Canadian Wal-Mart stores open their doors around the clock until Christmas Nov 27, 2008
" In recent years, Wal-Mart Canada has tested 24-hour openings during busy retail periods, like back-to-school and Christmas time. In January 2008 the company opened 25 stores around the clock permanently, subsequently expanding to 30 stores. The company continues to hear growing demand for extended hours. "We're always asked 'Who in the world would shop around the clock. but late-night and early morning shoppers are just busy people like you and me," said Thompson. "We expect the extra hours... (Canada Newswire)
Tema Conter Memorial Trust - "Because Heroes are Human" Nov 27, 2008
ca; Halifax Contact: Dr. Howard Conter, Email: docconter@hotmail. com. (Canada Newswire)
Gourmet Gift Giving Guide Nov 27, 2008
Cities with free delivery include: Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto (GTA/ Mississauga & Hamilton), Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax. Orders however, can be taken from the US as well. (Suite101.com)
KISS kingpin relaunches record label Nov 27, 2008
I know Halifax is one, but before you get out there and start the baseball season, they hold exhibition games, thats what were doing. Cause once we go out, its going to be for a year and a half. (Winnipeg Sun)
N.S. man gets house arrest for EBay fraud Nov 27, 2008
Because of the cross-border nature of the crime, a special prosecutor was brought in from Halifax to handle the case. The RCMP calls the verdict a big step in fighting online crimes. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Report says sealing vessel ill-equipped, coast guard lacked plan Nov 27, 2008
Halifax Weather Loading ... DEVIN STEVENS, METRO HALIFAX November 27, 2008 05:00 ... The new Halifax Regional School Board chose not to give themselves a raise yesterday. (Metro Canada - Halifax)
Perform CPR on gasping cardiac arrest victims, study urges Nov 25, 2008
"Gasping is the body's last measure to try and save itself," says Dr. Andrew Travers, a Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesman and Halifax emergency physician. When people gasp, at least some oxygen is brought into the body. (Canada.com)
Nova Scotia toughens suspensions for impaired drivers Nov 25, 2008
"Officers across the province see first hand the devastating effects of impaired driving and we know that driving at even a lower level of impairment poses significant risks," said Halifax Regional Police Chief Frank Beazley ... Halifax News Net is committed to encouraging intelligent discourse among our readers and to creating a forum where diverse views and opinions on a wide range of topics can be aired ... Check here to receive email updates on contests, promotions, and other important... (Halifax News Net)
Storm pelts province Nov 24, 2008
Ella Hudson shovels the sidewalk on Kent Street in Halifax on Saturday ... People in the Halifax area who either broke last years shovel or just wanted the latest model may have been disappointed when they hit the stores Saturday ... " Agencies across the province pitched in to help wherever they could. For example, the Valley Regional Hospital asked for help from Kentville firefighters to get stranded staffers to work. They used four-wheel-drive vehicles to get one lab worker to the hospital,... (TheChronicleHerald.ca)
Barge with 70,000 litres of fuel in tank sinks off N.S. Nov 24, 2008
HALIFAX An unmanned barge with 70,000 litres of diesel oil in its fuel tank sank late Saturday in rough seas, as it was being towed off southwestern Nova Scotia ... The barge was under tow from Saint John to Halifax on Wednesday when it encountered rough seas off Yarmouth ... The Atlantic Towing barge had just completed a major dredging project in Saint John and had been on its way to Halifax for the winter for maintenance. (Globe and Mail)
Assisted suicide takes centre stage in Quebec Nov 24, 2008
We tend not to see the full extent of the Criminal Code brought to bear on to anybody, said Jocelyn Downie, a law professor at the Dalhousie Law School in Halifax. (This case) doesn't create a precedent that impacts across the country, but it could fit into a broader pattern. (Globe and Mail)
Dion has better numbers than Iggy, Bob and Dom Nov 23, 2008
Jason Townsend from Halifax, Canada writes: As I imagine Mr. Powers well knows, the individual polling support for members of a leadership contest is always conspicuously less than their support once the party selects a leader. Rae-ites aren't about to tell pollstes they'll support Ignatieff and vice-versa, knowing full well that each candidate's putative public support as party leader will be a major talking point as the leadership race continues. (Globe and Mail)
* World News Quick Take Nov 22, 2008
