Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Better working conditions and more safety considerations are needed to ensure Nova Scotia can recruit and keep workers in its overstressed home-care sector, a pair of union leaders told a legislature committee Tuesday.

HALIFAX — As she stood outside her Halifax home recently and recalled the acrid smoke that filled the horizon last spring, Antoniella Assalone wondered whether she will have a safe escape route if another wildfire comes.

MIDDLE SACKVILLE, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia have charged a 41-year-old man with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing that left another man with life-threatening injuries.

HALIFAX — A historic Halifax-based military unit is returning to the city’s Common for the first time in decades with a parade to mark Remembrance Day.

HALIFAX — The scourge that is Canada's opioid addiction crisis was laid bare in the Nova Scotia legislature this week as politicians of every stripe rose to share personal stories about their struggles with this notorious class of drugs.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature was set Thursday to conclude a fall sitting marked by rancorous debate and opposition delay tactics after the government extended work hours to push through its agenda.

HALIFAX — Advocates are welcoming a new registry in Halifax that helps vulnerable citizens receive specialized help during emergencies, but they say the service should be available across the province.

HALIFAX — Talbot Boyer had seen a lot during his four years as a Halifax transit bus driver, but nothing like the life-threatening scene he encountered on a downtown street early on Jan. 29, 2021.

HALIFAX — The premiers of Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan say Canada’s need for housing is too complex for provinces not to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals with municipalities.

HALIFAX — Canada's premiers presented a rare unified front Monday as they took turns saying Ottawa's recent changes to its carbon pricing measures were unfairly applied across the country.