Almost all of the Maritimes region remains under heat warnings.

Environment Canada has issued alerts for all of Nova Scotia and P-E-I, along with most of New Brunswick except for the northwest area of the province.

Temperatures could reach as high as 33 degrees in some areas, with the humidex making it feel like 39 degrees.

The warnings are expected to remain into Friday, and possibly into the weekend in some areas.

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R-C-M-P say they’re investigating antisemitic graffiti that was painted along Highway 104 in Pictou County.  Police say the hateful graffiti was reported July 28th in Broadway, and was covered over by a construction crew shortly afterward.  Mounties say a man driving a 2008 white Chevrolet Express cargo van was seen near the location where the graffiti appeared.  R-C-M-P say they treat hate-motivated incidents seriously and they’re asking anyone with information to contact investigators.

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A coalition of safety groups is calling on Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner to review pedestrian and cyclist deaths involving pickup trucks and large S-U-Vs.

The Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards also wants the medical examiner to investigate and recommend measures to reduce future fatalities.

The group says research shows that pickup trucks and large S-U-Vs are more likely to kill pedestrians and cyclists in collisions than smaller cars.

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A new poll released this week has found that a very strong majority – 78 per cent – of Nova Scotians oppose the provincial government permitting private developments like golf courses, hotels and spas in legally protected Parks and Protected Areas. Three in five Nova Scotians are completely opposed, compared to only 4 per cent who are completely in support. The survey was conducted by Narrative Research and commissioned by the Ecology Action Centre. Last fall, Premier Tim Houston and his then Natural Resources Minister, Kim Masland, both said that their government is open to private development proposals for any of Nova Scotia’s Parks and Protected Areas.