4 h. ago Motorcycle gang member, 3 others charged after drug trafficking probe in St. Catharines

Ontario Provincial Police said they have seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and charged a full patch member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and three other people with drug-related offences. The charges follow a three-month probe spanning the Greater Toronto Area, the Niagara region and Nova Scotia into suspected drug trafficking activity by motorcycle […]

Sport

7 h. ago Man charged with murdering man in Nova Scotia intimate partner violence case

RCMP upgraded the man's charge to second-degree murder in connection to the death of an 84-year-old man. Police say the victim's death was the result of intimate partner violence.

Events

26 h. ago N.S. mother who strangled daughter could soon apply for unescorted prison leave

Penny Boudreau murdered her 12-year-old daughter Karissa on Jan. 27, 2008, later claiming it was to save her relationship with her boyfriend

Events

30 h. ago N.S. cuts contract with agency that runs restorative justice program in Halifax

The program creates opportunities for people accused of crimes and victims of crime to work together to come to resolutions, permitting suspects to avoid criminal records.

Events

35 h. ago This Nova Scotia restaurant says no more to tipping, paying staff $20 an hour

Currently, The Bonfire employs five staff members who receive $20 an hour in pay and 50 per cent of the profits earned at the end of the month through a profit-sharing model.

Economics

38 h. ago ‘People have almost died’: Soaring N.S. lobster fishing tensions revealed

Communication released to Global News under the Freedom of Information Act provides a rare glimpse into how far the situation deteriorated for fishery officers in Nova Scotia.

Events

50 h. ago Tentative Agreement Ratification Is a Bittersweet Win for CJS Workers after Province Terminates Service Agreement

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Workers at Community Justice Society (CJS) have voted to accept their tentative agreement. While the gains made in this round of negotiations are being celebrated, the win is bittersweet: On April 7, workers received notice that the provincial government was terminating their service agreement with Community Justice Society. The organization was […]

Society

51 h. ago Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary to two killer whales.

Other

55 h. ago 2 people, including motorcyclist, killed in Easter weekend crashes in Nova Scotia

RCMP in Nova Scotia are investigating two fatal collisions in the province over the Easter long weekend, including a collision between a motorcycle and full-sized van. 

Events

3 d. ago Community rallies to support N.S. family after search for missing child suspended

A Nova Scotia community is coming together to support a local family as an extensive multi-day search for a child in Guysborough County has been suspended for now.

Other

3 d. ago ‘I’ll be the last man standing’: Tensions resurface in Nova Scotia elver fishery

The profitable baby eel fishery is underway in the Maritimes, after illegal fishing and violence led to its cancellation last year.

Other

4 d. ago Nova Scotia RCMP suspend search for child who went missing after falling in water

Police in Nova Scotia say they have suspended the search for a child who fell into the water in Cook's Cove, located on the eastern side of the province.

Other

4 d. ago Salmonella risk prompts frozen pastry recall in Ontario and four other provinces

Products also sold in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Quebec

Other

4 d. ago Quebec won’t make special efforts to recruit fleeing U.S. doctors, scientists

Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan have already stepped up recruitment

Science

4 d. ago Frozen pastries recalled in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia

Symptoms of salmonella can include fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.

Other

7 d. ago Nova Scotia has cancelled U.S. supplier agreements and contracts worth $130,600

Nova Scotia says it has cancelled contracts with two American companies and has not renewed agreements with another nine U.S. suppliers in response to the trade war.

Economics

7 d. ago 'We are opening the floodgates': Vancouver councillors raise alarms about loss of SRO units

Dan Fumano: For Granville Street's Clifton Hotel, city staff recommended a $1.1 million cash payment for the conversion — about 95 per cent less than what council could impose.

Events

7 d. ago ‘We’re the welcome mat’: Mayor of Nova Scotia town expects spike in American visitors

Mayor Pam Mood was in Washington, D.C., recently and said she heard from Americans who told her they were eager to vacation in Canada this summer.

Other

7 d. ago ‘The welcome mat’: Mayor of N.S. town expects spike in American visitors by ferry

Yarmouth, N.S. Mayor Pam Mood was in Washington, D.C., recently and said she heard from Americans who told her they were eager to vacation in Canada this summer.

Other

9 d. ago Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations

Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022. 

Politics