Both Gas and Diesel prices rose overnight in Nova Scotia. Regular Self-Serve gas is up 1.6 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 139.1 cents per litre. Diesel prices rose by 6.2 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 188.3 cents per litre in the local area. 

 

A small community in northeastern B.C. is grieving after a deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Police say eight people were killed and about 25 others injured after an 18-year-old opened fire at a residence and Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before taking her own life.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have released the names of several victims, many of them children under the age of 15. Counselling support and crisis lines are now being offered as the town of roughly 2,400 people mourns one of the deadliest shootings in Canadian history.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal party leaders are expected to attend a vigil in the coming days.

 

Nova Scotia says it will not meet its goal of lowering child-care fees to an average of ten dollars a day by the end of March.

Education Minister Brendan Maguire says while the province is on track to create 9,500 new spaces, there isn’t enough funding to bring the average cost below about twelve dollars a day.

Opposition leaders, including NDP Leader Claudia Chender, argue affordable child care is essential for families and the economy.

Liberal MLA Derek Mombourquette says the original federal deal had the capacity to meet all targets.

The province says talks with Ottawa are ongoing.

 

A Porter Airlines flight from Toronto became disabled after landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport Wednesday night.

Airport officials say Flight 209 landed safely just after 8:20 p.m., but while exiting the runway the aircraft slid sideways in the snow and became stuck near the taxiway. Emergency crews responded and passengers were later de-planed and bused to the terminal.

The airline says 59 passengers and five crew members were on board and no injuries were reported. One runway remained closed overnight as crews worked to tow the aircraft, and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has launched an investigation.

 

Today members of the community will gather at the Pictou County Wellness Centre for Breaking the Silence: A one-day forum on Gender based violence, Intimate partner violence, and human trafficking in our community. The forum is being held by the Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centr and The Pictou County Interagency on Family Violence to come together and talk about these issues that our community faces. In 2024, Nova Scotia declared intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, and in 2024 Nova Scotia had the highest police reported rate of Human Trafficking in the country. 

 

In Sports, 

At the Milano-Cortina Olympics, Canada earned multiple medals today, with Mikaël Kingsbury taking silver in men’s moguls and Éliot Grondin adding silver in men’s snowboard cross.

On the ice, Speed skater Courtney Sarault won bronze in the women’s 500-metre short-track.  Canada’s men’s hockey team opened its Olympic campaign with a dominant 5–0 win over Czechia, highlighted by strong goaltending and scoring from stars like Connor McDavid and newcomer and first time Olympian Macklin Celebrini.

Meanwhile the women’s hockey team rebounded with a 5–0 victory over Finland, securing second place in their group as they head into the quarterfinals.

In The Maritime Junior Hockey League the Pictou County Weeks Crushes defeated the Yarmouth Mariners 5-2 last night at the wellness centre.