Nova Scotia News

Nova Scotia Liberals promise quick access to funding for rural firehalls

MOUNT UNIACKE, N.S. — Nova Scotia rural fire departments could get a boost of funding in the event of a Liberal victory in the upcoming election, Liberal Leader Iain Rankin said Sunday at a campaign stop in the central part of the province.

Jul 25, 2021 5:58 PM Read more >

N.S. Liberals to make announcement on rural fire department infrastructure

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Iain Rankin is set to make an announcement about rural fire department infrastructure in Mount Uniacke.

Jul 25, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

HMCS Fredericton departs less than a year after homecoming (15 photos)

The frigate sets sail less than 12 months after returning from its previous deployment which saw six members lost in a tragic Cyclone helicopter crash over the Ionian Sea

Jul 24, 2021 1:59 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia New Democrats make promise to ban street checks if elected next month

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's NDP leader says his party will ban street checks to curb racial profiling if they win the provincial election next month

Jul 24, 2021 12:22 PM Read more >

N.S. reports 22 cases of heart inflammation following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top public health doctor says there have been 22 cases of heart inflammation reported in the province after immunization with Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Jul 23, 2021 5:45 PM Read more >

N.S. Liberal leader faces barrage of criticism over ousting of young female candidate

HALIFAX — A young woman's angry denunciation of Nova Scotia's Liberals for dropping her candidacy over revealing photos left leader Iain Rankin exposed Friday to wider critiques of his leadership style.

Jul 23, 2021 4:46 PM Read more >

RCMP drop top officers' husbands from team liaising with N.S. mass shooting inquiry

HALIFAX — The Mounties are replacing senior members of an internal team tasked with providing information to Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry because of conflict of interest concerns. An emailed statement from the force says Chief Supt.

Jul 23, 2021 11:54 AM Read more >

N.S. Progressive Conservatives project Year 1 election promises at $553 million

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives released their election platform Thursday, projecting $553 million in new spending during their first year in office to fulfil campaign promises, mostly for the health-care sector.

Jul 22, 2021 5:00 PM Read more >

Former N.S. Liberal candidate says she was dropped because of 'boudoir photos'

HALIFAX — A woman who was briefly a Liberal candidate in the Nova Scotia election says the party asked her to lie about why she dropped out and cite mental health concerns.

Jul 22, 2021 4:11 PM Read more >

Health officials in Nova Scotia say woman in her 50s latest to die of COVID-19

HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia say the latest person to die of COVID-19 in the province is a woman in her 50s in the central zone, which includes Halifax.

Jul 22, 2021 2:11 PM Read more >