Evening News: May 20

Students, signs and anger filled a hallway on the second floor of a Universite de Moncton building, after the university’s Board of Governors voted to raise tuition fees. Continue reading →

After a year-long battle for clean water, there is more troubling news for residents in Lake Echo, Nova Scotia. Saturday morning, people living in a mobile home park in the community were told they are on a boil water order because of a broken water main. Continue reading →

Chess challenges and captivates young minds in HRM To call it a classic game is an understatement. The game of chess has existed for centuries and in an age when parents struggle to pull youngsters away from video games and tablets, the old-school battle field board game is making a surging comeback. Continue reading →

It’s an age-old question: “What is art?” Instead of trying to answer that question, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is hoping more people will start asking it. The AGNS is on a quest to attract a younger demographic to the gallery. Continue reading →

Sunday morning, dignitaries and members of the Halifax Regional Police Service attended a church service for the elimination of racial discrimination. Continue reading →

An organization representing Canadian retailers wants Saint John city council to rethink its Sunday shopping bylaws. Continue reading →

While some communities seem to have difficulty engaging residents in community events, that’s not the case for one Halifax suburb. Continue reading →

There was no change over the weekend in a boil water order, involving thousands of homes and business in Saint John. Continue reading →

HALIFAX – It may have been just a simulation, but for the first-responders involved, a major disaster drill carried out in Halifax on Saturday was as real as it gets. Emergency staff — from paramedics to firefighters — organized a mass casualty exercise involving the QEII Health Sciences Center and IWK Hospital to find out… Continue reading →