The Halifax Chronicle-Herald said on its Web site that the Delta Airlines jet had been about 35 minutes off the coast of Nova Scotia when the twin girls mother noticed they were not breathing. The plane was diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the twins were formally declared dead. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Political Maneuvers: Minister promises answers to Cobequid Pass fiasco Nov 22, 2008
Paul M from CB writes: This toll road is no different than one of the bridges in Halifax or the Confederation bridge when it comes to managing emegencies. You have a defined distance with an entrance and a center, no way off. (Nova Scotia Business Journal)
What outback? Nov 22, 2008
If it was Canadian, it would be Halifax. Set away from the densely populated eastern seaboard and surrounded by hills and open sea, this town is a bit sleepy, very charming and most people never actually get here. (Globe and Mail)
Driven by the sun Nov 22, 2008
Last month, he set the Guinness World Record for distance travelled in a sun-powered car, more than 15,000 kilometres from Buffalo to Halifax to Inuvik to Victoria ... On June 12, 2008, Mr. da Luz set off from Buffalo for Halifax, and then back west for Victoria. (Globe and Mail)
The yawning gap Nov 22, 2008
"Why are housecoat sleeves so annoyingly wide at the wrists?" asks Cynthia Martin of Halifax. "You could fit small dogs inside them.". (Globe and Mail)
Marc Emery and the BC3 Nov 21, 2008
On July 29, 2005 Marc Emery Internet seed merchant, BC's Marijuana Party leader and Canada s preeminent pro-marijuana activist was arrested in Halifax. The same day, Vancouver police raided his store and arrested activists Gregory Williams and Michelle Rainey-Fenkarek. (Suite101.com)
Calvillo takes MVP for second time Nov 21, 2008
Gift Certificate Auction. Sean Fitz-Gerald, National Post Published:Friday, November 21, 2008. (National Post)
TD scales back house-price decline Nov 21, 2008
We had one month where the average price [in Halifax] almost doubled, but it was because they sold three $1-million houses, which doesn't normally happen. TD released its report the same day as Bank of Nova Scotia joined a growing crowd of observers in declaring that Canada's longest housing boom since the end of the Second World War has ended. (Globe and Mail)
Workers await fate of paper mill after rejecting restructuring proposal Nov 21, 2008
HALIFAX Union workers in central Newfoundland who overwhelmingly rejected a restructuring proposed by AbitibiBowater are now waiting to see if they have voted themselves out of a job. The province's Natural Resources Minister, Kathy Dunderdale, said this week that the company had pledged to make public by the end of the year its decision on the money-losing paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Conjoined twins die on flight bound for New York Nov 21, 2008
HALIFAX Conjoined twin girls flying to New York for treatment stopped breathing Thursday while the airliner was over the Atlantic Ocean. The plane was about a half-hour away from Halifax and was diverted to the city's international airport ... He said that medical emergencies happen from time to time during flights and that the plane was not expected to stay long in Halifax. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Inflation rates for provinces, cities Nov 21, 2008
November 21, 2008 at 7:47 AM EST. The national inflation rate was 2. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Laval's Groulx wins Hec Crighton award Nov 21, 2008
Other finalists for the award were: StFX defensive tackle and science student Harrison Petropolis of Halifax; Sherbrooke fullback and civil engineering student Benoit Boulanger of Sherbrooke, Que. and Regina quarterback and business administration student Teale Orban of Regina. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Boy with facial growth undergoes surgery Nov 21, 2008
Halifax -- A Vietnamese orphan who has been living in Halifax has undergone a key operation to help reduce a large facial abnormality ... Speaking from Boston, the Halifax woman said the surgeon was able to do everything he had planned to do, as well as remove some extra parts of the large growth. (Globe and Mail)
Distorting The War of 1812 Part 2 Nov 20, 2008
Ports like that at Halifax, on the island of Nova Scotia, played host to British Naval Operations in the North Atlantic. No scholar will disagree that in 1812 the US invaded Canada with hostile intentions. (Suite101.com)
Grading the Throne Speech Nov 20, 2008
Peter O'Brien from Halifax, Canada writes: It was an interesting speech, everybody was mentioned except seniors who are struggling to live independently on small RIF's that have been shrinking steadily as the market goes down. Many will end up on the Guaranteed Income Supplement in the near future at higher cost to government unless the issue is addressed now. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Auditor general calls for better bus check standards Nov 20, 2008
