Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — A new report is calling for fundamental changes in how trees are harvested in Nova Scotia — including a reduction in clearcutting, a controversial practice that fells large stands of forest.

HALIFAX — The Archbishop of Halifax says the Roman Catholic church is in crisis and there is an urgent need for change.

PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. — Visitors to one of Atlantic Canada's most popular tourist sites say signs warning of treacherous waves and rocks should be more visible.

HALIFAX — A 25-year-old motorcycle driver has died from injuries he suffered after colliding with a car in Halifax. Police say the collision occurred at about 8:50 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Main Street and Ridgecrest Drive in Dartmouth.

HALIFAX — The pending departure of almost 60 Saudi Arabian medical residents because of a diplomatic spat will cause surgical delays over the coming months, says an official with the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Dr.

HALIFAX — Former neighbours Nova Scotia and Morocco are joining forces in a bid to find petroleum riches. The two were part of the same land mass 200 million years ago, before the supercontinent known as Pangaea broke apart.

HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia firefighters will travel to British Columbia today to help battle the nearly 600 wildfires that continue to rage across the province. The 21-person crew is set to travel to Prince George, B.C.

SYDNEY, N.S. — The sole survivor of the 1992 McDonald's massacre in Sydney River, Nova Scotia, has died. Joan "Arleen" MacNeil died Wednesday at a hospital in Halifax at the age of 46.

HALIFAX — Protesters in the Halifax area shouted down members of a Calgary-based organization with controversial views on immigration as police kept watch at an event Sunday afternoon.

HALIFAX — The federal Treasury Board president says there are no changes planned to the National Shipbuilding Strategy that would compromise the role of Halifax's Irving Shipbuilding Inc.