Nova Scotia News

Nova Scotia announces one new case of COVID-19, bringing total to four

HALIFAX — A new case of COVID-19 has been identified in central Nova Scotia, bringing the province's current total to four active cases.

Sep 7, 2020 4:20 PM Read more >

One person injured in crash of single-engine aircraft at Stanley airport in N.S.

HALIFAX — The pilot of a small aircraft suffered injuries early Sunday after his single-engine plane crashed near an airport in central Nova Scotia. A spokesman for the RCMP says the police force received a 911 call at 10:19 a.m. about the incident.

Sep 6, 2020 5:59 PM Read more >

One man dead, 2 in hospital after ingesting substance

Police suspect the substance could have contained fentanyl or another toxic substance

Sep 6, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

N.S. man dies after ingesting substance believed to contain fentanyl: RCMP

EARLTOWN, N.S. — One man is dead and two others are severely ill in a Nova Scotia hospital after police say they ingested a white powder thought to contain fentanyl or another toxic substance.

Sep 5, 2020 6:44 PM Read more >

Parkinson Canada adapts to pandemic times

100,000 Canadians live with Parkinson's Disease and researchers predict that number will double by the year 2035

Sep 5, 2020 2:37 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia woman fails to win stay as husband seeks medically assisted death

HALIFAX — A judge in Nova Scotia has rejected a woman's second bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death.

Sep 4, 2020 8:30 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia premier rejects teachers' allegations that schools are unsafe

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier has accused the province's teachers' union of "creating a bunch of noise and rhetoric" by suggesting public schools are unsafe and in "chaos" because educators haven't been given enough time to prepare for the resumpti

Sep 3, 2020 5:53 PM Read more >

N.S. teachers' union says schools 'in chaos,' asks government to delay reopening

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's teachers are warning that the province's schools aren't ready to reopen as planned next week. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union issued a news release Wednesday claiming schools are "in chaos.

Sep 2, 2020 9:22 PM Read more >

Memorial to N.S. mass shooting victims to be removed, partly to deter gawkers

HALIFAX — Four months after a gunman killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, residents of the village where the shooting started have decided to dismantle a makeshift memorial outside a former church, partly because the roadside shrine continues to at

Sep 1, 2020 6:50 PM Read more >

N.S. mass shooting case: media outlets challenge redactions in search warrants

TRURO, N.S.

Sep 1, 2020 12:31 AM Read more >