Nova Scotians are again being asked to pause for a moment of silence at noon to remember the 22 people killed three years ago during the worst mass shooting in Canadian history.
The tragedy stretched over two days in April 2020.
Flags at the provincial legislature are to remain at half-mast until sunset.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement yesterday, saying he has been inspired by the strength and resilience of the victims’ families and all Nova Scotians.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada has begun strike action affecting more than 155-thousand public servants.
The union says strike action began today at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time — calling it one of the largest strikes in Canadian history.
Canada’s federal public servants will need to show up at one of the more than 250 picket lines — for four hours each day — even as their union continues its push for permanent work-from-home arrangements with the government.
Despite cooling inflation, the Bank of Canada isn’t expected to decrease interest rates any time soon.
Statistics Canada announced Tuesday that the country’s annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 per cent in March from 5.2 per cent in February.
It’s the lowest point the annual rate has been since August 2021.
The central bank has said interest rates may have to stay higher for longer to get inflation to its two per cent target by the end of 2024.
Here in Nova Scotia, the annual inflation rate stood at 4.6 per cent in March.
Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the government has been slow to implement her office’s recommendations since 2018.
Kim Adair says although the government has completed 92 per cent of the 2018 recommendations, she says momentum slowed to 61 per cent for 2019 and 35 per cent for 2020.
Adair says follow-up on the 2020 recommendations is one of the worst rates in almost two decades.
As an example, she says the Department of Public Works has completed just one of seven recommendations from the 2019 bridge management audit and still doesn’t complete bridge inspections as required or prioritize bridge repair and replacement with consistent criteria.
Residents are being invited to attend one of three public engagement sessions taking place with New Glasgow Regional Police. They’ll be able to meet representatives from their local police department, ask questions, and learn more about how they serve the community. Those sessions are being held at 6:00pm at:
– Tuesday, April 25th – Ward One Community Centre
– Wednesday, April 26th – North End Recreation Centre
– Thursday, April 27th – West Side Community Centre
