Nova Scotia News

Power still out for thousands as stormy weather persists in parts of Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — Utility crews in rural New Brunswick raced on Friday to restore power to thousands of customers before Christmas, following a damaging windstorm earlier this week that knocked out electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses.

Dec 22, 2023 2:36 PM Read more >

The high costs of wildfires in 2023: For homeowners the struggles carry on for months

HALIFAX — Seven months after a wildfire left a charred, 1,000-hectare scar on the western suburbs of Halifax, less visible damage persists in the lives of those who lost their homes to the flames.

Dec 22, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

Federal Fisheries Department ponders new regulations ahead of 2024 elver season

HALIFAX — New regulations aimed at disrupting illegal fishing and ending violence in the East Coast baby eel fishery are under consideration for the 2024 season.

Dec 21, 2023 2:13 PM Read more >

N.S. university's code of conduct aimed at stopping recruiters misleading students

SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University has implemented a new code of conduct for international recruiters aimed at protecting prospective students from misleading claims about the school and off-campus life.

Dec 20, 2023 4:03 PM Read more >

Man who killed Halifax gay rights activist discharged from psychiatric hospital

HALIFAX — A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed a well-known gay rights advocate in 2012 has been discharged from the psychiatric hospital where he has been receiving treatment since he was first placed in custody there 11 years ago.

Dec 20, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to increase wages, provide benefits and pension for child-care workers

HALIFAX — Licensed child-care workers in Nova Scotia will receive pay raises of between 14 and 17 per cent next spring and will also be provided with new pension and benefits plans.

Dec 20, 2023 1:51 PM Read more >

Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurism

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A man who served as the head monk of a monastery in Cape Breton has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in July to a charge of voyeurism.

Dec 20, 2023 11:08 AM Read more >

Wildfire devastation voted Canadian Press news story of the year

HALIFAX — It was the year unprecedented wildfires disrupted the lives of thousands from coast to coast, shattering records for the total area burned.

Dec 20, 2023 9:05 AM Read more >

Tens of thousands lose power after windstorm lashes East Coast

HALIFAX — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Tuesday after strong winds struck Canada's East Coast, and officials warned electricity restoration could take days in some areas.

Dec 19, 2023 6:19 PM Read more >

More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

HALIFAX — The increase in Nova Scotia children considered vulnerable to having learning problems as they enter the school system may be connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and child poverty, says a child and youth researcher.

Dec 19, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >