There was an increase in diesel prices overnight in Nova Scotia as the Utility and Review Board invoked the Interrupter Clause due to significant shifts in the market price of diesel.

The price of diesel increased by 11.3 cents per litre,  putting the minimum pump price for diesel at 197.6 cents per litre locally.

There’s no change in the price of gasoline.

 

 

Canada’s premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton, Ontario this week.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team will discuss the ongoing effort to nail down a new federal-provincial health-care funding deal.

The premiers have asked Ottawa to massively increase its share of health-care spending as systems teeter on the brink of disaster.

Trudeau has repeatedly claimed that more money will come, but he wants more accountability from provinces that the funds will be spent on meaningful improvements in patient care

 

 

Northern Pulp is warning anyone attempting to steal copper wire from its electrical equipment is putting themselves and others at serious risk by doing so as electricity is flowing to the mill site.

Over the last few months, there have been attempted copper wire thefts from electrical equipment at the mill. While the mill is not currently operational, the electrical systems are still live and employees are working on-site, including 24/7 security.

Northern Pulp’s security department has been providing details of each attempted theft to investigators.

 

 

The company building Canada’s first commercial spaceport near Canso says it’s on track to conduct its first suborbital test launch this summer.

The test would involve sending a rocket briefly into space and letting it fall back to earth.

The C-E-O of Maritime Launch Services says work on an access road to the launch site is nearly complete and a small concrete pad for the test launch will then be poured.

A suborbital test is part of a phased approach that is expected to see the company conduct its first commercial launch using a larger Ukrainian-made rocket in 2025.

 

 

The province has issued a special proclamation to officially launch the start of African Heritage Month, which begins next week.

As well, a poster was unveiled yesterday to promote events that will recognize  the contributions of African Nova Scotians throughout the province’s history.

Lieutenant-Governor Arthur LeBlanc issued a statement saying those of African descent have had a significant influence on the province’s identity.

Premier Tim Houston says diversity, inclusion and equity are fundamental to the province’s growth and prosperity.