Nova Scotia News

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says the federal government needs to do more to fight Canada's devastating forest fires. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Ottawa, the Alberta MP accused Ottawa of "inaction" on wildfires.

HALIFAX — Firefighters were working through the night to battle a blaze that broke out in woodlands on the western edge of Halifax on Tuesday, but a municipal official said the fire posed no threat to structures.

HALIFAX — An East Coast drought that’s fuelling wildfires is also drying up farmers' fields, and has homeowners scrambling to refill empty wells.

Another day of punishing heat and humidity across much of the country was shedding light Monday on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who often struggle to access cooling.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is getting a flood of feedback from people expressing confusion and frustration over new wildfire rules that forbid spending time in the woods.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has released its long-awaited plan to address the future transportation needs of Atlantic Canada’s largest city and the surrounding area.

HALIFAX — An advocacy group says Nova Scotia's premier should make a five-year plan to overhaul housing and care of people with disabilities a major policy priority.

HALIFAX — The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died in training says the results of a scathing audit of the province's main firefighters school is an important first step in ensuring future safety.

NICTAUX — A 32-year-old Nova Scotia woman who was reported missing from the Annapolis Valley has been found dead, RCMP said Monday. Police say Kerstin Marie Wetter was last seen Sunday at a residence on Highway 10 in the community of Nictaux, N.S.