A reward is being offered for information about two young children who disappeared from their Pictou County home in early May.  The provincial Justice Department is offering up to 150-thousand dollars for information that leads to the return of six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack.  The R-C-M-P started a missing persons investigation after they received a report that the two children had wandered away from their home in Lansdowne Station.  The total reward amount will depend on the investigative value of the information.

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Gasoline and diesel prices both increased overnight in Nova Scotia.  The price of regular gasoline increased by 6.4 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at 146.8 cents per litre locally.  Diesel prices increased by 9.5 cents per litre, meaning the minimum pump price for diesel is 157.5 cents per litre in the local area.

 

 

The Nova Scotia government is funding more openings at Dalhousie University for Nova Scotians who want to become doctors.  The province says that as of this fall, there will be five more first-year seats reserved for Nova Scotia students in the doctor of medicine program.  And another five first-year seats will be added in 2026-27.  It’s been more than a year since the provincial government stopped updating an online dashboard that tracked the number of residents seeking a family doctor.

 

 

Steel industry groups are panning the prime minister’s plan to retaliate against U-S tariffs.

The Canadian Steel Producers Association and the United Steelworkers Union have issued a joint statement, saying the measures fall short.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans to limit the amount of foreign steel coming into Canada, along with new procurement rules.

Ottawa also plans to adjust Canadian counter-tariffs to be consistent with whatever progress is made in U-S trade talks.