Flights operated by Zoom Airlines Inc. on both sides of the Atlantic have been disrupted as the Ottawa air carrier seeks protection from its creditors.

A Zoom spokesman said Thursday the airline was continuing to operate services and is working to get its flights back on schedule. But the disruption has affected hundreds of passengers in Halifax, Calgary, Glasgow, Scotland, Cardiff Wales and other places.

Don’t feel like you can order takeout while the 70-day incubation period for listeriosis runs its course?

Local restaurants are taking steps, assisted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to ensure their food is safe.

Ten days after the first meat recall from Maple Leaf Foods, Nova Scotia has no cases of listeriosis, the chief medical officer confirmed Wednesday.

That doesn’t mean that Nova Scotians can breathe easy — yet, says Dr. Robert Strang.

NEW GLASGOW — Joy Hennessey bears no resemblance to former premier John Hamm, but the New Glasgow woman was able to use his credit card four times within two hours of stealing it from his jacket pocket in March.

“This is John Hamm, the former premier of Nova Scotia, and no one looks?” an incredulous Judge Clyde MacDonald said Wednesday in New Glasgow provincial court where Ms. Hennessey was given a suspended sentence and probation.

Only one ousted Halifax regional school board member is saying for sure that he wants back on the board, while two others say they’re shooting for a seat on city council instead.

Gin Yee, who represented Dartmouth Centre-Albro Lake-Harbourview before the city’s school board was disbanded, told The Chronicle Herald on Tuesday he’s hoping voters will back him for a second time when they head to the polls Oct. 18.