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Two people are dead and police believe alcohol was involved after a boat flipped over on a river in Annapolis County. Four people were in the boat when it capsized Monday evening. A 46-year-old Granville Centre man and a 27-year-old Weymouth man were able to swim to shore. In an update, police say a 49-year-old man die...

The Seal Island Bridge is closed every night for a week. According to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Facebook page, it's from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., until Saturday morning. They say it's closed to vehicles. In case of emergency, emergency crews can still get through.

Children in emergency care homes stay for eight months on average, when they're only suppose to stay for up to four days. That's one of the reasons emergency care homes lack oversight, which creates more problems for an already vulnerable population, according to a new report from Nova Scotia's auditor general. Auditor...

A 20-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle hit a truck head-on Monday morning. RCMP say they responded to a report of a collision between a Yamaha TW200 motorcycle and a Ford F150, which were travelling in opposite directions on Lawrence Road in Union Corner. The motorcycle driver, a man from Mantua, died at the sc...

There's an investigation underway into an alleged use of excessive force by an RCMP officer against a female youth. It stems from an arrest earlier this month in West Hants, where a struggle ensued between the youth and two officers in a holding cell. The youth allegedly struck an officer in the face, then one of the o...

A woman died and five others were injured, including two children, after a head-on car crash Sunday. Just after 3 p.m., Antigonish RCMP and emergency crews responded to a head-on collision near the 400 block of Highway 7, according to a news release. A Toyota Rav4, travelling north, and a white GMC Terrain, travelling ...

It's been four years since a 3-year-old boy went missing in Truro. Truro Police Service say Dylan Ehler was last seen on Elizabeth Street in Truro wearing a green winter jacket, camo jogging pants and a red dino t-shirt. They describe him with brown hair, a left hazel eye, a right eye half hazel, half blue. At the time...

A new guideline is coming to Nova Scotia to help guarantee the number of hours nurses work and patients they care for in a single shift. The Nova Scotia Nurses Union says they negotiated last summer with the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK to address staffing shortages and burn out. In a statement, the union s...

Nova Scotia's New Democrats held their annual convention. Leader Claudia Chender was joined by federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in Halifax for the event. Chender talked about their approach to building housing options faster. "We talked about how pre-fabricated building methods can help with that speed, and we nee...

This week, an alarm will sound on your radio, television and compatible wireless devices. Not to worry, chances are it is only a test. As a part of Emergency Preparedness Week, the sounder will be activated on May 8, by provincial, territorial and federal public safety authorities. Alert Ready is designed to deliver cr...

It was a week to remember for East Coast Music in Charlottetown. The 2024 ECMAs were handed out on two separate nights during the week-long festival. PEI's East Pointers were the big winners with three awards, including group of the year. Jenn Grant won song of the year, she picked up two awards overall along with Morg...

One person has died and another suffered serious injuries after an all-terrain vehicle crash in northern Nova Scotia. Guysborough County District RCMP said the crash happened off South Merland Road in South Merland shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday. Investigators said an ATV was travelling on a dirt road parallel to Highwa...

An 18-year-old man has died after police say his vehicle left the road in Colchester County. First responders were called to Highway 289 in Middle Stewiacke around 10 p.m. Wednesday. "Upon arrival at the scene, RCMP officers learned that a Honda Civic was travelling northbound towards Truro when it left the roadwa...

The federal and provincial governments plan to spend $25 million on projects to building or renovate child-care spaces. The new program, announced Thursday, will prioritize diverse or vulnerable communities, publicly owned buildings and communities with less child-care centres available. "This is one of the more e...

The Department of Public Works has issued a statement after being notified of hate symbols painted on overpasses along Highway 103.Images of the Diagolon flag on overpasses began circulating earlier this week. The group's motto is "gun or rope" and a House of Commons report labelled them as a "violent ex...

Nova Scotia's finance minister says people have a right to know how much they're on the hook for concerning the teachers' pensions shortfall, just not yet. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Allan MacMaster said the fund, which is facing a $1.4-billion shortfall, is seeing improvement and there is no need to be hasty...

Premier Tim Houston is not happy with Nova Scotia Power. Reports say the utility is seeking $22 million from ratepayers for last year's storm damage. That would be an average of 1.3 percent added to your power bill for one year, starting in January. Houston was blunt about his stance on the issue. "I wish Nova Sco...

Events are underway in Prince Edward Island for the 36th annual East Coast Music Awards. A dozen awards were presented in Charlottetown Thursday night at the first of three ceremonies. Among Nova Scotia's winners were Neon Dreams, Maggie Andrew, Morgan Toney, and Good Dear Good. The Director's Special Achievement Award...

The Cape Breton Eagles playoff run is over. Baie-Comeau got a 2-1 overtime victory in Thursday night's Game 5 to win their third round series. The Drakkar will move on to the Q-league final for the first time in 10 years. The Eagles were in the final four for the first time since 2007. The good news for Cape Breton, th...

It's Gaelic Nova Scotia Month. Minister of Gaelic Affairs, Allan MacMaster says, "Many Nova Scotians can look back on their family history and find Gaelic speakers who made their home in our province." It's estimated that 50,000 Gaels immigrated here from the Scottish Highlands and islands in the 18th and 19t...