A former swim instructor at a provincial corrections facility is facing 66 sex-related charges. It's prompting questions why Nova Scotia still doesn't have a youth advocate.
During a town hall meeting in Lower Sackville on Monday, Sept. 15, Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore reignited rumours that the retailer will be coming to Middle Sackville.
The future of the grain elevator at the Port of Halifax remains murky as the port continues with an ambitious expansion aimed at growing its cargo and cruise ship businesses.
The iconic Maritime beer company says by the end of 2025, it will no longer being producing its beer in bottles, instead opting for cans and kegs only.
A Dartmouth man is facing 66 sex-related charges following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility.
A man who lost his residence after an apartment fire in Middle Sackville, N.S. thought he'd be sleeping in the car Tuesday night, that was until a stranger came to his rescue.
Drought and extreme heat are cutting into the size and supply of pumpkins that are usually carved into jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween or frozen and canned for food.
Diana Calderón and her daughter have been given until Nov. 4 to go through the costly process of reapplying for a work permit, or be forced to leave the country.
Halifax Water applied to the province's utilities regulatory in May to raise rates, citing a need to replace aging infrastructure and general rising costs of labour and materials.
A couple who lost everything when their newly-renovated home was destroyed in the Long Lake wildfire is celebrating a new beginning with the arrival of their baby.
Joanne Munro, Service Nova Scotia deputy minister, says alternative procurement is a "legitimate and necessary” tool used by governments across Canada.
A Nova Scotia minister says tenants in a downtown Halifax building that's been without power for two weeks will be given priority at the office that enforces tenancy laws.
Halifax Harbour Bridges has issued $4.67 million in refunds to MACPASS holders as it closes more than 177,000 accounts. The tolls on the bridges ended in March.
Halifax Water is planning on implementing mandatory water restrictions in the coming days. Decent rainfall, it hasn't been enough to raise levels in the reservoirs.
Talks resumed between Dalhousie University and its faculty association, more than two weeks after the school locked out about 1,000 professors, librarians and other teaching staff.
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled plans to increase tariff relief funding for some businesses impacted by tariffs, with $80 million in funding for Atlantic Canada.
Guests aboard a Nova Scotia whale-watching tour boat got to see more than they likely anticipated when they witnessed a great white shark feasting on a floating whale carcass.
Carey Murphy is launching a program to explore the dangers of online gaming and is speaking directly to young people, who are particularly attracted to sports betting platforms.
RCMP said the teen had posed for a photo with what appeared to be a firearm on school property in Middle Sackville while making threats against staff and students.
The Village of Memramcook says they trapped the beavers because they were creating a blockage to the irrigation system for the municipally-owned golf course.
The department says the seizures and resulting arrests are aimed at preventing unauthorized lobster harvesting, out-of-season fishing and illegal sales.
The wildfire in Annapolis Valley remains 'out of control,' according to Nova Scotia. On Monday morning, the province estimated the size of the wildfire to be 8,468 hectares.
Police allege the multi-jurisdictional investigation revealed a network that would produce illicit cannabis in Ontario and then ship it to Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The Halifax university locked out members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association in mid-August after the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a new deal.
Fort Providence, N.W.T., is under evacuation as a wildfire nears within 2 km. Winds may shift later today, raising risk. Residents are heading to Hay River.
Nova Scotia's largest wildfire in Annapolis Valley remains out of control, now measured at nearly 85 sq. km. Crews continue efforts, aided by good weather.
Nova Scotia's Long Lake wildfire has destroyed 20 homes, with residents like Nick Bezanson reeling from loss but buoyed by community support and aid efforts.
Kendall Killam, one of the homeowners on McLaughlin Drive, said she was shocked by what she saw outside her window after someone stolen an excavator and tore threw lawns.
Halifax Regional Police say an officer shot at a car fleeing a traffic stop, and then later police pulled over the wrong suspect vehicle. Two people are now arrested.
If temperatures become too hot, much-maligned ticks are at risk of drying out. The parasites survive by retreating to moist areas like leaf litter and in the soil.
As Canadian students get back to the classroom, a record number of them will be accessing the school breakfast program this year, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.
While the fire in Annapolis Valley is now estimated to be more than 8,000 hectares in size, Nova Scotia officials say no more homes have been damaged as a result.
The wildfire season this year is being called unprecedented by many fire officials in the region, with Halifax firefighters feeling they aren't properly trained to do their job.
Some who call Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.
The department says conditions look promising to continue to make progress on the Long Lake fire before winds are expected to pick up again from a large storm well offshore.
A Canadian icon will not be crossing the border into the U.S. this fall in a decision partially fuelled by President Donald Trump's ongoing tariff war.
Environment Canada said Hurricane Erin should stay far offshore but will bring dangerous surf and gusty winds over coastal areas of Nova Scotia and the Avalon Peninsula.
