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Three people are facing charges after two homes in Shubenacadie were searched during an investigation under the Animal Protection Act. The SPCA says in September, 27 animals were seized and 32 charges were laid, including 19 under the Act. Two men and one woman from Centre Burlington, aged 52, 51 and 45, are scheduled ...

Mental health in elementary schools, housing supports and violence prevention services for men. Those are some of the recommendations from a Domestic Violence Death Review Committee in Nova Scotia. Dr. Matthew Bowes is the chair of the committee, and the province's chief medical examiner. He says he's seen a lot of dom...

Driving will be a bit pricier to start March Break. According to sources, regular gas is going up 6.7 cents a litre at midnight, and diesel will rise 8.9 cents. The province's energy board are once again invoking the interrupter clause. It's happened a few times in recent weeks, as the global price of fuel rises due to...

Would the province consider re-nationalizing Nova Scotia Power? Premier Tim Houston was asked by reporters at Province House Friday if they'd explore buying the company back. "Discussions around what that would cost in this environment, I'm sure that would be a pretty big number. I'm most concerned about making su...

The congregation leader for the Sisters of St. Martha says after 30 years of sponsoring the only Catholic hospital in the province, it was time to walk away. It was announced just days ago that the congregation would no longer sponsor St. Martha Regional Hospital in Antigonish ending their mission agreement that has be...

Clearwater Seafoods has pleaded guilty to two charges under the health and safety act in relation to a workplace death on one of their vessels in 2024. The province's prosecution service (PPS) says the plea was made in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court, March 10, on failing to comply with a code of practice. It was in F...

The burn restrictions are back in place across Nova Scotia starting on Sunday, March 15. With the wildfire season running from March 15 to October 15, you will have to check online if it's safe and allowed to have an outside fire. Halifax is reminding everyone to never leave your fire unattended as it could start to sp...

A Nova Scotian flavour to a popular TV series. If you're a fan of medical drama 'The Pitt' on HBO Max, you'll see hospital equipment created in Dartmouth. Thursday's episode features 'Ring Rescue,' co-founded by emergency physician Dr. Kevin Spencer of Dartmouth General. Their devices help get stuck rings off of finger...

The search is still on for a missing man in Annapolis County. Two men in their 70s were reported missing late Tuesday after an ice fishing trip. One of the men was found dead Wednesday afternoon near Belleisle. RCMP say their underwater recovery team is on scene, and collaboration with partner agencies has been invalua...

The province is seeking proposals to build 2 eight‑unit public housing apartment buildings in Windsor. According to a recent release, almost 70% of current public housing tenants are seniors, a factor reflected in the design of the new buildings. Together, the developments will include 11 one‑bedroom units, 3 twoâ€...

It looks a federal fund is going to continue for the fishing industry. Ottawa says they've entered negotiations for a five-year renewal of the Atlantic Fisheries Fund. It began in 2017, and has provided around $400 million toward 1,300 projects in the seafood sector, according to Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson. Aca...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says many childcare centres across Nova Scotia are struggling to recruit staff because of low wages and a lack of recognition. Now, the union is urging the province's education minister to act, as some Early Childhood Educators (ECE) say they've been waiting months for back...

A man is dead after an ATV crash in Pictou County. RCMP say it was just before 4 p.m., March 10, when officers responded to an ATV flipped over in a remote area near Middle Settlement Road. The man, who seemed to be the only one on the vehicle, had life-threatening injuries. The 67-year-old from Salt Springs was taken ...

Nova Scotia's doctor waitlist has gone down. As of March 1, there were over 2,500 less people on the 'Need a Family Practice' list, it stands around 63,000. That's about six percent of the population. The drop accounts for new additions, removals, or because they no longer need a provider for different reasons. Nova Sc...

After dozens of surgeries were postponed or relocated, operations are set to return to normal by the end of the week at the Victoria General in Halifax. Nova Scotia Health says within the next 24 hours they will replace a transformer that caused the issue at the Centennial Building of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. &...

An ice-fisher is dead, and a search for a second one is underway in Annapolis County RCMP say two men aged 73 and 77 were reported missing late Tuesday night after not returning from ice fishing near Little Brook Lane. On Wednesday afternoon, one of the missing men was found dead. JRCC conducted air searches, along wit...

It's the kind of weather that makes you want to fire up the grill. Temperature records were smashed across Nova Scotia for Tuesday, March 10. Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard says records were broken at nine of their stations. "That includes a temperature of 19.9 degrees at Kejimkujik National Park, 17...

What specific funding is being restored by the Nova Scotia government? Premier Tim Houston announced Tuesday they're walking back $53 million in planned cuts in the upcoming budget, after protests and public outcry. The restoration is focused on seniors, disabilities and youth programs. The biggest chunk coming back is...

The Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish says they are saddened that the province decided not to continue on with a religious sponsor for the only Catholic hospital in Nova Scotia. The agreement ends September 30 between St. Martha's Regional Hospital and Nova Scotia after having been in place since for 30 years. In a s...

Now that the province has reversed some of their initial budget cuts, they have a chance to fix other structural problems in the government, according to a political scientist. That problem is what Tom Urbaniak calls "centralized scarcity," meaning the political decisions come from the premier's office. He sa...