44 h. ago 'Not guaranteed': Alberta students home schooled during strike may face return shut out

'If they end the home education program, they are not guaranteed to return to the same school they attended prior to making the change to home education'

Society

50 h. ago Calgary students stage walkouts, protests over impact of looming teachers’ strike

Dozens of high school students staged a walkout at several Calgary high schools on Friday to show their concerns about the impact a teachers strike could have on their education.

Other

53 h. ago Unprovoked stranger attack leaves two Nova Scotia artists with serious injuries

'Without warning or provocation, a stranger brutally attacked them and left them with life-threatening injuries,' family of the victims say

Events

56 h. ago Nova Scotia legislature wraps fall business after short eight

Premier Tim Houston says he doesn’t believe the government rushed through its agenda despite the short length of proceedings.

Economics

58 h. ago Emera Incorporated Announces the Closing of the Offering of US$750 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Fixed

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Emera Incorporated (“Emera” or the “Company”) (TSX/NYSE: EMA) announced today that EUSHI Finance, Inc. (the “Issuer”) has completed the sale of US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of United States dollar denominated 6.25% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2056 (the “U.S. Notes”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Emera and Emera US […]

Economics

3 d. ago Kids are all right — teen who went viral at Alberta Next panel vows to use platform for good

Evan Li, a Calgary high school student, said he will continue to advocate for better teaching conditions

Society

3 d. ago N.S. introduces bill to protect military members’ right to wear uniforms in public

Nova Scotia has introduced legislation 'to ensure a welcoming environment' for Canadian Armed Forces members to wear their uniforms in provincial buildings.

Events

3 d. ago Wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley remains out of control in dry conditions

A wildfire at Lake George in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley remains out of control as firefighters battle dry and windy conditions.

Events

4 d. ago Opinion: 'Parental rights' threaten to take public education backwards

As students across Alberta returned to class this fall, families were met with a slate of changes ushered in by the United Conservative Party (UCP) government. Under the Education Amendment Act, schools are now required to notify parents if a student asks to be called by a different name or pronoun at school — the […]

Other

4 d. ago Nova Scotia NDP calls on province to reverse cuts to home heating rebate program

Nova Scotia’s NDP leader is calling out cuts to the home heating program, saying 46,000 fewer households are eligible for the rebate this year.

Other

4 d. ago Unheard. Unserved. A Nova Scotia woman’s fall through the gaps in fertility care

Judit Julia moved to Canada from Spain and says, after experiencing Nova Scotia's health-care system first-hand, it’s one of the worst systems she has seen.

Transport

4 d. ago More evacuations in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley as wildfire continues to burn

Evacuation orders have expanded in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley as the Lake George wildfire remains out of control.

Events

4 d. ago NS groups recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day with speeches, events

Groups gathered to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with a series of special events to honour the survivors of the residential school system.

Other

4 d. ago After education budget cuts, LeBel announces leeway for school hirings

Sonia LeBel said the province wants the rules to allow school service centres to "manage their resources without compromising services to students and while respecting their budgets."

Society

4 d. ago Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest

Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The hikes will apply to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The provinces have tied their increases to Canada’s steadily growing consumer price index, which is an indicator of inflation. Ontario’s minimum wage is now $17.60 per hour, […]

Other

4 d. ago N.S. government weakening democracy by packing bills with many changes: opposition

The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.

Politics

5 d. ago Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes

HALIFAX — This summer’s prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Blueberries industry group, says that as this year’s harvest was wrapping up, the total yield was believed to be 70 per cent less than […]

Other

5 d. ago Prolonged drought stunts renowned wild blueberry crop in Maritimes

HALIFAX — This summer’s prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the N.B. Blueberries industry group, says that as this year’s harvest was wrapping up, the total yield was 70% less than the previous three-year average. He […]

Other

5 d. ago Texas teacher sorry for feeding sick kitten to classroom snake, district says

The Alvord Independent School District insists the animal wasn’t devoured in front of students

Other

5 d. ago ‘The world is waiting’: Indigenous students absorb cultural history at Manitoba school

Orange Shirt Day only comes once a year, but students at Sergeant Tommy Prince School at Brokenhead Ojibway Nation learn about their cultural history year-round.

Society