7 h. ago Shoppers bid farewell to Dartmouth Hudson’s Bay store as liquidation sale begins

Shoppers arrived early for the official start of liquidation at the Hudson's Bay in Dartmouth, N.S. on Tuesday. 

Culture

20 h. ago Nova Scotia’s education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education issued a directive Friday that flags other than the Canadian and Nova Scotia flag had to be taken down.

Politics

23 h. ago Family speaks out after ALS patient allegedly robbed in own home by care worker

A Nova Scotia woman is calling for better oversight after a personal care worker allegedly robbed her 62-year-old sister in her own home.

Society

45 h. ago Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia’s South Shore

Peter Day, head of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, said some teachers are upset that flags representing Mi’kmaq, African Nova Scotian and LGBTQ+ students will be taken down.

Society

50 h. ago Nova Scotia School Support Staff Vote to Ratify Tentative Agreement

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — School support staff across Nova Scotia have voted to accept their tentative agreements, averting potential province-wide job action. The eight CUPE locals coordinated negotiations of their different collective agreements, and their unity and solidarity throughout almost a year of bargaining secured important gains for workers in this sector. “Our approach to […]

Society

3 d. ago Nova Scotia government latest to scrap Tesla rebates because of Musk, Trump

Province of Manitoba and BC Hydro previously cancelled rebate programs

Politics

4 d. ago Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO’s association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada. The Progressive Conservative government joined with the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a vote dropping the electric automaker from the rebate program, which […]

Transport

4 d. ago Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky smeared with poop

Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces. Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and had hoped...

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4 d. ago Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky smeared with feces

Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces. Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and had hoped […]

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4 d. ago International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) 2025: CTF/FCE and CSQ denounce Canada’s absence

MONTREAL and OTTAWA, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On the eve of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) 2025, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) denounce the decision of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) not to send a Canadian delegation. CTF/FCE president Heidi […]

Society

5 d. ago As elver fishery season set to launch, N.S. First Nation rejects federal rules

Canadian baby eels — also known as elvers — are fished in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Maine and shipped live to Asia, where they are grown to maturity.  

Other

5 d. ago Nova Scotia NDP questions lack of pharmacare deal with Ottawa

NDP Leader Claudia Chender says pharmacare was left off Nova Scotia’s list of priorities contained in a letter sent earlier this week to Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Transport

5 d. ago ‘I’m being ignored’: Nova Scotia woman says justice system failing her in IPV case

Brandi Whynot said she was attacked by her ex-partner and, four years later, is still waiting from him to go to trial on two counts of assault involving strangulation.

Events

5 d. ago Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Ottawa will contribute $325 million to the project, while the two provinces have committed to spend $162.5 million each.

Other

5 d. ago In response to critics, Nova Scotia amends bills on interprovincial trade, info law

Nova Scotia's government is responding to critics by amending key parts of its legislative agenda, including its bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers.

Economics

6 d. ago Ford announces new Ontario cabinet with familiar names, few changes

Premier Doug Ford named a new cabinet Wednesday with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing, education and environment ministers. Paul Calandra is moving from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop, who has moved to emergency preparedness. Todd McCarthy is taking on the role of environment minister, a […]

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6 d. ago Nova Scotia says immediate effect of China seafood tariff remains unclear

Live lobster shipments dominate Nova Scotia’s trade with China, but the fisheries minister says there remains “lots of opportunity” to find other markets.

Economics

6 d. ago Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia

An ambitious plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales may have hit a dead end.

Other

6 d. ago Nova Scotia man charged with murder in 2023 death of his intimate partner

Police in Nova Scotia have charged a 31-year-old man with first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his intimate partner.

Events

7 d. ago Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has no plans to retire, has sights set on 5th Olympics

Nova Scotian Olympian Ellie Black is gearing up for the 2028 summer games in Los Angeles — and has her sights set on competing in her fifth Olympics.

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