Zack Power

Digital Broadcast Journalist

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• Emotional victim impact statements detail trauma and fear in N.S. school stabbing case

  Two staff members who were stabbed at a Halifax-area high school made victim impact statements at a sentencing hearing for the youth who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.

  Canada

  Aug 20
• ‘Time for the trailers to go’: Daycare begins rebuild after destruction from N.S. wildfires

  The road to re-build hasn't been easy for ForestKids Early Learning in Hammonds Plains, but owners put up the walls this week after their daycare burned to ash in May 2023.

  Canada

  Jul 24
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• ‘I was literally piggybacking them out’: N.S. mother calls for solution to frequent flooding

  Alicia Hennessey's street in Windsor, N.S., has had three major overflows in three years. The municipality says it would take millions to overhaul the storm drainage system.

  Canada

  Jul 14
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• Looking for a family doctor in N.S.? You may need to ‘stretch’: Health Minister

  Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson told reporters that recent population growth, coupled with retirements, have caused a long wait list for a family doctor.

  Health

  Jun 30
• Halifax ferry users left scrambling again amid latest service interruptions

  Ferry service between Halifax and Dartmouth's Alderney terminal was cancelled abruptly Wednesday morning, frustrating commuters. Mayoral candidates say it's time for change.

  Canada

  Jun 26
• Community dreaming big for plans to replace decades-old rink in Spryfield

  The rink has been open since 1972, and the municipality says it's time Spryfield demolishes one of the oldest rinks to make way for a new facility.

  Canada

  Jun 25
• When a Halifax byelection could be called and what Trudeau must ponder

  Halifax MP Andy Fillmore's departure from federal politics adds to a growing list of byelections that need to be called by the Trudeau government.

  Politics

  Jun 19
• Defunct window company in N.S. and what’s happening with customers who made deposits

  Canadian Choice Windows & Doors has taken over the leases of six Alweather Windows and Doors locations and says it will honour deposits in the form of credit.

  Canada

  Jun 17
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• Will there be an early election in Nova Scotia? Parties assemble candidates to be ‘ready’

  One professor at Cape Breton University says Premier Tim Houston could call an early election, which would send Nova Scotians to the polls before 2025.

  Politics

  Jun 11
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• Halifax is a city under construction. But shopkeepers say it’s hurting business

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issued a letter on Thursday encouraging municipal governments to provide financial support to businesses impacted by construction.

  Economy

  Jun 7
• Sexual assault charges against former Halifax-area teacher dismissed, peace bond signed

  A former Halifax-area teacher who faced sexual assault and sexual exploitation charges has had his charges dismissed after signing a peace bond.

  Crime

  Jun 6
• Halifax businesses call for break in sidewalk patio fees, as permit prices hiked again

  Restaurant owners in Atlantic Canada are calling on municipalities to curb fees for sidewalk patios, following another year of increased fees.

  Canada

  May 21
• Eye on wildfires: N.S. officials watch West as conditions dry in East

  Experts studying wildfires in Canada are keeping a close eye on the potential risks this season in the Maritime provinces. 

  Environment

  May 15
• N.S. families shocked after decorations removed from graves of loved ones

  Several N.S. families are heartbroken after finding bushes cut down, flowers dug up, and sentimental items removed from their loved ones’ final resting places.

  Canada

  May 10
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• Check your social media to see if an emergency alert is over: Nova Scotia EMO

  The provincial Nova Scotia Emergency Management office said that social media is an 'effective tool' when alerting the public about the start and stop of emergency alerts.

  Canada

  May 7
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• Invasive strep: ‘Don’t wait’ to seek care, N.S. woman warns on long road to recovery

  A woman who had to be rushed into surgery after getting flesh-eating disease from invasive group A strep is warning others not to wait if they feel symptoms.

  Health

  Apr 26
• ‘It’s frustrating’: Dartmouth city councillor worried about proposed housing site

  Tony Mancini worried there will be a lack of consultation for a housing project slated for Dartmouth that includes a Pallet village and modular housing.

  Apr 22
• Why your next beer in Nova Scotia could be coming from a vending machine

  A Nova Scotia company is taking the way you get your beer one step further by creating a vending machine just for beer, but it's drawing concern from some professors.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• N.S. couple dies from strep A just hours apart. Their family is speaking out

  Two sisters from Nova Scotia are warning the public about an invasive form of strep after their mother and step-father died from the disease on the same day earlier this year.

  Health

  Apr 6
• ‘They did everything they could’: Family sounds alarm over fatal Strep A case in N.S.

  The family of a Nova Scotia man who died from invasive group A strep is sounding the alarm on the danger of the infection after symptoms became fatal within hours.

  Health

  Apr 1
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• QEII redevelopment has officially broken ground, but total cost and timeline unknown

  The ground breaking ceremony comes with the promise of less beds than originally planned, a smaller design and near half the size of what was originally proposed.

  Health

  Mar 27
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• Nova Scotia wildfire victims return home to thousands more in property tax

  The province says that homeowners rebuilding after the Nova Scotia wildfires will get a 15-per cent break on property assessments, but some say it's not enough.

  Politics

  Mar 26
• N.S. pallet project going forward despite public outcry: ‘There is a high degree of need’

  The province says it's going forward with a controversial project that would provide shelter to Kentville's unhoused population through tiny homes.

  Politics

  Mar 21
• Migrant worker battling cancer finally gets medical card in Nova Scotia

  A migrant worker from Jamaica spent months without health care after being fired from her job on a farm, and while battling cancer.

  Health

  Mar 18
• ‘Bursting at the seams’: Halifax schools struggling with overcrowded classrooms

  Student enrollment is said to have increased by more than 8,100 students in the past five years, with more than 2,000 new students registered for September.

  Education

  Mar 8