Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax have launched a drug investigation after a fire was reported at the Cannabis Lounge in Bedford. The structure fire at 740 Bedford Highway was reported at around 2:30 a.m.

HALIFAX — RCMP in Nova Scotia have arrested a 22-year-old man who was wanted on a provincewide arrest warrant. The Mounties in Sherbrooke say Brandon Little of Hants County was apprehended without incident late Thursday.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — A significant piece of shipbuilding history on Nova Scotia's picturesque Lunenburg waterfront is getting upgraded with government help. Ottawa and the province are spending $1.

HALIFAX — The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is getting a new home on the Halifax waterfront, to showcase a collection that includes works by Canadian artists ranging from Alex Colville and Mary Pratt to renowned folk artist Maud Lewis.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has temporarily extended QuadrigaCX's reprieve from its creditors, as the cryptocurrency exchange continues its transition into bankruptcy.

HALIFAX — More relatives of Kawthar Barho were to arrive in Canada Thursday, two months after a fast-moving Halifax house fire killed her seven children and left her husband badly burned.

HALIFAX — Three Indigenous women described as "grassroots grandmothers'' who were arrested last week at a rural construction site north of Halifax have filed a title claim over land where a company plans to build a natural gas storage facility.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's justice minister is ordering a provincewide moratorium on police street checks, saying it's the best remedy to address the damage the practice has engendered between the black community and peace officers.

HALIFAX — A major announcement is coming Thursday on the future of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has a new chief justice. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that Justice Michael Wood will take over from the recently retired Chief Justice Michael MacDonald.