Pictou County is under a Wind Warning and Rainfall Warning.

We’ll see snow changing to heavy rain this morning with 30 to 40 mm possible.

The heavy rains will be ending early this evening.

The southeast winds will be increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this morning then becoming south 60 gusting to 90kh this afternoon.

The winds will diminish to southwest 40 gusting to 70kh early this evening.

 

 

Premier Tim Houston and the other premiers have been invited to talk health-care with the Prime Minister in Ottawa next month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government isn’t taking a one-size-fits all approach on the health-care issue, but noted there will be elements of an agreement that would apply to all of Canada.

The premiers want Ottawa to increase its share of health-care.

budgets from around 22 per cent to 35 per cent.

 

 

The Bank of Canada says yesterday’s key interest rate hike could be the last one for a while.

The central bank confirmed Wednesday that it’s raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 per cent, the highest it’s been since 2007.

It also released its latest economic forecast and said it expects inflation to come down significantly this year, reaching about three per cent by the middle of the year.

If economic developments remain in line with its forecast, the central bank says interest rates will stay put.

 

 

The first Black woman to be named deputy Speaker in Nova Scotia is leaving politics.

Angela Simmonds has announced she is resigning as the Liberal M-L-A for Preston effective April 1st.

She was first elected in 2021 but says in a statement that she is stepping down to “stretch out the legacy of changemakers” and lift up new voices.

Simmonds says she will spend the next few months working out what comes next and will continue to support initiatives tied to anti-racism, equity and diversity.

 

 

The Nova Scotia government has appointed Christine Brennan to a five-year term as the province’s ombudsperson.

Brennan is a former deputy ombudsperson and had been serving as acting ombudsperson following the retirement of William A. Smith last year.

Premier Tim Houston says in a statement that Nova Scotians will benefit from her deep expertise and that his government knows she will help promote fairness and accountability in the delivery of services.