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A 45-year-old Weymouth man died in a head-on crash in Digby County. It happened Sunday night on Highway 101 in Ashmore. The man was driving, a passenger was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene on foot before RCMP arrived, when he was found he was showing ...

Nova Scotia's Premier is talking offshore wind energy in the U.S. Tim Houston is a keynote speaker at the Oceantic Network forum in New York, which attracts industry professionals from around the world. He will promote 'Wind West,' and investment opportunities in offshore wind in a speech Thursday. Houston also spoke a...

Mount Allison University has suspended all classes and activities for Wednesday after a concerning message was found on campus Tuesday. The university administration issued a statement that said the following: Further to last night's email addressing wellness supports on campus due to a concerning message found on camp...

Nova Scotia is now under province‑wide snowfall warnings as a powerful Alberta Clipper moves toward the region, bringing the potential for heavy, wet snow, dangerous travel, and scattered power outages from Wednesday into Thursday. Environment Canada expanded its alerts Tuesday evening, with every county in Nova Scot...

A First Nation has declared a state of emergency over what they call an "escalating crisis" involving illicit drugs and addictions. In a statement on social media, Sipekene'katik First Nation says they are facing too many emergencies, overdoses and tragedies. "The loss, fear and trauma experienced by our...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it's time for Nova Scotia to rein in spending. Recently, S&P Global downgraded the province's credit rating, citing the province's failure to meet previous budget targets. The federation's Atlantic director Devin Drover says it should be a major concern for taxpayers. "Es...

The head of Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Peter Gregg, is stepping down from his position which is set to end on March 1. In a statement posted on their website, the utility says Gregg will be replaced as President and CEO of the company by Vivek Sood who has been on the board since 2024 and has spent more than 20 years as ...

The former CEO of the IWK hospital in Halifax has been released on bail, pending an appeal. It was February 4 when Tracey Kitch was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to nine months in jail, for charging $47,000 of personal expenses to a corporate credit card in 2018. She was also sentenced to 24 months of probation. ...

You might want to keep the snow shovel handy. A mid-week snowfall is expected in most of the province, we could get 10-25 centimetres. Environment Canada says snow will start in southwestern N.S. on Wednesday morning and spread east through the day. A special weather statement is in place, they say amounts could change...

Environmentalists are sounding the alarm bells for leatherback turtles along the Atlantic coast. Concerned Nova Scotian fisherman, Darren Porter sparked media attention for these turtles' wellbeing when he requested and publicized emails from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) earlier this year. Accord...