The Nova Scotia Energy Board invoked the Interrupter Clause overnight to adjust the price of diesel due to what it calls significant shifts in the market price of diesel oil. As a result, the price of diesel in Nova Scotia increased overnight by 5.3 cents per litre. That puts the minimum pump price for self-serve diesel at $1.88 per litre in the local area. The price of gasoline was not affected, meaning the pump price for regular self-serve gasoline is still $1.37 per litre locally.
The RCMP says that Michael Clyburn, who was wanted on a province-wide warrant, has been arrested. The 43-year-old Pictou man is charged with Assault with a Weapon Causing Bodily Harm, Assault, Mischief, and Fail to Comply with Probation Order. The RCMP thanks members of the public for their support in locating Clyburn.
The provincial government is increasing the cost of driving electric vehicles. Nova Scotia’s provincial budget included a 500-dollar fee for electric vehicles and 250-dollar fee for hybrids to be paid every two years. It says the levy ensures electric and hybrid car owners are contributing to road maintenance since gas-reliant drivers are already contributing to roads through the provincial tax on fuel.
U-S President Donald Trump says he will continue pushing tariffs to reshape global trade, despite a Supreme Court ruling limiting his powers. In his State of the Union address, Trump called the decision very unfortunate but said he had already signed a new order, under a different law, imposing a 10 per cent tariff on imports worldwide. He told Congress that his tariffs would strengthen American manufacturing, reduce reliance on foreign goods, and could eventually replace much of the country’s income tax system. The earlier ruling blocked Trump from using emergency economic powers to impose tariffs on countries including Canada, Mexico, and China, but his new order allows duties of up to 15 per cent for 150 days unless Congress extends them.
The speech comes as Trump faces declining approval ratings and legal setbacks on trade and immigration, while trying to reassure supporters ahead of the midterm elections.
Today is Pink Shirt Day – an annual event where Canadians and people around the world wear a pink shirt in solidarity to take a stand against bullying. Pink Shirt Day was born in 2007 in Berwick when two Grade 12 students, after a new student at their school was bullied for wearing a pink shirt, bought 75 pink shirts to give out and via social media encouraged their classmates to wear pink. To their surprise, the majority of students arrived the next day already wearing something pink – and with that, Pink Shirt Day was born. Pink Shirt Day falls on the last Wednesday of February every year
