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Seven RCMP vehicles were damaged and an investigation is underway due to protests after at a cannabis store was raided in a Cape Breton First Nation. In a statement, Friday, police say the cruisers that were left in Potlotek were removed that morning. They had "broken windows, dents, deflated tires, removed tires,...

All of New Brunswick and most of Nova Scotia are under yellow weather alerts Friday, as wintry weather continues to pass through the region. Environment Canada has issued yellow-level snowfall warnings for some northern areas of New Brunswick, with yellow-level freezing rain warnings for the other northern regions and ...

Province House is back open to the public, but there are new rules in place. Speaker Danielle Barkhouse restricted visitor access after singing protestors in the gallery disrupted a vote on the budget on March 24. Those who were in the gallery that night are still banned. Visitors are now not allowed to use cellphones,...

An 18-year-old man has been charged with multiple firearms offences following what officers say was a "fast-moving intimate partner violence-related situation" in Eastern Passage. Police responded to a report of a masked man outside a restaurant on Cow Bay Road at around 8:40 p.m. on March 31. It was later de...

A spring weather system is set to bring freezing rain and a mix of other precipitation across Nova Scotia on Friday, creating messy conditions in parts of the province. Environment Canada has special weather statements in effect provincewide, warning of rain, snow, ice pellets and freezing rain throughout the day. Mete...

An inmate has died in custody at Dorchester Penitentiary. According to a press release from Correctional Service Canada, 70-year-old Melvin Glen Stanton died on March 31. Stanton had been serving a life sentence since March 16, 1971. CSC said his next of kin have been notified. Per CSC policy, the coroner has been noti...

Province House remains closed to the public following last week's disruption during a budget vote, with no clear timeline for reopening. Speaker Danielle Barkhouse says the legislature will not reopen until those involved in the incident have been identified and appropriate action is taken. Protesters in the public gal...

If you work a minimum wage job, you will get a bit more cash the next time you get paid. Both the federal and provincial minimum wage went up Wednesday. The Nova Scotia minimum wage is now $16.75 an hour, and it will go up again on Oct. 1 to $17. The federal minimum wage affects anyone in a federally regulated business...

Sales of U.S. alcohol have brought in more money than expected for food relief efforts across Nova Scotia. The province says $5.3 million is being distributed through the Feeding Communities Fund, up from the $4 million originally forecast. The funding is going to 315 non-profits and charities that run food programs in...

The province's auditor general says some health contracts didn't follow proper policy. Since 2020, Kim Adair says Nova Scotia Health inappropriately used alternative procurement on six sole-sourced contracts. Adair says it's important that Nova Scotia Health follow proper rules to ensure a competitive and fair process....