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Nova Scotia verifying accuracy of lengthy family medicine wait-list

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says the province is trying to "validate" whether everyone on the wait-list for family medicine is still looking for a physician or nurse practitioner.

Jul 25, 2024 2:17 PM Read more >

N.S. premier says he was told he'd be 'lightning rod' if he walked in Pride parade

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on Thursday defended his absence from this year's Halifax Pride parade, saying he didn't attend because police feared he'd be a lightning rod for protesters.

Jul 25, 2024 1:33 PM Read more >

Insurance claim tally for last year's floods, wildfires in Nova Scotia: $490 million

HALIFAX — The devastating wildfires and deadly flooding that plagued Nova Scotia last year have resulted in $490 million in insured losses, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said in a report released Thursday.

Jul 25, 2024 1:22 PM Read more >

Unclaimed bodies are piling up in Newfoundland. A funeral director blames government.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Unclaimed bodies are piling up in Newfoundland, and a funeral director says they likely belong to people whose loved ones couldn't get enough government help to pay for a funeral.

Jul 25, 2024 10:16 AM Read more >

Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative

HALIFAX — The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood.

Jul 25, 2024 10:01 AM Read more >

Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters

HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated

Jul 25, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

N.S. murderer's cryptocurrency stash rules out free legal aid for appeal

HALIFAX — A judge has ruled that a stash of cryptocurrency belonging to a convicted Nova Scotia murderer means he won't be receiving free legal aid for an appeal.

Jul 24, 2024 1:26 PM Read more >

As N.S. jail death toll mounts, father grieves son and calls for corrections reform

HALIFAX — A memorial plaque with a laser-etched image of Christopher Young wearing a Santa hat sits on a shelf at his father's Halifax home. "That's how I'll always remember my son, as a happy guy," said Gerry Young, 61.

Jul 24, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

Canadian Food Inspection Agency investigating after parasite found in P.E.I. oysters

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A "worrisome" parasite has been confirmed in at least one area on Prince Edward Island, and samples from several oyster farms have been sent for testing, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Jul 23, 2024 7:20 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia premier says he skipped Halifax Pride parade because of safety concerns

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his absence from this year's Halifax Pride parade was the result of advice from the RCMP not to participate because of safety concerns.

Jul 23, 2024 1:49 PM Read more >