Francis Campbell

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Francis Campbell

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe Houston government can claim appreciable success in making continuing care work and the requisite education to qualify for that job much more attractive to Nova Scotians. “We went from low staffing to stabilized staffing in continuing care over the last three years,” Janet Lynn Huntington, associate deputy minister of the provincial Seniors and Long-Term Care Department, told a House health committee meeting Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Francis Campbell

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe long-talked-about redevelopment of Shannon Park inched closer to reality this week with the announcement that the province has purchased two parcels of land at the former harbourside military site in Dartmouth. “The province has purchased land at Shannon Park for affordable housing from the Canada Lands Company,” a spokesman with the provincial Public Works Department said in an emailed response.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Francis Campbell

•   •  Article contentDespite pushing controversial legislation across the finish line in the recently wrapped spring session of the Nova Scotia legislature, a new poll shows strong voter confidence in Premier Tim Houston and his Progressive Conservative government.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Francis Campbell

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentAs the Trump tariff train careens along the tracks, it’s almost impossible to guess or predict the next turn or stop.

3 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Francis Campbell

•  Article contentSeeking inexpensive fresh produce, beef, chicken and pork, shoppers pushed into the crowded Gateway Meat Market over the noon hour Thursday. “It’s the prices, you get things cheaper,” Maureen Sullivan of Tantallon said as she exited the seemingly always busy compact store independently owned and operated on Main Street in Dartmouth since 2008.