Nova Scotia News

Final report into N.S. mass shooting to be up to 3,000 pages when released

HALIFAX — The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting says its final report will be bound in seven volumes that total up to 3,000 pages. The report is to be released on March 30 at an event in Truro, N.S.

Mar 16, 2023 8:04 AM Read more >

Empire reports $125.7M net earnings as it rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Company Ltd. says its net earnings hit $125.7 million in its latest quarter as its Sobeys supermarket chain rebounded from a November cyberattack.

Mar 16, 2023 6:03 AM Read more >

Halifax university apologizes for inaction on professor's 'predatory' behaviour

HALIFAX — University of King's College in Halifax failed to address reports of a professor's sexual assaults on campus and instead protected him, an independent report has concluded.

Mar 15, 2023 2:42 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia says it will spend $1.6 billion on infrastructure in coming year

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government says it will spend $1.62 billion on its capital plan in the coming year to strengthen health-care infrastructure and respond to the province’s population growth.

Mar 13, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Cape Breton Police alert public after shots fired in Sydney Mines, nobody hurt

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton are asking for help after gun shots were fired at a residence this morning in Sydney Mines, N.s., near North Sydney.

Mar 11, 2023 10:33 AM Read more >

Atlantic Canada immigration ministers say they are prepared to welcome asylum seekers

HALIFAX — Immigration ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are committed to welcoming asylum seekers who have entered Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through the Roxham Road crossing in Quebe

Mar 10, 2023 3:56 PM Read more >

Cape Breton woman wins record-breaking $31-million lottery jackpot

NEW WATERFORD, N.S. — An 83-year-old Cape Breton woman says she plans to buy a "new-to-her" Cadillac with the $31-million lottery prize she claimed today. Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, N.S., says the winning ticket for the Jan.

Mar 9, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia government pledges $37 million for rural heath care institute

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has announced plans to spend $37 million on a new research institute that will focus on improving the health of rural residents. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Thursday at St.

Mar 9, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

N.S. child poverty dropped in 2020 due to pandemic-related financial support: report

HALIFAX — A report has found that child poverty numbers in Nova Scotia dropped dramatically in 2020 — an improvement that researchers say was driven by pandemic financial assistance.

Mar 9, 2023 10:15 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia to give $15 million to fruit growers who lost crops in extreme cold snap

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government announced today it will give $15 million to growers of grapes and other fruit whose crops were destroyed in last month’s extreme cold snap.

Mar 9, 2023 9:40 AM Read more >