A Nova Scotia man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health system. Allison Holthoff died New Year’s Eve after she was taken to the busy emergency room at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst, N.S., about 140 kilometres north of Halifax….
Nova Scotia Man Wants Answers After Wife Dies Following Seven-Hour ER Wait
Birth of Nine Calves Sparks Hope for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
Scientists who study the endangered North Atlantic right whale are cautiously optimistic about the current breeding season after nine calves were spotted during its first few weeks. Moira Brown, senior scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute, said fewer than 100 of the 340 surviving animals in the waters along Canada’s eastern coast are mothers. “Every calf…
Search Suspended for Nova Scotia Fisherman Missing Off Cape Sable Island, NS
The search for a missing Nova Scotia fisherman who went overboard on Boxing Day morning was suspended early Tuesday afternoon. Lt. Commander Len Hickey said that despite a robust search effort that carried on overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning, rescue crews were unable to locate the missing man. The file will be handed over…
New NS Top Mountie Says Public Wants to Keep Force Despite Mass Shooting Response
The RCMP’s new commanding officer in Nova Scotia believes the public wants a renewed relationship with his police force despite its widely criticized response to the 2020 mass shooting. Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley said in an interview Wednesday that while it’s possible a public inquiry may call for the province to look at alternative policing…
Nova Scotia to Give Some Low-Income Households One-Time $250 Inflation Relief Benefit
Nova Scotia will provide a one-time $250 payment to households on government income assistance to help with the rising cost of living, the province announced on Dec. 14. All households receiving income assistance will get a one-time payment of $250 before Christmas, while full-time foster families will receive $1,000, the province said. Meanwhile, $100 million…
Winter Storm Forces School Closures in Parts of the Maritimes
Winter storm warnings remain in effect for much of the Maritimes as a snowstorm has forced the closure of schools in parts of Nova Scotia and P.E.I. Up to 40 centimetres of snow is in the forecast for eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, where winds gusting at up to 100 kilometres per hour will…
Halifax Air Crash Voice Recording Can Be Disclosed in Civil Case, Supreme Court Rules
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the cockpit voice recording from an Air Canada plane that crashed on a Halifax runway can be disclosed to parties in a class−action lawsuit. Dozens of people were injured in the March 2015 crash, prompting a lawsuit against Air Canada, plane manufacturer Airbus S.A.S. and others. A…
Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Inquiry: RCMP Union Calls for More Resources
The group that represents almost 20,000 regular members of the RCMP has submitted a list of 28 recommendations to the inquiry investigating the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The National Police Federation is calling on the province to overhaul the way it pays for policing services, to ensure the RCMP receives adequate, stable…
RCMP Diverted Attention From Errors Made During Mass Shooting Investigation: Lawsuit
The spouse of the Nova Scotia mass shooter says she was charged with supplying ammunition to the killer because the RCMP wanted to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation. In a lawsuit filed Oct. 21 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Lisa Banfield accuses the RCMP and the province’s Public Prosecution Service of conspiring…
Audit After NS Mass Shooting Reveals Flaws in RCMP Decommissioning of Vehicles
An internal audit of how the RCMP decommissions its vehicles has uncovered a series of shortcomings. The report was written in response to two cases in Nova Scotia of people using former RCMP vehicles to impersonate police officers, including the April 2020 mass shooting that killed 22 people. The review found there was inconsistent evidence…
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