Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — A former Halifax university student on trial for killing another student during a drug deal completed his testimony Thursday, insisting he had no plan to kill anyone and that he shot the other man in self-defence.

HALIFAX — There was drama in a Halifax courtroom Wednesday as a Crown prosecutor tried to poke holes in the alibi of a former medical student who is claiming self-defence in the shooting death of another student during a drug deal.

HALIFAX — Doctors and nurses in Nova Scotia say new federal money for health care must be spent on primary care and increasing staffing levels. Dr.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency is expanding to include oversight of police forces in New Brunswick.

HALIFAX — A former medical student who claims he fatally shot a fellow student in self-defence during a drug deal in Halifax denied Tuesday he planned to kill the man and steal the nine kilograms of marijuana he was carrying.

HALIFAX — Pride organizers in rural Nova Scotia say recent acts of homophobic vandalism serve as a reminder that despite progress, for some it’s still not safe to be out in rural communities. The RCMP says the recent vandalism in Liverpool, N.S.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Faculty at Cape Breton University accepted a contract offer Tuesday, ending a strike that began Jan. 27. The school's faculty association said 203 of its roughly 220 members voted 84 per cent in favour of accepting the deal.

HALIFAX — A former medical student accused of fatally shooting another student during a drug deal says he fired his gun in self-defence after a struggle in his Halifax apartment, saying he didn't call police because he was terrified he would face cha

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility is under pressure to explain why tens of thousands of customers were without power over the weekend as an arctic air system blanketed the province and brought temperatures that felt as low as -45 C.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University says it has reached a tentative agreement with its faculty union after a weeklong strike. Details of the proposed deal weren't immediately available, but the main bargaining issue had been wage increases.