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Newfoundland and Labrador premier defends trip with billionaire leading wind pitch

Newfoundland and Labrador premier defends trip with billionaire leading wind pitch

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A luxury fishing trip has prompted questions about the deep connections between Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier and the company hoping to kick-start a hydrogen energy sector in the province.
More than 4,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lose electricity in outage

More than 4,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lose electricity in outage

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power was beginning to restore electricity to customers on the province’s eastern shore Thursday following a transmission outage. The outage began around 10 p.m.
Nova Scotia advocates push for voluntary vulnerable persons registry for emergencies

Nova Scotia advocates push for voluntary vulnerable persons registry for emergencies

HALIFAX — Two advocates for people with disabilities are calling for a provincewide registry of vulnerable persons in Nova Scotia to be included in proposed changes to legislation governing emergency management and 911 service.
Nova Scotia legislation seeks to reduce impact of looming power rate hike

Nova Scotia legislation seeks to reduce impact of looming power rate hike

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s government is attempting to limit a proposed power rate increase sought by the province’s private utility through legislative changes tabled Wednesday.
Newfoundland and Labrador police force admits systemic racism, commits to improving

Newfoundland and Labrador police force admits systemic racism, commits to improving

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial police force has acknowledged systemic racism within its ranks, as well as the contribution of police to the injustices faced by Indigenous and other racialized people.
Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

Hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage, according to an initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
Newfoundland and Labrador update shows $479-million surplus, thanks in part to oil

Newfoundland and Labrador update shows $479-million surplus, thanks in part to oil

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Soaring oil prices and unexpected tax windfalls have driven a sea change in Newfoundland and Labrador's financial outlook for the fiscal year, putting the province on course to post its first surplus in more than a decade.
Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage.
Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia tabled legislation on Tuesday for an emissions-reduction plan that would replace its cap-and-trade system for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters, but the new bill doesn't lay out how the province will meet its ambitious cl
Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s heavily subsidized ferry that operates between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, will be the subject of an economic impact study, the premier said Tuesday.
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