Halifax Weather Loading. Ryan Taplin/Metro Halifax ... DEVIN STEVENS, METRO HALIFAX November 20, 2008 05:00. (Metro Canada - Halifax)
People, places and times Nov 19, 2008
7 FM. The 93rd season of the Phil is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by grants from the cultural councils of Bourne, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Pembroke, Plymouth, Scituate, West Bridgewater and Whitman. Loading commenting interface. (Abington Mariner, MA)
Jazz Air Income Fund announces November distribution Nov 19, 2008
HALIFAX, Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Jazz Air Income Fund (TSX: JAZ.UN ) announced today that its November cash distribution of $0 ... For further information: Media: Manon Stuart, (902) 873-5054, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Debra Williams, (519) 659-5696, London, Ontario. (Canada Newswire)
Man wounded after being shot outside Halifax hospital Nov 19, 2008
HALIFAX A young man was shot and wounded Tuesday night outside the biggest hospital in the region, the second time in two days bullets have flown in the city. Police are investigating links between the shootings amid fears they could signal the resumption of a turf war over a suburban part of the city known as Spryfield. (Globe and Mail)
Saint-Pierre Nov 19, 2008
Little slice of France off Newfoundland coast. Article:Little slice of France off Newfoundland coast:/c/a/2008/11/14/TRET13RUU2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
2008 Governor General's Awards Nov 19, 2008
Poetry: More to Keep Us Warm by Jacob Scheier (Toronto); La lenteur du monde [The Heaviness of the World], Michel Pleau (Quebec City) Drama: Bone Cage by Catherine Banks (Halifax); La liste [The List ], Jennifer Tremblay (Sorel, Que. Children's literature (French text): Les trois lieues [The Three Leagues] by Sylvie Desrosiers (Longueuil, Que. (Globe and Mail)
Battle of the ages - at a campus near you Nov 19, 2008
Dozens of groups taking aim at mature students, with members from Melbourne to Glasgow, Toronto to Halifax, are popping up on Facebook. "Down with mature age students!" one group posting reads. (Globe and Mail)
John Sparrow David Thompson, Prime ... Nov 18, 2008
An able negotiator and outstanding speaker, Thompson worked his way up the political ladder from Alderman for the City of Halifax to Prime Minister of Canada. A son in a strict Protestant family, John Sparrow David Thompson was born on November 10, 1845 in Halifax, Nova Scotia ... It was this work that the younger Thompson must have taken an interest in; upon completing schooling in Halifax, at the tender age of 15 he began studies in law and stenography. (Suite101.com)
RCMP grill applicants on bestiality, drugs Nov 18, 2008
The Halifax Regional Municipality recently said it was reviewing the way it uses lie detectors to screen applicants for certain jobs, amid public controversy over polygraph queries of a similarly personal nature. But the Mounties, who quietly introduced polygraph screening of applicants in November of 2005, say the electronic tests help the force keep pace with other Canadian police services that use the technique. (Globe and Mail)
Canada Post strike begins in Atlantic region Nov 18, 2008
HALIFAX Canada Post administration and technical staff went on strike early Monday in a dispute over disability and family-leave benefits ... Some of the first picket lines appeared early Monday in Ottawa, Halifax, Antigonish and Sydney in Nova Scotia, in St. John's and in Fredericton and Saint John, N.B.. (Globe and Mail)
N.S. police officer, civilian plead not guilty to brawling Nov 18, 2008
DIGBY, N.S. A Halifax police officer and a civilian have both pleaded not guilty to brawling during a confrontation between two black men and off-duty police officers outside a bar in Digby, N.S. ... The two young black men allege several of the officers got out of the unmarked Halifax Regional Police van and someone threw a punch at Mr. Drummond but missed. (Globe and Mail)
Five years since life was turned upside down Nov 18, 2008
After his extraordinary performance in last spring's championship, held in Halifax and Quebec City, he stands today, at only 27, as this country's career scoring leader in world play. Dany Heatley, 27, has been an NHL all-star and a points machine with the Ottawa Senators, scoring 50 goals in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and 41 goals last season. (Globe and Mail)
A CEO with a vision takes a global path Nov 18, 2008
It gives him that five- to 10-year window to take a relatively small company with offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Mississauga, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax and turn it into a full-service operation with flags planted in all major global markets. So where does Mr. Rose come from and why is a 44-year old hailed as one of the brightest minds and managers in commercial real estate. (Globe and Mail)
