Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — A pair of Nova Scotia Supreme Court rulings that say it is illegal to lock down inmates in provincial jails because of staffing shortages are being praised by an advocacy group as a victory for prisoner rights.

HALIFAX — Many Atlantic Canadians who were in the dark after this weekend’s messy winter storm have had their power restored as of Sunday afternoon.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — A 42-year-old woman has died in Nova Scotia after her car hit a deer and then was struck from behind by a transport truck. The RCMP says the crash occurred Friday evening on Highway 104 in New Glasgow.

HALIFAX — Parts of Atlantic Canada are facing powerful blasts of wind and tidal surges along coastal areas as a storm sweeping in from the southeast moves through the region.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power is detailing how it wants to recover costs incurred due to massive damage from post-tropical storm Fiona, arguing it needs to receive almost $25 million from ratepayers over five years.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's justice minister has adopted a "wait-and-see" approach on what to do about an investigation into potential RCMP wrongdoing that has been stalled for nine months.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia constituency assistant who faced a violent attack at work is calling for government funding of a second employee at legislators' offices to counter the aggression front-line workers face at politicians' workplaces.

HALIFAX — The first of 200 single-unit pallet shelters purchased to help Nova Scotia’s homeless population are expected to be ready for occupancy sometime next month, a provincial government official confirmed Wednesday.

HALIFAX — A large winter storm was forecast to continue making its way through Atlantic Canada Wednesday evening, bringing with it a combination of snow, rain and high winds.

Halifax's historic Northwest Arm, an inlet famous as a playground for boaters, has received protection from surrounding landowners who want to fill in the ocean with soil and rock.