Nova Scotia News

N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider acting more like adults.

Sep 18, 2021 12:48 PM Read more >

Fire marshal concludes Nova Scotia trailer fire that killed family of six accidental

MILLVALE, N.S. — A trailer fire that claimed the lives of a family of six in northern Nova Scotia has been ruled accidental by the provincial fire marshal's office.

Sep 17, 2021 5:00 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia's police watchdog says officer faces charge of uttering threats

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency says a member of the town police in Bridgewater faces a charge of uttering threats following an incident last week. The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) says it was informed Sept.

Sep 17, 2021 3:50 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia Nurses' Union warns staff shortages have reached critical point

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's unionized nurses are demanding action to address chronic staffing shortages that they say have been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 17, 2021 1:26 PM Read more >

Owner of N.S. Wendy's outlet accused of failing to protect staff from assailant

SYDNEY, N.S.

Sep 16, 2021 6:29 PM Read more >

Police in Truro, N.S., investigate hate as possible motive in recent homicide

TRURO, N.S. — Police in Truro, N.S. say they’re continuing to investigate a homicide reported last week, including whether it was motivated by hate.

Sep 16, 2021 5:02 PM Read more >

Autopsies complete for Nova Scotia family of six killed in fire: RCMP

MILLVALE, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say the autopsies are complete for the family of six that died in a trailer fire in Millvale, N.S., over the weekend.

Sep 16, 2021 4:30 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia reports 34 new COVID-19 cases as cluster grows among unvaccinated

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting 34 new cases of COVID-19 today and 173 active reported infections across the province.

Sep 16, 2021 2:57 PM Read more >

RESP a useful savings tool for your child's education — if you can afford it: Experts

HALIFAX — When Jacob Ritchie and his wife Krista first had kids, setting money aside for their children’s post-secondary education seemed like a luxury they couldn’t afford.

Sep 16, 2021 2:48 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia registers $341.6-million deficit for last year, driven by COVID-19 costs

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's deficit for the 2020-21 fiscal year is $341.6 million — a figure the province's finance minister says won't affect the new Tory government's election promise to spend significantly on health care.

Sep 16, 2021 1:49 PM Read more >