Busy weekend lineup for rising star from Halifax

It’s not often a young woman will stand in front of a crowded bar, throw her hands out, and announce she is for sale.


However, at the East Coast Music Awards, anything goes...con't

Warship helped catch cocaine boat

A Halifax-based warship helped nab a small boat laden with 600 kilograms of cocaine off the northeastern coast of South America earlier this month, the military has announced....con't

METRO IN BRIEF

-Man pulled knife in police station...con't
-Thieves cut phone lines, trip alarm..con't
-Woman OK after car flips on Hwy 102...con't
-Medical examiner to look at bones...con't

City hall to blame for sewage screwup

The politicians just couldn’t wait to take credit: The government grants had come through; the system was top-notch; the harbour was soon to be a beautiful thing. Hard-hat tours of the system construction were underway — grab your workboots and watch your step.

The horror, the horror: And sex and violence, too

MAGINE spending your day watching gory slasher movies.

Or rap films filled with profanities.

Or porn flicks.

Frankly, you couldn’t pay me to watch some of the junk that passes for entertainment these days.

Hoping to see Obama in Ottawa? Turn on your TV

Thousands of Canadians are expected to flock to the nation's capital for a chance to spot U.S. President Barack Obama, but they'll have to contend with road closings, barriers, police and the dark windows of the Beast....con't

Politician still wants new February holiday for N.S.

HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia politician is renewing her call for a provincial holiday in February. ...con't

Mountie, children buried

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — More than 100 police officers, most wearing the red serge of the RCMP, lined two streets in the city’s north end Wednesday as a funeral procession for a Mountie and his two young children slowly passed by....con't

2 boys acquitted of sexual assault against girl, 13

Two 13-year-old boys have been acquitted of sexually assaulting and unlawfully confining a girl in a storage closet at a Hammonds Plains school last June....con't

Student charged after woman assaulted at YMCA residence

A teenage student from Saudi Arabia appeared in court Wednesday accused of donning a mask and assaulting a young woman Tuesday night inside a washroom at a students’ residence at the Halifax YMCA....con't

Sprucing up downtown

Downtown Dartmouth is expected to see a facelift this year as its Facade Improvement project gets underway. Tim Olive, executive director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission, says the program aims to improve the sidewalk facing fronts of all of commercial properties in the downtown core starting with Portland Street.

RRSPs still a safe bet

Amid the turmoil in the stock markets, many Canadians are concerned about the stability of their retirement savings. Despite the volatility, Lee Anne Davies, Head of advanced retirement strategies with RBC Wealth Management urges those with retirement savings to be calm.

Universities play key economic role in Nova Scotia

Universities do more than educate; they contribute greatly to the economy. Brian Reid, president of Britech Information Systems, makers of mobility/GIS (geographic information systems) software, in Lawrencetown, says: "Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre brought functional expertise to the table and we brought software development and technical expertise that allowed us to build software to do travel study surveys in big cities."

Halifax nightlife provides after-hours attractions for conventions, meetings

Downtown Halifax is well known for its hospitality and, at the end of a busy day of meetings, it’s nice to know that it’s possible to take those attending a convention to a place where they can enjoy a few hours of local food and drink.

Firms come to N.S. to set up shop

Carlo Shimoon is originally from Ottawa but has lived in Nova Scotia since 2000 working with other companies and raising a family. When he and his partner, James Paul, decided to buy Ottawa-based Impath Networks, there was no question he’d be staying on the East Coast and setting up shop here.

Air Canada: Expect some summer delays

Air Canada flight schedules may experience some lengthy disruptions this summer as the country’s major airline, reeling from a $1-billion loss in 2008, now faces the daunting task of negotiating several new collective agreements with a string of unhappy unions....con't

N.S. digs up $2m for Sydney Harbour work

SYDNEY — The province plans to pay up to half the cost of developing a plan to deepen Sydney Harbour to accommodate more shipping traffic....con't

What’s up with gas prices?

Perception isn’t necessarily reality when it comes to retail gas prices.

"As frustrating as it seems for consumers, gas prices have dropped with the price of crude oil," says Catherine Hay of MJ Ervin and Associates, a Calgary consulting firm that analyzes the petroleum refining and marketing sectors and compiles a weekly national pump price survey....con't

Crumbling concrete

Stuart Inglis believes the overpass connecting Bayers Road to Highway 102 is an accident waiting to happen....con't

Obama-mania hits

OTTAWA — An enthusiastic but slightly reserved vibe amid intense security preparations and blowing snow — call it Obama-mania, Canadian style....con't

Halifax police chief proposes drug court

So many of Halifax’s crimes are committed by drug addicts that a special court is needed to handle their cases, the city’s police chief says....con't

Obama-mania hits

OTTAWA — An enthusiastic but slightly reserved vibe amid intense security preparations and blowing snow — call it Obama-mania, Canadian style....con't

SPORTS IN BRIEF

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Grey Seals Escape the Club Thanks to Shrinking Markets for Their Skins.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the government of Nova Scotia announced last week that they were authorizing another grey seal kill. But yesterday, seal processing plants told seal hunters that they would not buy the skins of the baby grey...con't

Marine corps soldier who committed suicide in N.S. had twice served in Iraq

HALIFAX, N.S. — A young marine corps soldier who shot himself outside his mother's llama farm in Nova Scotia last week had completed two tours in Iraq, the U.S. military confirmed Saturday....con't

ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA

Man arrested in Nova Scotia in ongoing child porn investigation

TRURO, N.S. — RCMP say a man will appear in court today in Truro, N.S., after his arrest in a child pornography investigation....con`t

NewsMakers: Nova Scotia’s daily business briefs (14 items)

NewsMakers: Nova Scotia’s daily business briefs (14 items).....

ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA

Four charged with impaired driving...
3 arrested, drugs seized in search at Bedford home...
Sydney’s new judge sworn in at ceremony...
EduNova gets loan for Abu Dhabi project...

Dartmouth Man Charged with Child Pornography Offences

A Dartmouth man faces charges as a result of a search conducted this morning by members of the Halifax Regional Police/RCMP Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit....con't

Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival 2009 Call for Volunteers

Nova Scotians from across the province are invited to welcome the world and come on board as volunteers for the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival 2009.

Developers have faith in local economy

Despite all the ‘sky is falling’ messages that seem to be coming from below the 49th parallel, Wadih Fares, of W. M. Fares, is one local businessman who has faith in the local economy, and he is demonstrating that faith by building the Trillium on the corner of Clyde Street and South Park Street in Halifax....con't

Have a healthy house

Canadian housing is the number one producer of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, says Andrew Holley, owner of Integrity Homes and president of the provincial council of the Nova Scotia Home Builders’ Association. That’s because most houses aren’t being built tight enough. Integrity Homes is one builder making great strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions....con't

Sprucing up downtown

Downtown Dartmouth is expected to see a facelift this year as its Facade Improvement project gets underway. Tim Olive, executive director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission, says the program aims to improve the sidewalk facing fronts of all of commercial properties in the downtown core starting with Portland Street....con't

Amherst police officers cleared of misconduct allegations

AMHERST (CP) — A pair of Nova Scotia police officers have been cleared of allegations of misconduct following an eight-month investigation....con't

Saint Mary’s mourning Coach Clements

Roy (Coach) Clements, the longest-serving soccer coach in Saint Mary’s University’s history, passed away on Sunday. He was 80....con't

Winter whacks Maritimers again

Many schools in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are closed Tuesday because of the weather.

Schools across P.E.I. let students out an hour earlier than normal.