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Hopefully you have already tied down the Santa's, snowmen, and reindeer on your lawn or patio. Nova Scotia Power is dealing with about 50,000 outages at homes and businesses as winds are really blowing strong throughout the mainland. The bulk of the outages are in Halifax, New Glasgow and parts of the Annapolis Valley ...

Due to strong East Coast demand, Porter Airlines says they are increasing capacity on three Halifax routes this spring. Starting March 31, operating on the Embraer E195-E2, the route between Halifax and Ottawa will have three daily, roundtrip flights. The route between Halifax and St. John's as well as Montreal, will o...

A Nova Scotia team has won the Canadian senior men's curling championship in B.C. Skip Paul Flemming and his teammates Peter Burgess, Martin Gavin and Kris Granchelli defeated Saskatchewan's Bruce Korte 4-3 in the final on the weekend in Vernon. This is only the second Canadian senior men's title for a Nova Scotia team...

Hang on tight - we're in for some very windy and wet weather across the Maritimes. For Nova Scotia, Environment Canada has issued wind warnings. The forecaster predicts southerly winds with maximum gusts of 80 to 100 km/h from Monday afternoon until evening. Also, expect disruptions to ferry service with today's high w...

Tragedy in PEI, so close to the holiday season. A fourth person has died after a two-vehicle crash. An 18-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman, and a youth in the car were all killed, and a teen boy is being treated for serious injuries. RCMP released an update on Monday. A passenger in the pickup truck passed away as ...

Prepare to deflate your giant inflatable Santa and secure any Christmas decorations in your yard! Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for mainland Nova Scotia. Strong winds that may cause damage are expected Monday afternoon until Monday evening. The forecast calls for maximum gusts out of the south from 80 to...

Two men have died from suspected drug use at separate homes in a small town in our province. Police say it happened in Springhill between 10:41 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on Friday morning. Officers found pills, powder and drug paraphernalia at one home. The men were 31 and 35. "Street drugs often contain unknown substan...

Casino Nova Scotia is renaming its live entertainment venue to pay tribute to its long friendship with Cape Breton's late Bruce Guthro. The Schooner Showroom, where he hosted many Songwriters' Circles, is now called the Bruce Guthro Theatre. Meanwhile, his musical legacy lives on as his children, Jodi and Dylan Guthro,...

A nice break at the pumps this morning. The Utility and Review Board adjusted the prices of gasoline and diesel at midnight. Self-serve regular gas is down 6.4 cents per litre to about $1.54. Diesel has dropped 8.5 to about $1.90.

A big drop in fuel is expected tonight. Reports say gas will go down 6.4 cents. Diesel is expected to drop by 8.4 cents. The change will go into effect at midnight.