Canada's cultural travellers won't warm to Winnipeg, survey finds Nov 18, 2008
From Monday's Globe and Mail. November 17, 2008 at 4:49 AM EST. (Globe and Mail)
Air Canada to launch non-stop Montreal-Geneva service; Star Alliance partner SWISS to codeshare Nov 17, 2008
Flights on the new Geneva route are timed to offer travellers convenient connections on Air Canada's extensive North America network via the carrier's Montreal hub to and from: Toronto (same plane), Ottawa, Quebec City, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and New York. In Geneva, connecting flights are available to/from a number of destinations including Beirut, as well as alternate routings for Barcelona and Zurich on SWISS. Operation of the new... (Canada Newswire)
Power outages reported in Maritimes Nov 17, 2008
HALIFAX Amid powerful gusts and sheets of heavy rain, utility crews worked through the night to restore power throughout the Maritimes as a large storm marched across the region. In Nova Scotia, about 6,000 customers of Nova Scotia Power Inc. were still without electricity by late Sunday. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Let these banks marry in haste and Britain will repent at leisure Nov 17, 2008
It sounds crazy but this is exactly what is happening with two of the biggest banks in Britain, Halifax Bank of Scotland (better known as HBOS) and Lloyds TSB. ... Two prominent Scottish bank veterans, Sir George Mathewson, the former CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland, and Sir Peter Burt, the former CEO at Bank of Scotland (which merged with Halifax bank in 2001 to create HBOS), are trying to scupper the merger. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
State parks popular with budget-conscious visitors Nov 16, 2008
"It kind of gets our batteries charged up to head back into the city," he said, looking out on the tranquil Halifax River. "This is such a pretty spot. It's so calm. So beautiful.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
More French Than France Nov 16, 2008
Air Saint-Pierre (877) 277-7765, ) offers flights to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon from Montreal; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney; and St. John's, Newfoundland. WHERE TO STAY. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
‘We want to stop working and move south' Nov 16, 2008
In Halifax, a couple we'll call Richard, 53, and Wendy, 48, have built independent careers in business ... We'll have my wife's pension, as well as Canada Pension Plan payments, Old Age Security and some U.S. pension income and the proceeds of the sale of our Halifax house. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Vietnamese orphan to be treated for severe facial disfigurement Nov 14, 2008
HALIFAX A Vietnamese orphan who came to Canada for treatment of a severe facial disfigurement will have an operation next week to reduce the size of the growth. Son Pham, 11, will head to Boston on Tuesday for the first of several sessions of surgery that will remove a portion of the roughly football-sized growth from his face, so he'll look a bit different when he returns to Halifax. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Bikers spray eight Afghan school girls with acid Nov 13, 2008
Keith, HalifaxI would be all for an even larger commitment by NATO to rid Afghanistan of the Taliban if it would actually work. But the Taliban cannot be defeated by military means because they can blend in and out of the general population at will. (CTV.ca)
Countrywide ceremonies honour dead from all wars Nov 12, 2008
Charlotte Lynn Smith laid a wreath in Halifax at the Grand Parade cenotaph in front of hundreds of onlookers. Her son, Pte. (CTV.ca)
Sex with animals, yes or no Nov 12, 2008
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's former privacy watchdog says Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly should put an end to invasive polygraph testing of applicants for jobs with the city ... The Halifax Regional Municipality is conducting a review of the way it uses lie detectors to screen applicants for certain jobs. (Toronto Sun)
Canada honours war dead Nov 12, 2008
In Halifax, Charlotte Lynn Smith, mother of another soldier killed in Afghanistan, laid a wreath at the Grand Parade cenotaph before hundreds of onlookers ... Thomas Bradshaw, 89, a British army vet who survived three years of brutal Japanese captivity after the fall of Singapore in 1942, was at the Halifax ceremony. (Globe and Mail)
Green Party 'clearly unprepared' for federal campaign: May Nov 12, 2008
