Nova Scotia News

Cape Breton University to lower international enrolment amid job, housing shortages

SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University says it will scale back the number of international students it admits, after a recent explosion in foreign enrolment, but it's unclear if doing so will ease the housing and part-time job shortages in the region.

Oct 18, 2023 3:24 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia RCMP charge fugitive wanted in weekend shooting near motel

TRURO, N.S. — RCMP say they have charged a 52-year-old man who is still on the loose after a weekend shooting near a motel in Brookfield, N.S., in central Nova Scotia. Darren Trevor Jackson of Truro, N.S.

Oct 18, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >

Modified Atlantic Loop shouldn't thwart drive for offshore wind power: report author

HALIFAX — The author of a new report touting Atlantic Canada as a potential offshore wind energy giant says the scaled-down Atlantic Loop electricity grid announced this week is a start but not enough for the region to fully benefit from its producti

Oct 18, 2023 11:26 AM Read more >

Anonymous donor for Nova Scotia Acadian church disappears, creating uncertainty

HALIFAX — An anonymous donation of $10 million that was expected to help preserve a historic, wooden church in southwestern Nova Scotia appears to have fallen through.

Oct 17, 2023 1:43 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia Tories ignore objections to bill intended to fast-track Halifax housing

HALIFAX — Pleas by Halifax city officials on Monday failed to put the brakes on provincial legislation they say overrides their responsibility to determine urban planning and will transfer development costs on municipal taxpayers.

Oct 16, 2023 3:17 PM Read more >

N.S. RCMP say public not at risk as search continues for motel shooting suspect

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say they don’t believe there is any threat to the public as they continue their search for a potentially armed man suspected of shooting a woman at a motel in Brookfield, N.S. RCMP spokesman Cpl.

Oct 16, 2023 8:13 AM Read more >

Lack of fire mitigation measures may have exacerbated Halifax-area wildfire: report

HALIFAX — A report assessing Halifax’s response to a wildfire that destroyed 151 homes found that communications issues caused confusion and a lack of fire mitigation measures may have exacerbated the crisis.

Oct 15, 2023 3:28 PM Read more >

More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: Ottawa

HALIFAX — Three years after a First Nation started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and violence in Nova Scotia, federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with charges against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are planning

Oct 15, 2023 10:05 AM Read more >

Cape Breton University sees major boom in enrolment due to international students

SYDNEY, N.S. — New figures are indicating that one of Atlantic Canada's smaller universities is seeing a boom in enrolment due to international students coming to Cape Breton.

Oct 14, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia's government to add long-term mental stress to workers compensation

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is introducing legislation that would allow citizens who suffer from prolonged mental stress to claim workers compensation.

Oct 13, 2023 10:34 AM Read more >