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Nova Scotia is moving to tighten its response to illegal cannabis sales, directing police agencies across the province to increase enforcement amid growing concerns about public safety and the scale of the unregulated market. Justice Minister and Attorney General Scott Armstrong has instructed all police services to in...

Nova Scotia is preparing for the coldest conditions so far this season as Arctic air pushes into the region overnight, bringing sharp temperature drops, dangerous wind chills and pockets of new snowfall. Temperatures across the province are expected to fall into the single-digit negatives tonight. When combined with st...

A monumental donation for the IWK hospital. Dr. Margaret Oulton will donate $2 million dollars to women's health research. She says there is a huge gap in research related to women's health care. "I'm very happy that I'm able to give this gift, and I'm very happy for what it's able to do, that it's helping women. ...

Good news for elver fishers. Ottawa announced that the American eel will not be classified as an endangered species. In their decision, the feds said the eel fishery supports many on the East Coast. Their decision considered the best data available and comments from stakeholders, Indigenous groups and more. They say ma...

A 16-year-old boy in Halifax was sentenced Wednesday for multiple gun possession charges. According to reports, the boy was originally charged after reaching out to a suicide hotline. He told the operator he was planning to shoot up Citadel High School and then commit suicide. Halifax Police Chief Don MacLean previousl...

The 19-year-old woman charged with attempted murder for stabbing a six-year-old in downtown Halifax earlier this year, will be tried by a judge only. The province's public prosecution service says Elliot Chorney will appear in court Thursday. It was in the afternoon of February 23 at a bus stop on Barrington Street whe...

Premier Tim Houston is calling for a formal investigation into Nova Scotia Power while customers continue to experience bills that are going through the roof. In a letter written to the Energy Board, Wednesday, Houston says he is "extremely concerned" about the number Nova Scotians affected by the rising cost...

We are just days away from the official opening of the aquarium in Halifax. According to the website of The Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, the facility will open its doors to the public, December 6. The aquarium was unveiled in late October to over 200 guests in the Steele Ocean Sciences building at Dalhousie Un...

Premier Houston is discussing trade and energy opportunities with Boston on Wednesday, December 3. He is in Massachusetts to meet with Governor Maura Healey and Secretary of Energy and Environment Rebecca Tepper amid trade tensions between the two countries. Houston will also attend the city's annual tree lighting Thur...

We will have to wait a little longer to learn what Mike Smith, better known as the character Bubbles in Trailer Park Boys, will plead in relation to a sexual assault charge. The charge stems from an alleged incident in December 2017. Lawyer Allan MacDonald appeared on Smith's behalf on Wednesday morning at the Dartmout...