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The province is still considering how to enforce rules for landlords and tenants. Premier Tim Houston says the province is still considering the best way to go about implementing an enforcement agency for the Residential Tenancies Act. "The discussions around the enforcement arm, those are ongoing discussions that...

Simplified rules for dogs to enter the United States are a relief to many truck drivers. Earlier this year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control introduced new rules to keep dog rabies out of the country. The initial rules, which take effect Aug. 1, would have required dog owners to fill out several forms, including on...

RCMP are investigating after cash was from stolen from two volunteer-run museums. Police have released photos of the two suspects and asked for the public's assistance to identify them. On July 19, Cumberland district RCMP got a call about a cash box that was stolen from the Heritage Models Museum in River Hebert. Surv...

Insurance claims from last year's wildfires and floods in Nova Scotia are nearly a half billion dollars. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says there have been $490 million in total insured losses. They say more than 88 percent of claims related to the Tantallon wildfire, and 90 percent of the July 2023 floods have been r...

Music lovers are flocking to Guysborough County for what has been a Nova Scotia tradition for more than two decades. The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is happening in Canso through Sunday. Things kicked off Thursday with a tribute to the late Bruce Guthro. Lennie Gallant, Lucy MacNeil and Matt Anderson were among artists s...

Some eye popping figures in the latest financial update from our province. Nova Scotia raked in more than $1 billion in new revenue compared to budget projections, flipping our bottom line from a negative into a positive. The province is seeing the benefits of population growth, but the finance minister is cautious ab...

Postmedia has entered an agreement to purchase parts of SaltWire, a network of news outlets in Atlantic Canada that recently filed for creditor protection. Postmedia says the acquisition is not yet final, but the deal aligns with the company's goal of preserving local journalism. "Local journalism is essential for...

Other retailers are not out of the question for a new provincial program that encourages buying local. NS Loyal kicked off this week and at the moment, is only in Sobeys and the NSLC. Minister Susan Corkum-Greek says they are actively talking to other retail giants like Loblaw, Costco and Walmart because they realize N...

Great timing for your vacation road trip! Pump prices in Nova Scotia have dipped. Self-serve regular gas is down about 2 cents per litre to a minimum of $1.71 on Friday morning. Diesel dropped at midnight by nearly 3 cents to about $1.73.

Ten athletes from Nova Scotia are in Paris for the Olympic Summer games. Sarah Mitton from just outside Liverpool might be our province's best hope for a gold. She won silver in shotput during last year's world championships, as she heads to her second Summer games. Four-time Olympian Ellie Black of Halifax will look t...