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RCMP say body found of one missing in N.S. floods, as well as remains of another

WINDSOR, N.S.

Jul 24, 2023 3:03 PM Read more >

Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. RCMP Cpl.

Jul 23, 2023 6:32 PM Read more >

New Brunswick RCMP end search for armed man in Minto, one person in custody

FREDERICTON — RCMP in New Brunswick say their police operation in the Minto area is over after searching for a man who allegedly shot a firearm.

Jul 23, 2023 4:32 PM Read more >

Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

HALIFAX — Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away roads and bridges amid widespread flooding.

Jul 22, 2023 9:09 PM Read more >

Flooding, power outages in Halifax area as rainfall warning issued in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Heavy rain is expected throughout the weekend in much of Nova Scotia, with Environment Canada issuing a rainfall warning for the province's Atlantic coast. An evacuation order has been issued for the St.

Jul 22, 2023 4:53 AM Read more >

Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is asking the province's Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick.

Jul 21, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >

Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games

HALIFAX — Baseball is known as America's game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Métis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own.

Jul 21, 2023 2:02 PM Read more >

British balloonists' transatlantic quest thwarted as troubles force landing in N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic Ocean after technical issues forced them to land in central Newfoundland Friday morning. U.K.

Jul 21, 2023 12:49 PM Read more >

Man faces six counts of voyeurism after allegedly filming women at Halifax club

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say a 41-year-old man faces six counts of voyeurism after an investigation in Dartmouth.

Jul 21, 2023 11:25 AM Read more >

N.L. judge upholds Trudeau Foundation bid to have sex harassment suit heard in Quebec

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court has sided with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in its bid to have a sexual harassment case heard in Quebec.

Jul 20, 2023 4:24 PM Read more >