Some parents say they won't be taking their kids to a splash pad in Dartmouth, N.S., due to the amount of drug paraphernalia being left lying around the park.
Officials say firefighters in Nova Scotia remain focused on tackling the northern side of the Long Lake wildfire in the Annapolis Valley, which is closest to homes.
The encampment site at Cogswell Park in Halifax is de-designated, effective immediately, but those who have been sheltering there have until Sept. 21 to pack up.
Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September.
A wildfire along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay, Newfoundland remained at a stubborn 95 square kilometres in size on Sunday. It is about the size of Paris, France.
The U.S. government deployed more than 200 emergency workers to Puerto Rico as a precaution after a flood watch was issued for the entire U.S. territory.
Canadians are finding domestic travel increasingly unaffordable, with high costs for flights, rentals, and hotels forcing some to scale back plans or stay closer to home.
'It is a fun celebration but for neurodivergent people like myself it can get overwhelming fast,' Autism Resource Centre project assistant Marie-Pier Leroux said.
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to seven weapons charges in a case where police alleged the youth threatened to harm students at a Halifax high school.
New evacuation alerts were issued Tuesday for Galway and Southlands, neighbourhoods on the western edge of St. John's, on top of earlier alerts for two nearby towns.
Many cities including Toronto, Halifax, and St. John's are experiencing 50 per cent or less of normal rainfall since the start of meteorological summer on June 1st.
There are seven wildfires burning out of control in the province -- five of them in Newfoundland and two in Labrador, but the Kingston fire is far larger than the other fires.
The federal government is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists.
A Halifax utility company is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water due to low supply levels amid a Nova Scotia drought that has resulted in a province-wide forest ban.
Nova Scotia's government is telling people to stay out of the woods amid extreme wildfire risk, meaning hikers and campers in these locations will no longer be allowed.
Nova Scotia's recent burn and travel bans have left many across the province confused about the rules citing unclear signage and enforcement for the regulations.
Low-income Canadians with health conditions are pleading for government help to stay cool as heat waves worsen across the province, making apartments unbearable.
Halifax council has voted to step back from their original plan of adding a bike lane to Morris Street on the heels of Premier Tim Houston's threat to reverse course for them.
The Nova Scotia government is severing its funding ties with the province's firefighters school, calling the results of a audit of its safety and governance "appalling.”
On Saturday, more than 80 years after the crash, a non-profit group held a public ceremony to unveil two commemorative panels at a campsite in the shadow of the mountain.
Just before 2 p.m. local time, the provincial government issued evacuation orders for the towns of Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Kingston.
Organizers of a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents an attack on Mi'kmaq sovereignty.
Halifax teen gets 10 months in custody, 17 months supervision for role in fatal stabbing of Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, in brutal 2024 parkade attack over a girl.
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a collision between a car and motorcycle that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy in Dartmouth Wednesday night.
Tim Houston took to social media on Thursday to say he didn't want to 'hear reports of people defying this ban' and fines will be issued, if anyone's caught.
A Nova Scotia senior and her family are upset with how she was treated, after she was moved into a hallway without easy access to a bathroom and in front of an emergency exit.
One warning is for the Kennetcook area, also in the northern health zone, where they say the public may have been exposed to measles at a local pharmacy on July 3 and July 6.
Mi'kmaq leaders from Nova Scotia are calling on Ottawa to urgently address the income assistance disparity they say is keeping some families on reserve in deep poverty.
French Bank, Middle Bank and Sable Island Bank, all located south of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, and Sydney Bight, northeast of Cape Breton, have been chosen.
Former Africville residents and their descendants are rallying behind longtime protester Eddie Carvery, who recently received a parking ticket for his trailer.
Cymon Cormier was found guilty of first-degree murder in June, after a judge rejected his defence that he was not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD).
Starting Aug. 1, tolls for all vehicles on the Confederation Bridge will drop from $50.25 to $20. Fares for inter-provincial ferries are also being cut by half.
There's been a surge in the number of Nova Scotians with complex disabilities stuck in temporary housing, according to recent figures released by the province.
Tourism site operators in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say they're actually very busy this season, and have welcomed many Americans who are eager to visit Canada.
Deepak Sharma pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death as part of a plea deal. The January crash claimed the life of a 21-year-old Dalhousie student.
Nova Scotia's environment minister said Thursday there is no set deadline for Northern Pulp to submit a cleanup plan for its shuttered mill site near Pictou, N.S.
Health officials say the rise in cases was expected because it's common for secondary infections to appear within seven to 21 days after initial measles cases are identified.
A man who was believed to be armed and prompted a shelter-in-place alert in Summerside, P.E.I., Wednesday morning is now in custody and there is no longer a threat to public safety, according to police.