The family of Colton Sisco, 6, are raising questions about a public alert that was delayed close to two hours, unreliable cellular service and a lack of flood-risk mapping.
Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr and his deputy say Cape Breton Regional Municipality can use a new capital grant to help balance the operating budget, but Mayor Amanda McDougall says that was never made clear.
A ministerial order instructing the commissioners of the Village of Baddeck to fix its financial and governance affairs or risk being fired will not be renewed.
Cape Breton regional council wants to provide new artists with small grants to get them started, but the Nova Scotia government is not ready to give municipalities that kind of power, yet.