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• Civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond commemorated at site of her 1946 arrest in N.S.

  A plaque commemorating Viola Desmond was revealed Friday by the federal agency at the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., where she was forcibly arrested while watching a movie on Nov. 8, 1946.

  

• Privatizing health care results in worse access for less fortunate: CMA president

  Privatizing parts of the Canadian health-care system could result in some people getting better care than others, according to the president of the Canadian Medical Association.

  

• Two-tiered medical system is inevitable in Canada: Nova Scotia doctor

  Retired physician David Kogon says, with private health-care clinics already making their way into Nova Scotia and other provinces like Quebec, a two-tiered system is likely the solution to the current health-care crisis.

• N.B. RCMP investigating tree-cutting that led to power outage in Moncton

  The New Brunswick RCMP is investigating after a tree was cut down, leading to a significant power outage in the province this week.

• 'It’s the new reality': N.S. business professor says gig economy is keeping with trends

  With the cost of living on the rise, more Canadians are turning to the gig economy to make ends meet — a move one Nova Scotia business professor says is indicative of a troubling trend.

• Two people hospitalized after motorcyclist strikes pedestrian in Moncton

  Two people are in hospital after a motorcycle struck a pedestrian in Moncton, N.B., Thursday night.

• P.E.I. RCMP investigating arson of abandoned home in Rosebank

  A fire at an abandoned house in Rosebank, P.E.I., was deliberately set, according to the province’s Fire Marshals Office.

• Ten-hour stand-off ends with N.B. man in custody

  A man in New Brunswick is in custody after a 10-hour stand-off with police.

• P.E.I. RCMP seek person of interest after man struck with bottle last month

  As police continue to investigate a July assault in French River, P.E.I., they’re asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a person of interest.

• Canada’s house price plunge to be largest in the Maritimes: report

  A report from financial institution Desjardin says Canada’s largest drop in the average home price will likely occur in the Maritimes, where prices skyrocketed during the height of pandemic lockdowns.

• Internationally educated health-care workers finding it difficult to practise in Nova Scotia

  There are a number of doctors and health care staff who recently arrived from Ukraine --- workers the Nova Scotia health-care system desperately needs. But it seems getting credentials to practice in the province is proving to be a frustrating feat.

• Former CEO of IWK Health Centre released on bail pending appeal of fraud conviction

  A former Halifax hospital CEO convicted of fraud has been granted bail one day after being sentenced to five months in jail.