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Rent cap loophole? Halifax-area landlords defend use of fixed-term leases
HALIFAX — Some Halifax-area landlords on Monday defended their use of fixed-term leases as necessary to recoup costs under Nova Scotia’s rent cap, despite criticism the leases help property owners skirt the rules.
Sep 16, 2024 2:36 PM
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Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check
HALIFAX — Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia's privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates.
Sep 16, 2024 2:16 PM
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Suspicious deaths of two N.S. men were the result of homicide, suicide: RCMP
Nova Scotia RCMP say their investigation into two suspicious deaths earlier this month has concluded that one man died by homicide and the other by suicide. The bodies of two men, aged 40 and 73, were found in a home in Windsor, N.S., on Sept. 3.
Sep 16, 2024 1:52 PM
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Saint John homeless advocates mourn death of man who had been living in an encampment
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK — A 58-year-old man living in a homeless encampment in Saint John, N.B., has died, leaving his community and volunteers who knew him with "a lot of sadness," says the head of a group that helps unhoused people.
Sep 16, 2024 1:11 PM
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Federal money and sales taxes help pump up New Brunswick budget surplus
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's finance minister says the province recorded a surplus of $500.8 million for the fiscal year that ended in March. Ernie Steeves says the amount — more than 10 times higher than the province's original $40.
Sep 16, 2024 12:02 PM
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Halifax library workers accept deal to end strike, branches to re-open Thursday
HALIFAX — Members of the union representing workers with Halifax Public Libraries have accepted a new collective agreement, ending a nearly month-long strike and paving the way for branches to re-open in the next few days.
Sep 15, 2024 2:29 PM
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Nova Scotia premier repeats calls for Ottawa to pay for protecting Chignecto Isthmus
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier is repeating his government’s calls for Ottawa to foot the full bill to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session.
Sep 15, 2024 1:42 PM
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Halifax libraries, union announce tentative deal to end nearly month-long strike
HALIFAX — A strike that has shuttered libraries in the Halifax region for the past three-and-a-half weeks could come to an end on Thursday now that the employer and union representing hundreds of workers have reached a tentative labour deal.
Sep 14, 2024 12:18 PM
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'Drop the idea': N.S. premier says province won't accept thousands of asylum seekers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier doubled down Friday on his position that he will not accept any attempt by Ottawa to resettle thousands of asylum seekers in the province.
Sep 13, 2024 2:16 PM
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Missing Nova Scotia woman was killed, man facing first-degree murder charge: RCMP
HALIFAX — Police have accused a Nova Scotia man of murdering a woman who had been reported missing from the province's Annapolis Valley, but whose body still hasn't been found. The first-degree murder charge comes one day after U.S.
Sep 13, 2024 2:07 PM
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