There were at least seven rallies held across Nova Scotia on Saturday to protest a proposed A-I data centre in southern Cape Breton. One of those rallies was in Westville where about 150 people gathered outside Premier Tim Houston’s office to voice their objections and concerns about the proposed centre. The biggest rally was in Halifax where nearly one thousand Nova Scotians took to the streets to protest the proposed centre. Protesters gathered in front of the provincial Legislature, calling for a moratorium on all large-scale AI data centres in the province. Everwind Fuels announced last month it plans to lease a data centre in Point Tupper to American A-I company Anthropic. The company has described the $10-billion project as the largest private investment in provincial history.
The interrupter clause was invoked over the weekend in Nova Scotia, with a significant decrease in gasoline prices. The prices of both regular and premium gasoline decreased by 7.2 cents per litre on Saturday. That puts the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at $1.65 per litre in the local area. There was no change in diesel prices..
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to work with the U-S to restore free trade, as some Democrats push to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Any bill to remove the tariffs could face a presidential veto, which Congress would need a two-thirds majority to override.
Carney says a trade deal would benefit people and businesses on both sides of the border, and Ottawa will keep working toward an agreement.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U-S tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum are hurting Canadians.
Another Nova Scotia Christmas tree will soon be shipping out to Boston. The 14-metre white spruce will be shipped to the United States by truck, and lit up on the Boston Common on December 3rd. Every year the province sends Boston a large Christmas tree to thank the city for sending medical personnel and supplies after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. Boston sent a relief train within 24 hours of the disaster that killed close to 2-thousand people and left many more injured and homeless.
