result of COVID-19 in its latest weekly report.
Officials are also reporting a daily average of 249 new cases for the week of August 2nd to 8th.
The province’s health authority says 316 patients are in hospital with the disease, while 241 health workers are off the job because of the virus.
There were a total of 1741 lab-confirmed cases in the province.
The province says the recently announced Satellite Internet Service Rebate program is expanding to help more people get access to internet services faster.
As of yesterday, the program will accept applications from residents and business owners who are not expected to gain access to wired or wireless internet until after December 31, 2023.
The program expansion is expected to help about 2,200 homes and businesses, in addition to the estimated 3,700 originally announced.
Antigonish District RCMP is looking for information in regards to damage to a filling station used by a local fire department on Old Monastery Rd in Monastery.
On Tuesday at about 11:20am, RCMP got the call about the damage and learned that sometime between July 31st and August 8th, the filling pipe on the water station was cut.
Police say the damage caused to the filling station could have delayed an emergency response by the fire department that uses it.
A former Halifax children’s hospital C-E-O has been released on bail after being sentenced to five months in jail on a fraud conviction.
Tracy Kitch was released on a 20-thousand dollar surety yesterday after she agreed to a number of conditions while she awaits her appeal.
The appeal hearing is now set for March 7th.
Kitch was found guilty in February of using a corporate credit card to pay for 47-thousand dollars in personal expenses.
The Nova Scotia government is providing 2.5-million dollars for the 2024 World Acadian Congress.
The international gathering of Acadian communities has been held
every five years since 1994, and this year’s event will be hosted by the Argyle and Clare regions.
The federal government is also contributing 4.6-million dollars for the event that is slated to begin on August 10th of 2024.
Nova Scotia last hosted in 2004.
