Ian Fairclough

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough

Advertisement 1  •  Article contentResearchers at Acadia University have made strides in looking at ways to keep Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged ticks from affecting people with some encouraging results from lemongrass essential oil. Nicoletta Faraone, from the university’s chemistry department, says the finding of her team, published in Current Research in Insect Science, could lead to more effective natural tick repellents that are a safer alternative to synthetic chemicals such as DEET.

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA fire early Friday morning has extensively damaged a building on Quinpool Road in Halifax. The fire in the 6300 block of the street closed traffic on a section of the street while crews continue to pack up and investigate. Halifax Regional firefighters were called just after midnight to the two-storey building between Oxford and Preston Streets, next to a large building that is under construction.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA Halifax Regional Police victim services program that works with offenders is starting to gain interest from other jurisdictions. The domestic violence offender navigator program started in 2019 as a pilot with funding from the Nova Scotia Status of Women office and later the Canadian Women’s Foundation and other sources, but it is now a position funded by HRP.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •  Article contentThe Halifax Regional Centre for Education has stopped its use of the former Twitter social media platform amid mounting concerns from staff and community members. The posts on the service, now known as X, stopped on April 1. HRCE spokeswoman Lindsey Bunin said the decision was made for several reasons“Many staff and community members had reached out to express concerns about the use of the platform,” Bunin said.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Ian Fairclough

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentA Berwick woman charged with dangerous driving causing death in connection with a crash that killed a senior last year has pleaded not guilty. There had been some hints during a previous appearance by Naomi Gerrits that she may have been considering a guilty plea. At that appearance on Nov.