Today’s fiscal update from Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to focus on driving investment to Canada’s clean energy industries in response to new American tax incentives.
Last month, Freeland said the fall economic statement will focus on the economy Canada is trying to “seize” for the future.
That’s one that is heavily focused on clean power, electric vehicles, battery manufacturing and critical minerals.
Nova Scotia’s police watchdog agency says its investigation into the death of a man on the Trans-Canada Highway last April reveals no grounds for charges against the R-C-M-P.
The Serious Incident Response Team says a man who was struck by an R-C-M-P cruiser in Antigonish County was already dead when he was hit.
The agency says it’s believed the driver of a transport truck had previously hit the man, but thought he struck a deer.
The truck driver reported the incident after learning of the fatality and a D-N-A test of the truck’s grill confirmed the 18-wheeler hit the victim.
Striking school support staff in the Annapolis Valley have been invited back to the bargaining table by a conciliation officer.
The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union says it has agreed to return to talks tomorrow, but it doesn’t mean the Annapolis Valley Regional Education Centre has made a new offer.
In the meantime, the union says strike actions continue in the valley region and the South Shore.
More than 700 workers in both regions walked off the job last week, in a bid to gain wage parity with school support staff working in Halifax.
Some Nova Scotians are calling for the province to implement a tax indexing system to prevent inflationary hikes in income taxes amid concerns about the high cost of living.
Tax bracket indexing, which is in place federally and in every province except Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, automatically adjusts income tax brackets based on the rate of the inflation.
That means pay raises that just keep up with the cost of living don’t bump taxpayers into a higher bracket.
Bill VanGorder, policy officer with the Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Association for Retired Persons, says it’s particularly harmful to retirees who are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Some Nova Scotia caregivers hope a study being done by Mount Saint Vincent University will help raise awareness of their challenges.
The work involves about 26 focus groups and also online surveys where people providing unpaid care can tell their stories.
Project leader Janice Keefe says thousands of Nova Scotians give their time to care for friends and family and it’s essential they’re supported by government, health facilities and society at large.
She says the support is all the more important at a time when demographics suggest that fewer Canadians will be available to provide care for friends and family.
The Boil Advisory in place for the Hillside Area has ended. The Municipality of Pictou County is thanking everyone for their patience as it took considerable time after Hurricane Fiona to repair the part of the system damaged by the storm.
