10 h. ago Nova Scotia woman who killed daughter granted day passes from prison, but not parole

Boudreau was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Jan. 27, 2008, death of Karissa Boudreau, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for strangling her only child.

Events

17 h. ago Federal Court closes door on safety in Canada for fleeing Afghan advisors’ families

'I was a Canadian citizen. I went there and people found out that I work with Canadian forces, so they targeted my family members there'

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19 h. ago N.S. woman who spent 16 days in ‘dry cell’ confinement settles civil lawsuit

A woman who says she endured cruel and unusual punishment in a Nova Scotia prison has settled a civil lawsuit she filed against the federal attorney general almost five years ago.

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46 h. ago Life in the bike lane: Some Halifax councillors want premier to butt out over municipal issues

Last week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sided with the city’s mayor on his motion calling for all bike lane construction to be halted.

Politics

46 h. ago ‘The premier wants to run Halifax’: Councillors call for Houston to stay out of city business

Last week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sided with the city’s mayor on his motion calling for all bike lane construction to be halted.

Economics

47 h. ago Hersh: Ottawa Council must take a risk and ban fossil fuel ads

More than a year ago, civil society groups campaigned to get the City of Ottawa to ban fossil fuel ads from city property such as community centres, sports arenas and buses.

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59 h. ago Massive wine festival celebrating Canada lands in Toronto this summer

A brand-new wine festival exclusively celebrating Canadian wineries is coming to Toronto this summer, with unlimited samples and local eats.While countries like Italy, France and even New Zealand tend to hog the spotlight on the world wine stage, Canada just so happens to be home to some great wineries of its own, and it's only fair that they get their time to shine, too.Enter Elbows Up Coast-to-Coast Wine Fair, which is taking over Fort York this July for one whole day spent saluting the country's best grape growers.Co-opting the hockey phrase made popular by Canadian comedy legend Mike Myers as a response to tariff threats from below the border, the brand-new wine festival was born out of the desire to uplift boozy beverages cultivated on home turf.At the inaugural installment of the festival, you can expect to explore over 25 different wineries based everywhere from B.C.'s Okanagan Valley to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley and in between.Geary Avenue favourite Para...

Culture

59 h. ago N.S. premier disappointed court won’t decide who is responsible for Chignecto Isthmus

Nova Scotia's premier says he’s disappointed the province's Court of Appeal has declined to say which level of government has responsibility for the land bridge to New Brunswick.

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62 h. ago Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia

The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the 3.6-metre shortfin mako was found near Port Dufferin, N.S., about 140 kilometres east of Halifax.

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65 h. ago What cops ‘covered up’ about the Nova Scotia massacre: Full Comment podcast

There are many lingering questions about the two-day killing spree by Gabriel Wortman that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020, even after a joint federal/provincial commission wrapped up its inquiry. Investigative journalist Paul Palango joins Brian Lilley to discuss why he thinks all signs point to the RCMP covering up that Wortman was […]

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4 d. ago Pat Stay murder trial: Tensions rise in and out of court as closing arguments begin

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from the Crown in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial.

Events

4 d. ago Pat Stay killing: Tensions spill outside as Adam Drake murder trial nears the end

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial, starting on Friday with the Crown.

Events

5 d. ago Federal Court in Delaware Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec

PITTSBURGH — The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed all antitrust claims filed in a lawsuit challenging the merger between Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) and GE Transportation. The Court said no harmful effects on competition resulting from the merger had been shown and also dismissed remaining antitrust allegations. The Court did […]

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5 d. ago Former Nova Scotia Scoutmaster charged with sex assaults dating back 5 decades

In a Friday news release, RCMP said William Langille, 81, of Valley, N.S., has been charged with five counts of indecent assault and five counts of acts of gross indecency.

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5 d. ago N.S. government says new rules for mining projects will speed up approvals

Nova Scotia's government is streamlining the approval process for potential mining projects after they go through an environmental assessment.

Politics

5 d. ago US appeals court refuses to overturn Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to overturn the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope. The decision from a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes in a long-running dispute over the project, which was greenlit in March 2023 by […]

Politics

5 d. ago Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at trial

NEW YORK — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break and spent […]

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5 d. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garci pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case has become a rallying point […]

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5 d. ago Nova Scotia’s offshore wind transmission line could cost $10B: Houston

It could cost nearly $10 billion to build a transmission line that would connect Nova Scotia's proposed offshore wind farms with the rest of the country, Premier Tim Houston says.

Economics

5 d. ago More great whites are visiting N.S. beaches. Is it time for a shark warning system like Cape Cod’s?

New research shows 'at least a two-fold increase' in the number of great white sharks visiting Nova Scotia and Canadian waters over the last decade

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