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It's the next step to improve one of the busiest highways in Nova Scotia. The province says the contract has been awarded in the Highway 102 Improvement Design Project to WSP, which has more than 60 years in planning, engineering and technical experience. WSP is a global company but has headquarters in Canada. It will ...

Lower downpayments will help a lot of people get their first homes, according to a Halifax real estate agent. The province's new first-time buyers program gives people the chance to buy their first house with a downpayment of 2 per cent instead of 5. Keith Mitchell with Royal LePage says this will be a huge help. "...

Nearly 3,000 Nova Scotia government employees will be heading back to the office after spending more than five years working under flexible work arrangements. The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) says there's no evidence the move will make the workplace more effective or efficient, and that ma...

Some streets in Nova Scotia are so rough, even Anne Murray has something to say. In a social media post on Sunday, the legendary Canadian singer shared her thoughts about the ongoing problem, stating bluntly, "I'm going to get some sand for my car so I can start filling the potholes in the streets of Halifax."...

A major Hollywood icon has passed away. Actor and Director Robert Duvall died peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort, according to a social media post from his wife Luciana, "To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for...

RCMP are looking for a man after an alleged armed robbery in Coldbrook. Police say it happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday in the 7100 block of Highway 1, according to a social media post. The man ran away, and police describe him as about 20 years old, between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-3, wearing a white shirt, checkere...

Canada's Meg Oldham has taken us to our second gold medal of the Olympic games in Milan. She stood at the top of the podium on Monday for women's big air ski. She landed in second place after her first run with 91.75 points and pushed into the lead after her second got her 89 points. No one could touch her 180.75 total...

Nova Scotia's budget will be tabled 'early' in the spring session, according to Finance Minister John Lohr. The latest deficit forecast is $1.4 billion for this fiscal year, Premier Tim Houston said in January. Recently, S&P Global downgraded the province's credit rating, citing a failure to meet previous budget ta...

Part of Highway 105 is closed due to a crash at Seal Island Bridge in Boularderie East. Expect some delays. And RCMP say avoid the area if possible.

Canada has earned their first gold medal of the 2026 Olympic games, courtesy of Mikaël Kingsbury in the men's dual moguls. In Milan on Sunday, Kingsbury beat one of his longtime rivals, Ikuma Horishima of Japan, in the final battle for the gold medal, according to the Team Canada Olympic website. Kingsbury, hailin...