42 h. ago CIBC Overtakes Scotiabank in Market Value After Stock’s 47% Run

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has inched past Bank of Nova Scotia in market capitalization to become Canada’s fourth-most valuable bank, as investor sentiment shifts in favor of lenders with more exposure to the domestic market.

Economics

43 h. ago Nova Scotia firefighting crew to help battle Saskatchewan wildfires

Nova Scotia is sending a team of firefighters to help with out-of-control wildfires in Saskatchewan for the second time this wildfire season.

Events

48 h. ago Search officials looking for woman who may have fallen off ferry from N.S. to N.L.

Search officials say a 41-year-old woman may have fallen off a ferry during its voyage from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Other

49 h. ago Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

One of them is half bright red and half black while the other has baby-blue and white “cotton candy” colours.

Culture

50 h. ago Silver Tiger Metals to Present at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference July 23rd

Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (TSXV:SLVR)(OTCQX:SLVTF), based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, focused on Developing Production at the El Tigre Silver Mining District in Sonora Mexico, today announced that Glenn Jessome, President […]

Culture

3 d. ago Nova Scotia premier threatens to overrule Halifax city council on downtown bike lane

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has threatened to overrule Halifax city council if it doesn't reverse its decision to create a new bike lane.

Other

3 d. ago RCMP give update on missing Nova Scotia siblings, including discovery of pink blanket

'Our collective efforts will continue every day until we determine with certainty the circumstances surrounding Lilly and Jack’s disappearance,' police said in a statement

Other

3 d. ago Nova Scotia municipal police chiefs question province’s shift to expand RCMP coverage

Ryan Leil, chief of the New Glasgow Regional Police, says the existing model is working for the 10 municipalities in the province that have their own police force.

Politics

4 d. ago Police to beef up Celebration of Lights security with steel barriers, drones

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack the streets and beaches of downtown Vancouver and Kits Point as fireworks teams from Quebec, Yukon and Nova Scotia compete.

Events

4 d. ago Out of the Cold workers hold public rally after mass terminations

Workers say they should not be punished for mismanagement and call for meeting with Houston Government HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Upwards of 200 people attended a rally today at Province House to show solidarity with Out of the Cold (OTC) community service workers. The workers and their union, the Service […]

Society

5 d. ago Elcora Announces Possible Late Filing of Annual Financial Statements and Management Cease Trade Order

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ELCORA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP. (TSX.V:ERA | Frankfurt:ELM | OTCQB – ECORF), (the “Company” or “Elcora”), announces today that, as a result of delays to its audit, the Company’s annual financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (the “Annual […]

Economics

5 d. ago Complaint by former Liberal party president against N.S. auditor general dismissed

A regulatory body has dismissed a complaint by the former president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party against the province's auditor general.

Culture

6 d. ago SEIU Local 2 – Media Advisory: Out of the Cold Workers Speak Out About Forced Closure by NS Government

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On July 8, the NS government terminated 42 union jobs without notice at Out of the Cold (OTC) and shut down its operations. Workers and their Union (SEIU Local 2) are calling for an emergency press conference and rally at Province House on July 15 at […]

Politics

9 d. ago N.S. opposition call government out over withholding environmental racism report

Nova Scotia’s provincial opposition parties are criticizing the government for continuing to keep a year-old report on environmental racism out of the public eye.

Politics

1 week ago N.S. official Opposition says province’s housing crisis requires dedicated minister

Nova Scotia’s official Opposition is calling on Premier Tim Houston to re-establish a department dedicated to housing and appoint a full-time minister to oversee the portfolio.

Politics

1 week ago Emera Incorporated Announces Conversion Privilege of Cumulative Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series A and Cumulative Floating Rate First Preferred Shares, Series B

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Emera Incorporated (“Emera” or the “Company”) (TSX/ NYSE: EMA) announced today that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem all or any part of the currently outstanding Cumulative Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series A (the “Series A Shares”) or the Cumulative Floating Rate First Preferred Shares, Series […]

Other

1 week ago Nova Scotia multidisciplinary health teams a key to improving access: officials

The legislature committee was told there are currently 118 so-called health homes or collaborative-care clinics where health teams provide a range of care.

Science

1 week ago N.S. government failure has made affordability similar in Halifax and Toronto: NDP

Nova Scotia’s NDP says the provincial government's failure to address the cost of living has made affordability in Halifax comparable to that in Toronto.

Politics

1 week ago Canoeists ‘stalked’ by pack of vicious dogs on Nova Scotia river: RCMP

RCMP say the three 'vicious dogs' were trying to board the canoe. An officer fired a service weapon and killed one of the dogs.

Other

2 w. ago Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatment

Out of the roughly 540 people with Fabry in Canada, the researcher says about 100 are in Nova Scotia.

Economics