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While competing at the Throws U 2024 Series meeting in Fleetwood Pennsylvania, Liverpool, Nova Scotia native Sarah Mitton recorded the furthest shotput throw of the year in women's competition. Her throw of 20.68 metres, was also Mitton's new personal best and set a new Canadian record. Her previous top throw was 20.33...

Four teens up on second-degree murder charges will appear in youth court Monday in Halifax. The charges stem from a fatal stabbing outside the Halifax Shopping Centre involving 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach. Al Marrach died from his injuries on April 22 and was a student at Citadel High School in Halifax. The four teens...

You might want to scan your ticket if picked up a Lotto 6/49 in New Glasgow. There is a $5 million dollar winning ticket from Saturday's draw waiting to be validated. The winner matched all six numbers on the classic draw to win the top prize. The Atlantic Lottery Corporation will release details on the winner(s) when ...

A hospital patient who went missing on Saturday was located after Nova Scotia Health requested the public's assistance to find him. Nova Scotia Health thanks the public for their help.

A 54-year-old man suffered serious injuries after a car crash Friday morning. Nova Scotia RCMP responded to a collision on Prospect Road in Cambridge at about 11 a.m., according to a news release. The driver of the Volkswagen, from Kentville, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital via helicopter. The ...

A 71-year-old man is dead after a car crash in Wolfville Ridge Saturday morning. At about 10:25 a.m., police responded to a collision on Highway 101, near exit 11. A tractor trailer and a GMC Sierra were travelling in opposite directions when they hit head-on, according to a news release from RCMP. The driver of the GM...

A Lunenburg County man is wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. RCMP say 42-year-old Michael Basil Bolivar from Forties, is currently facing these charges: Assault Theft Failure to Comply with Order RCMP describe him as 5'10, 160 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of ...

Four new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are coming to Halifax hospitals over the next several months. They are machines that use powerful magnets and a computer to take detailed pictures of inside the body to help doctors make decisions on treatment. The province says the additions should help reduce wait ti...

Friends, family and listeners of Nova Scotia broadcasting legend Rick Howe are invited to celebrate his life this weekend at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax. Howe who broadcast primarily in Nova Scotia for his nearly 50-year career passed away in January at 69. As per his wishes, his celebration of life will be open t...

Nova Scotia's latest initiative to address climate challenges, the Community Climate Capacity (CCC) program, has announced its first 12 projects. Launched in 2023, the CCC program, sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and administered by the Dartmouth-based Clean Foundation, aims to support climate in...

You're in luck if you waited until the morning to fill up. A 4.6 cent a litre drop in the price of regular gas at midnight. It's averaging around $1.80 around the province. Diesel also fell by nearly three and a half cents.

Two men are dead and three others are seriously injured after two separate car crashes on Thursday. At about 6:30 a.m., a Hyundai Tucson and Hyundai Accent were travelling in opposite directions on Highway 104, near Afton, when they hit head-on, according to a news release. The driver, of the Accent, a 53-year-old Mona...

A local stand-up comedian is representing Halifax on the national stage, competing for the largest cash prize in Canadian television history-$1 million. Travis Lindsay has made to the finale on Canada's Got Talent. Lindsay found out he was advancing Tuesday night. He told our newsroom, Wednesday, how he was feeling. &q...

You may soon see more three-wheeled vehicles on our roads. The province has approved a five-year pilot project to test their operation. The vehicles weren't allowed to be registered in Nova Scotia, but are federally approved. In a release, MLA Twila Grosse says road safety is a priority, and government wants to make su...

Highway 104 has been re-opened after two head-on collisions Thursday morning. RCMP says the first was around 6:30 a.m. in the Afton area near Antigonish. The second was just before 11 a.m. in Havre Boucher. As a result, Highway 104 was closed from exits 36B to 39. Officers were reporting reduced visibility and water ac...

Nutritious, local, healthy and delicious food is the goal of the school lunch program about to roll out in Nova Scotia. Minister of Education, Becky Druhan, tells our newsroom they will make the "historic investment" available to all students who need it and to make it affordable and stigma free. Druhan adds,...

About 300 people lined the street outside the Nova Scotia Legislature Wednesday afternoon to call on the government to implement the Coastal Protection Act. The act was previously passed by all parties in 2019, but the provincial government scrapped the plan in February, which means municipalities are now responsible f...

Dalhousie University is hosting the province's first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) symposium this week. On Thursday, May 9, the event will feature workshops, keynote speakers and networking opportunities. "There are so many talented people working in AI around Nova Scotia, but what we need is a platform to bri...

A Halifax police officer faces charges after he allegedly assaulted a female he knew while off-duty. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says the Halifax Regional Police notified them of on Oct. 26, 2023 of a an alleged domestic assault. SiRT launched an investigation and found they had "reasonable and proba...

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...