Gas and diesel prices both went up in Nova Scotia overnight. Gas prices rose by 5.2 cents per litre, meaning the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline is now 182.7 cents per litre in the local area.
Diesel prices rose by 7.4 cents per litre, putting the cost of diesel at the pumps at 234.7 cents per litre locally.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic statement projects a 36.4-billion-dollar deficit for the current fiscal year.
That will shrink over the next four years before turning into a budget surplus of 4.5-billion-dollars during the 2027-28 fiscal year.
This is the first time since the Liberals came to power seven years ago that a federal budgetary surplus is on the distant horizon.
But that’s clouded by a potential recession, promises to spend a lot more money to support Canada’s transition to a clean and green economy, and the need to fight another election.
The spouse of the Nova Scotia mass shooter has filed a lawsuit saying she was charged with supplying ammunition to the killer because the R-C-M-P wanted to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation.
The lawsuit by Lisa Banfield was filed October 21st in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
Banfield accuses the police force and provincial prosecutors of conspiring to stage a malicious prosecution that led to a “baseless and trumped-up charge.” The allegations have not been tested in court.
Nova Scotia Health says that there are currently 34 people in hospital due to COVID-19 infection and three of them are in I-C-U.
The health authority says that 165 people are in hospital for reasons unrelated to COVID-19 that have tested positive for the virus.
As of yesterday, there were 115 health staff off work because they have COVID-19, or they are a close contact of someone with the virus.
Nova Scotia is launching a new mobile clinic to help people without a family doctor receive care.
Health officials say the clinic, a converted fifth wheel trailer, has the medical equipment needed to quickly set up a clinic anywhere in the province.
It offers a combination of in-person and virtual treatment for various injuries and illnesses, while patients can also get prescriptions refilled or renewed.
Officials say the clinic is a temporary service that helps bridge the gap in primary care services.
Hundreds of striking education support staff from the Annapolis Valley and South Shore Regional Centres for Education rallied outside the Nova Scotia legislature on Thursday.
The striking workers are represented by the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, and they include educational assistants, early childhood educators, student support workers, outreach workers, parent navigators, library personnel, child and youth practitioners, Indigenous student advisors, literacy support workers and student supervisors.
They’re striking in a fight for wage parity with colleagues working in other regions of the province.
The two sides though are set to return to the bargaining table today.
The Town of New Glasgow has won an award recognizing exemplary climate action leadership.
It’s won the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities’ 2022 Climate Change Leaders Award for Net Zero New Glasgow, the Town’s climate action and sustainability program.
The award honours municipalities that have demonstrated exemplary leadership in climate change adaptation/mitigation through initiatives and awareness building.
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers beat the Grand Falls Rapids 8-1 in Maritime Junior Hockey League action.
