Donald Trump says he’ll impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods next week. The U-S president’s plans of 25 per cent tariffs on most imports from Canada, with a 10 per cent levy on energy was delayed until March 4th. Trump granted a month-long pause saying he’d work on an economic deal with Canada in the meantime. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada was the only country to explicitly say what it would do to counter American tariffs. Trump initially said the tariffs were in response to Canada’s failure to secure the U-S border.
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A woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in downtown Halifax will remain in custody until her next court date on March 13th.
Halifax police spokesman Constable Martin Cromwell says the boy was with his parents when he was stabbed on Sunday afternoon and was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Cromwell says the suspect, 19-year-old Elliott Chorny, was arrested at the scene within minutes of police receiving the call.
Chorny — who has no fixed address — appeared in court yesterday to face charges of attempted murder and possession of a dangerous weapon.
Colchester County District RCMP have arrested five people and executed a search warrant in West New Annan. Last Thursday, in connection with an ongoing voyeurism investigation, RCMP officers safely arrested four men and one woman at a home on Hwy. 246. Search of the home saw police seize cell phones, laptops, a pistol, a shotgun, a loaded rifle, ammunition, body armour, correctional services uniforms, and methamphetamine pills. A 55-year old West New Annan man and 28-year old Central New Annan man are each facing numerous firearms and drug related charges. A 66-year-old man from West New Annan was issued a summary offence ticket for possessing body armour. The other two people arrested were released on conditions.
The provincial Progressive Conservative government is dropping proposed legislation that would have enabled it to fire the province’s auditor general without cause.
In a statement released Monday, Premier Tim Houston says he no longer supports changes that also would have allowed the government to withhold the auditor’s reports and has asked the legislature to withdraw them.
Auditor general Kim Adair has said the changes would have threatened the independence of her office.
Adair also released a statement saying she appreciated the premier’s move following a meeting with her Monday, adding that there has been a “groundswell of support” since the bill was tabled a week ago.
The federal and Nova Scotia governments have announced an agreement to enhance school breakfast programs across the province.
The agreement will see Ottawa invest roughly 12.4-million dollars over the next three years to purchase new kitchen equipment, hire additional program co-ordinators and offer a more robust and consistent breakfast program.
All 373 schools in Nova Scotia will be affected by the funding.
The schools currently serve meals to roughly 52-thousand students
