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Nova Scotia says a major expansion by Agropur at its Bedford facility will strengthen the dairy sector and support farmers across the Maritimes. The province announced it is welcoming the investment, which will allow the Bedford site to process more milk products and ingredients used in foods across Canada. The project...

Nova Scotia Health says the number of people on the province's Need a Family Practice Registry continues to decline. As of April 1, there were 61,947 Nova Scotians on the registry. That is down from 63,221 people a month earlier, a drop of 1,274. Nova Scotia Health says that means 5.7 percent of the population is curre...

A museum in Shelburne that faced closure is going to open up, thanks to new funding. The Ross-Thomson House & Store Museum had funding approved through a new community assistance program through the province. The site was one of 12 that had provincial funding cut in the last budget The Shelburne Historical Society ...

A pair of Nova Scotia men have been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Moncton. Codiac Regional RCMP officers responded to a report of a man shot with a crossbow in the early morning of April 17. As police arrived at the scene, three suspects tried to flee in a pickup truck. The victim was taken to hosp...

Nova Scotia's long-term care strike could expand again this week as more homes prepare to join the job action if a deal is not reached. CUPE says workers at four additional facilities have now issued 48-hour strike notice. That means employees at Grand View Manor in Berwick, Magnolia Continuing Care Centre in Enfield, ...

Nova Scotia is replacing hundreds of aging slot machines as part of a multi-million dollar update now underway. The provincial government says 404 video lottery terminals in bars and lounges will be replaced during the 2026-27 fiscal year, along with another 212 machines in First Nations communities. The total cost of ...

Big changes are coming to the BMO Soccer Centre in Halifax, as the federal government is investing more than $277,000 to upgrade the facility into a modern training hub for Halifax Tides FC and the wider soccer community. On April 18th, Halifax MP Lena Metlege Diab made the funding announcement, stating that the improv...

Nova Scotia is expanding its industrial air quality rules, with the number of regulated pollutants increasing from six to 26 starting June 1. The province says the updated Air Quality Regulations are the first major overhaul since 1995. The changes set new limits under the Environment Act on the amount and type of poll...

A nine-day annual festival that celebrates Celtic culture in Cape Breton called the Celtic Colours International Festival is facing government cuts despite generating $18.2 million in economic activity last fall. Their Board of Directors Chair, Bob MacEachern, says it hurts to face 20 per cent of their operating budget...

Quebec has a new premier. Christine Fréchette won the race to become the leader of the province's governing party, the Coalition Avenir Quebec. According to multiple reports, Fréchette won the leadership race on Sunday with nearly 58 per cent of the votes, beating runner up Bernard Drainville. The former ...