Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general says his office is considering an examination of the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, although it will likely be some time before a review is done.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — High Liner Foods Inc. reported a profit of US$14.2 million in its latest quarter as it saw a surge in demand from retail customers, but a drop in its food-service business as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.

HALIFAX — The remains of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, a Royal Canadian Navy sailor killed last month in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, arrived in Halifax on Monday and were taken by police-escorted motorcade to a local funeral home.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has approved a new regulatory cap on e-liquids and cigarettes making it the first province to adopt a maximum nicotine concentration of 20 milligrams per millilitre.

HALIFAX — The RCMP says that three of the four semi-automatic weapons used by a gunman during last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia are believed to have come from the United States, but the agency continues to withhold some key details.

TRURO, N.S. — A search for a missing three-year-old boy continues in a central Nova Scotia town, although police said Monday that recent efforts have failed to turn up any new trace of the child.

SYDNEY, N.S. — One person is dead following a house fire early Sunday in Cape Breton. Police say a body was found inside the home shortly after 11 a.m. The adult male was declared dead at the scene on Westmount Road in Sydney.

TRURO, N.S. — A search for the body of a three-year-old boy who disappeared last week near a river in central Nova Scotia is expected to resume today.

HALIFAX — A spring storm has knocked out electricity for thousands of businesses and households across Atlantic Canada.

HALIFAX — Another resident of Nova Scotia's largest long-term-care home has fallen victim to COVID-19. The Northwood facility, which has more than 400 residents, is the site of the province's worst outbreak.