Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government says a Halifax hotel it has leased as a homeless shelter will also house people who are discharged from hospitals but still require a bed and care.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge's ruling released Friday sheds light on rising violence and intimidation among inmates in a Halifax jail.

HALIFAX — The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs on the transfer of federal health services.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that a former medical student who killed another student during a drug deal — and then disposed of his body — will be eligible for parole in about seven-and-a-half years.

HALIFAX — Two Acadian organizations are working together to save a huge Catholic church in southwestern Nova Scotia. Nation Prospère Acadie and the Société Héritage Saint-Bernard say they have launched a campaign to raise $2.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia company is seeking to have a court overturn the recent federal decision to close the lucrative eel fishery in the Maritimes.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal opposition is sounding the alarm over shortfalls in court resources after a 38-year-old man charged with child pornography offences had his case stayed due to delays.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — A prominent former schoolhouse in the scenic Nova Scotia town of Lunenburg is up for sale because the community can't afford the costs of maintaining the national historic site.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has reached a tentative deal with the province's 5,400 educational support workers, who were in a legal position to strike Friday. The two sides stuck a deal around 2 a.m.

HALIFAX — Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.