Nova Scotia News

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Communities hit last year by post-tropical storm Fiona can access $9 million in federal funding to help bolster facilities that can offer refuge to residents affected by the next big storm.

HALIFAX — Vaughn Mullen has grown weary of Nova Scotia Power's promises for improvement, as fall hurricane season brings lengthy power outages he feels could be avoided.

HALIFAX — The RCMP's promise to apologize for street checks that targeted Black people is being welcomed by the new African Nova Scotian Affairs minister, but she says she is more interested in what it will mean for future police conduct.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from the construction of new rental apartment buildings, Premier Tim Houston said Thursday.

HALIFAX — An environmental group has concluded that about 2,300 lobster boats operating off Nova Scotia are suitable candidates to switch from diesel to electric motor, a change that would slash the industry's emissions.

HALIFAX — A woman arrested during a housing protest two years ago in Halifax has been found not guilty of two of four charges after being accused of assaulting three police officers.

HALIFAX — The commander of the Nova Scotia RCMP says his force's planned apology to the province's Black community for street checks should have occurred some time ago.

HALIFAX — A New Brunswick senator has introduced a bill that would declare the narrow land link between his province and Nova Scotia a federal responsibility. Sen.

HALIFAX — Utilities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were working Tuesday on remaining outages caused by post-tropical storm Lee. As of 4:30 p.m.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP are promising to formally apologize for excessive street checks on Black citizens in the province.