Nova Scotia News

As Lee bears down, East Coasters 'can't believe' cell service spotty in some areas

HALIFAX — Donnie Fletcher can't comprehend why his small community doesn't have quality cellular service so that locals can be warned of oncoming danger, as another hurricane bears down on the Maritimes. The 74-year-old lives in New Salem, N.S.

Sep 15, 2023 10:24 AM Read more >

Two teens charged with attempted murder of N.S. RCMP officer in alleged hit-and-run

TRURO, N.S. — Two teens have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly struck and seriously injured a Nova Scotia RCMP officer with a car early Sunday morning.

Sep 15, 2023 10:12 AM Read more >

Hurricane watches issued for southwestern Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick

HALIFAX — Residents of the Maritimes are being warned to prepare for damaging winds, large waves, flooding and power outages as hurricane Lee is expected to transform into a large, powerful post-tropical storm Saturday after entering Canadian waters.

Sep 14, 2023 2:37 PM Read more >

N.S. premier names African Nova Scotian woman to his cabinet in historic first

HALIFAX — Twila Grosse made history Thursday in becoming the first Black woman in Nova Scotia history appointed to the provincial cabinet.

Sep 14, 2023 1:37 PM Read more >

Grocer Empire reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Co. Ltd. earned $261.0 million in its latest quarter, up from $187.5 million in the same quarter last year, boosted by the sale of its 56 gas stations in Western Canada to Shell Canada, the grocer said Thursday.

Sep 14, 2023 11:41 AM Read more >

'Stubbornly high' Nova Scotia suicide rate prompts calls for prevention strategy

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's suicide rate has remained "stubbornly high" since 2012, and the province needs a comprehensive strategy to tackle the problem, says a Halifax-based clinical psychologist.

Sep 14, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Forecaster warns Lee's winds could be 'faster' than expected on arrival in Maritimes

HALIFAX — Hurricane Lee is now threatening to make an earlier and windier landing in the Maritimes after picking up speed on its approach to land, forecasters say.

Sep 13, 2023 1:43 PM Read more >

On small N.S. francophone campus, student Me Too campaign 'removes the curtain'

HALIFAX — When English professor Brian Gibson sat down with a female student at Université Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia on March 9, he expected a routine discussion on her struggles catching up on course work.

Sep 13, 2023 10:15 AM Read more >

Aided by population growth, N.S. records $116M surplus for fiscal 2022-23

HALIFAX — A half-billion-dollar deficit forecast in last year’s Nova Scotia budget turned into a $115.7-million surplus, as the province closed the books on the previous fiscal year that ended March 31. The surplus figure is $621.

Sep 12, 2023 2:57 PM Read more >

Hurricane Lee to weaken as it approaches Maritimes, but will still pack a punch

HALIFAX — Hurricane Lee is expected to lash parts of the Maritimes with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says much of its strength will be sapped by cooler sea-surface temperatures as it moves north.

Sep 12, 2023 1:47 PM Read more >