HALIFAX The Green party was clearly unprepared for the recent federal election, leaving leader Elizabeth May feeling like she was flying by the seat of my pants, says a confidential post-mortem prepared by Ms. May. In a six-page document obtained by The Canadian Press, Ms. May wrote that the party had a watershed election and should be pleased that its share of the national vote jumped to 6. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Can an alcoholic have an occasional drink? Nov 11, 2008
Anne Boyce, Halifax, England. So Kerry is a wet alcoholic not a dry one. (BBC News -- UK)
Face of Canadian soldiers changing Nov 11, 2008
It's a small military world, and you tend to know the ones that fall," said Cpl. Marilyn McGee of HMCS Halifax, a field medic who is soon to face a four-week stint in the violent deserts west of Kandahar."It personalizes it more. You read about it, and you study about the past wars and the great-great-grandfather you never knew, but this is reality now. (The Province)
Dark Martian winter silences Phoenix lander Nov 11, 2008
HALIFAX The Phoenix lander has stopped calling home, signalling the probable end of its mission to Mars. The small craft drew power through solar panels during its five months on the surface. (Globe and Mail)
NEWS + NOTES Nov 11, 2008
One particular stand-out is a 10-day Montreal to New York trip, leaving Oct. 9, stopping over in Quebec City, Halifax, Boston and Newport. Sure, it's a bit steep, starting at 4,936/pp, but our economy will have been fixed by then, right. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Sad story of former military officers now on the street Nov 10, 2008
Stogran has visited shelters across the country from Calgary and Edmonton to Halifax and Charlottetown. Every single one has served former military officers, he says. (Edmonton Sun)
Ad for phone that doesn't exist Nov 10, 2008
HALIFAX A recently launched website funded by the Nova Scotia government is attracting plenty of online attention ... Jeff White, a Halifax-based graphic designer and blogger, said that while the phone ad is slick, there is not enough information tying it to the real product Nova Scotia. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The tastes of fine life begin to go sour for besieged Britons Nov 9, 2008
The U.K. household sector is highly indebted, it has higher levels of household debt than anywhere else, and that is a product of upturns in the housing market, said Martin Ellis, chief economist for Halifax, one of the banks that cut its rates yesterday. I think that there's worse to come, in the sense that house prices are likely to continue to fall. (Globe and Mail)
Longhorn beetle found in northern Nova Scotia Nov 8, 2008
HALIFAX The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has found the brown spruce longhorn beetle in northern Nova Scotia ... Scott Bishop of the agency in Halifax said Friday that people in the one-kilometre area are not allowed to remove spruce logs, bark and chips because they might contain the beetle. (Globe and Mail)
Key Canadian ports face 'global tsunami' Nov 8, 2008
VANCOUVER Canada's ports face challenging months ahead as a global slump in shipping and weakening economies cut into traffic coming in and out of cities such as Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax ... In Halifax, the port saw a 16-per-cent drop in cargo volumes in the first half of 2008, a trend that remains in place, said George Malec, vice-president of business development and operations for the Port of Halifax. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Media Advisory - Insurance Bureau of Canada teams up with Operation Red Nose to combat impaired driving this holiday season across Nova Scotia Nov 7, 2008
HALIFAX, Nov. 7 /CNW/ - Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), on behalf of Canada's home, car and business insurers, is joining forces with the Operation Red Nose, to get holiday revelers -- and their vehicles -- home safely in three Nova Scotia communities during the holiday season ... Last year over 500 volunteers helped drive in excess of 1700 Nova Scotians and their vehicles home and raised over $25,000 for Safe Grad programs in Sydney, Truro and Halifax. (Canada Newswire)
Caught on the hop Nov 7, 2008
The run-up in house prices was steeper there than in the U.S. In every region of the U.K., house prices more than doubled during the boom, according to the Halifax house index. The bubble burst in late 2007 with a resounding pop, and in the last year the average price of a house has fallen 12. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Mapping your world Nov 6, 2008
For example, if you live in Halifax and are making a business trip to Vancouver, you could create a file on POIfriend. com, plug in the location of your hotel, your business meetings and the restaurants you hope to visit, and then simply download your personalized map to your mobile device. (Globe and Mail)
