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Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore says housing, transit, affordability and infrastructure are key priorities in his vision for our city. Fillmore outlined his plan in the state of the municipality address at the Halifax Convention Centre, Wednesday and calls Halifax's role as Canada's Defence City. However, Fillmore said we ...

The SPCA says funding struggles has forced them to suspend their program to trap, neuter, and then return stray cats to where they were found. They no longer have a dedicated funding partner, so they cannot offer the service at no cost to the caretakers and rescuers involved, according to Heather Woodin, chief of anima...

Most of Nova Scotia is under a frost advisory. Nova Scotia Emergency Management says it is for early Friday morning, stretching from Yarmouth County along the western part of the province, including Amherst and all the way up to North Sydney. Temperatures are supposed to dip down to 4 degrees and patchy frost is expect...

An Annapolis County man is facing a slew of charges in a historical sexual assault case. RCMP say it stems from an investigation that started in October 2025 after receiving a report of historical sexual assaults and physical abuse. Three victims were then identified, two who were youth at the time, between 1988 and 20...

A wildfire burning in the community of East Port L'Hebert, Queens County is now under control, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR made the post about 10:30 a.m., Thursday. As of Wednesday, around 9 p.m., DNR said the three-hectare blaze was being held, about one hour after it was still labelled...

Halifax police want to speak to the driver after a hit and run in Bedford involving an 11-year-old boy. Police say it was around 8:17 a.m., Tuesday, when the boy was hit by a car while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the roundabout for Larry Uteck Blvd and Broad Street. The vehicle stopped briefly but then...

An international group of runners is set to pass through the Maritimes this spring as part of the Peace Run Canada initiative. Ten members from seven countries - including Mexico, Australia, Moldova, Switzerland, Slovakia, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Canada - will begin their journey in Halifax, connecting with ...

Halifax Regional Police (HRP) are searching for a man after a Home Depot security guard was assaulted. Officers say the incident happened last Saturday around 3:50 p.m. at the store on Lacewood Drive, when the suspect attempted to leave with items he didn't pay for. The suspect is described as a white man, approximatel...

Mayor Andy Fillmore is set to deliver his 2026 State of the Municipality address at the Halifax Convention Centre. The speech will focus on Halifax's rapid growth, as well as the opportunities and pressures shaping the region. Fillmore is also expected to outline his vision for how the city can maintain its position as...

There was a police presence in Arichat Tuesday morning as CUPE members entered their sixth week of strike action. Thirty-four facilities are now on the picket lines with 3,300 workers fighting for higher wages after job action began April 13. Union members from St. Anne's tell Acadia News they changed locations to the ...

Silver Crescent Academy Society and Children's Centre is celebrating the announcement of a new childcare facility in Bayer's Lake, backed by nearly $2 million in federal and provincial funding. The expansion comes about five years after the organization surpassed its goal of offering 9,650 additional childcare spaces a...

A Moncton, New Brunswick man is hoping his thumb will help to raise $100,000 for cancer research. Twenty-year-old Quinn Strang, who battled the disease, is hitchhiking across the country raising funds. He was first diagnosed with cancer when he was 15 years old. "I was diagnosed with stage four cancer. I had Ewing...

It is in the end of an era. Canada's iconic Snowbird jets are going to retire after the 2026 season. Defence Minister David McGuinty made the announcement in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Tuesday. As part of the air force, the CT-114 Tutor aircraft have awed Canadians with their air shows for nearly 60 years. To replace the...

Robert K. Irving has died. The Irving family announced that the co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited, passed away Tuesday morning in Moncton. He was 71. Irving had been battling cancer. The second-oldest son of James K. Irving and Jean Irving, he ran JDI along with his older brother James D. Irving. After graduating from Aca...

Temperatures are expected to soar in parts of Nova Scotia, Tuesday, with our first heat warning of the season. It includes Lunenburg County, Queens County, and the Annapolis Valley. Highs near 30 degrees are expected Tuesday afternoon but will feel like 35; and the heat is set to persist into Wednesday. Environment Can...

Halifax Transit riders are seeing a return to more frequent service on the Alderney ferry. As of 10:15 a.m. on May 19, the Vincent Coleman ferry will resume 15-minute crossings after operating on a reduced 30-minute schedule for several months. Halifax Transit says ferry service to Woodside has not been affected by the...

A couple of medics are little shook up and shocked after their ambulance fell of a wharf in the Annapolis Valley, Monday afternoon. That's according to the Annapolis Valley Fire Chief says who says it's something he hasn't seen in his 32 years with the service. "We received the call of an MVC at the Annapolis Whar...

A Nova Scotia First Nation still must pay thousands in legal fees to a commercial fishing group, despite trying to appeal a court ruling from the fall. According to the Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance (UFCA), the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal made the decision last week for Spikene'katik to still pay them $15,000...

A Nova Scotian now wears the crown for best barbeque chicken in the world. Phillipe Gaudet of Clare, along with his team of five others, won the world championship title for barbequed chicken with a perfect score, while competing against more than 120 teams. "We were jumping around pretty high and yeah, we were qu...

Some airplane passengers on their way to London got a surprise visit to Nova Scota when their flight had to make an emergency landing. United flight 920 was on its way from Chicago to London when it requested an emergency landing because of a mechanical issue around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, according to an emailed statement ...