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Just in time for the long weekend, Nova Scotia gas prices have jumped once again. According to the provincial energy board, regular gas went up overnight to about 4.5 cents a litre to about $1.96. Diesel will also cost you more at the pump. It went up about 3.1 cents a litre to $2.16. Although we had a slight drop last...

A former NHL player from Sydney, Nova Scotia has passed away. In a statement on social media, the NHL Alumni Association says they were deeply saddened to hear the news about Paul Boutilier. Boutilier played major junior hockey with the QMJHL's Sherbrook Castor's beginning in 1980 and was selected by the New York Islan...

A Halifax police officer has been cleared by the provinces police watchdog after a police-involved shooting that happened earlier this year. SiRt says it was January 17 after two NSLC stores were robbed downtown near Quinpool Road. When trying to arrest him, the suspect didn't listen and lunged at officers with a knife...

Thursday, May 14 was a significant milestone for medical education and healthcare in Nova Scotia. It marks the grand opening of the Cape Breton Medical Campus (CBMC) Medical Sciences Building in partnership with Cape Breton University (CBU) and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. This state-of-the-art facilit...

Ottawa is launching a new initiative to lower electricity bills for about 70 per cent of Canadian households and create thousands of jobs. It's part of a new National Electricity Strategy that will double the capacity of our grid by 2050 and supply clean power across the country. This could amount to savings up to $15 ...

Some Halifax councillors are worried what phasing out librarians will mean for students. On Wednesday, the city voted 8-5 in favour of supplementary funding for Halifax schools over the next five years, but part of the plan includes phasing out librarians and social workers. The funding is in addition to what the provi...

The sailing season for the 'CAT' ferry kicked off Thursday in southwestern Nova Scotia with an increase in passenger interest. In a news release, Bay Ferries says the Yarmouth to Bar Harbour-Main vessel had 17,771 passengers that made reservations for the 2026 season. That compares to the 13,727 in 2025 - an increase o...

Thousands of students are going to receive $10 vouchers to farmer's markets as part of the Nova Scotia Loyal program. The province says they will be distributed to those in pre-primary to Grade 12 this month, with post-secondary students to receive theirs in the fall. The Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia...

A Nova Scotia woman is about to embark on a big mission to honour her little brother who suffers from a devastating neurological disease. In an interview with our newsroom, Brianna Voss, 27, tells us that 17-year-old Connor has Juvenile Huntington's disease. To raise money for the Huntington's Society of Canada, she wi...

A man in his 50's has been airlifted to hospital after an ATV rollover in East Uniacke. RCMP say it happened around 7:40 p.m., Wednesday. Details remain few at this time so it is unclear where exactly it was or what happened. We will provide more information as it becomes available.