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It's going to be wet, mild and very windy across the province. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning with gusts that could reach 90 or even up to 110 km/h along exposed areas of the Atlantic Coast. Between 25 and 40 mm of rain could fall in central and northern Nova Scotia causing reduced visibility at times. Th...

Another First Nation is speaking out against the province's crackdown on illegal cannabis sales. It was earlier this month when Nova Scotia announced there would be increased police enforcement amid concerns about safety and the unregulated market. In a statement on their social media page, Thursday, Millbrook First Na...

Nova Scotia is now forecasting a deficit of $1.29 billion for the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to the province's second budget update released Thursday. That's up $64.6 million from September's forecast and nearly $592 million higher than the original budget. Finance and Treasury Board Minister John Lohr said the sho...

Changes are on the way that will help Nova Scotia's aquaculture industry grow and get projects approved faster. The province says they are updating license and lease regulations with faster, clearer rules. Key changes include: a 30-day period where the public can have their voice on new or existing sites that are expan...

Former Nova Scotia justice minister Becky Druhan is calling on the provincial government to take a more transparent and policy-driven response following the Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach and the filing of a related class action. In a letter to Premier Tim Houston, who also serves as Minister of Energy, Druhan ...

A sold-out crowd in Halifax to watch professional women's hockey. The Montreal Victoire defeated the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in a shootout in front of over 10,000 at Scotiabank Centre. It was the first stop on the PWHL's Takeover Tour. Some of the loudest cheers of the night were for Nova Scotians on the ice. Sceptres cap...

A multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit over an Air Canada crash at the Halifax airport, ten years ago. Wagners Law says it is for $18 million to cover legal fees and expenses. It was in March of 2015, when the flight coming in from Toronto, hit power lines, causing the plane to land...

There are special weather alerts across Nova Scotia, including in Halifax, Yarmouth and Inverness. With unseasonably warm temperatures, significant rainfall is expected and could reach over 25 mm from Friday afternoon until Saturday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Strong winds with southerly wind gusts up t...

A retired RCMP Officer charged with sexual assault was expected to appear in court this week, but the case was adjourned. The Province's Police Watchdog, Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has charged Sergeant Darrell W. Johnson with three counts of sexual assault. The occurrences allegedly happened while the office...

Nova Scotia's is going to spend about $465 million on its five-year highway plan, released Wednesday, to try to make travelling safer and more efficient. The province says it will include repaving, bridge replacements, maintenance and other infrastructure work. Construction will continue on major projects, such as: Hig...