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Coyote attacks cyclist along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, says Parks Canada

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada teams were searching along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail on Friday to catch and euthanize a coyote that attacked a cyclist earlier this week.
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Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

HALIFAX — For residents of Canada's East Coast, some of the latest images showing the potential path northward for hurricane Lee are disturbing.
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Nova Scotia electoral officer drops Preston byelection complaint investigation

Nova Scotia electoral officer drops Preston byelection complaint investigation

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer says her office is dropping a formal investigation launched during the campaign ahead of last month’s provincial byelection in the riding of Preston.
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New Brunswick did not learn from H1N1 to prepare for COVID-19: auditor general

New Brunswick did not learn from H1N1 to prepare for COVID-19: auditor general

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick nursing homes that reported high COVID-19 rates lacked staff and infection-control measures, and did not learn lessons from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, says a report by the province's auditor general.
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Nova Scotia minister won't commit to buying out homes ravaged by July flooding

Nova Scotia minister won't commit to buying out homes ravaged by July flooding

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s housing minister says any request for the province to buy homes damaged in a Halifax suburb in flooding last July would have to come from the municipality.
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Rising rent and food costs driving significant increase in Nova Scotia's living wage

Rising rent and food costs driving significant increase in Nova Scotia's living wage

HALIFAX — A report published Thursday says the rising costs of shelter and food in Nova Scotia have contributed to a large jump over the last year in what’s considered a living wage in the province.
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Moncton man charged with first-degree murder in 2019 deaths of couple in their 70s

Moncton man charged with first-degree murder in 2019 deaths of couple in their 70s

DIEPPE, N.B. — Exactly four years after a New Brunswick couple in their 70s were found dead inside their home in a crime that shook the community, the RCMP announced Thursday that a suspect has been charged.
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Nova Scotia intends to increase fine for buying out-of-season lobster to $1 million

Nova Scotia intends to increase fine for buying out-of-season lobster to $1 million

HALIFAX — With tensions rising over unauthorized lobster fishing in southwestern Nova Scotia, the province's fisheries minister says he intends to increase the maximum fine to $1 million for commercial buyers who are caught selling out-of-season lobs
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After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'

After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner is a plate of poutine.
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On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

On flooded N.S. street, some ask province to consider buying and demolishing houses

HALIFAX — David Oxford says he hopes the Nova Scotia government will consider buying and demolishing his flood-damaged home in the Halifax area, as he fears climate change will bring more dangerous downpours to his street.
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