Nova Scotia News

HUBBARDS, N.S. — Hundreds across Canada are set to celebrate 2024 with a polar bear plunge Monday, maintaining a long-held tradition of braving the January cold for a swim to mark the new year. Joanie McNally, from Sackville N.S.

HALIFAX — Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds.

BIBLE HILL, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say they are investigating a suspected arson in Bible Hill following an early morning house fire and the discovery of an abandoned car on a nearby highway.

Halifax area RCMP say they are looking for a suspect in a home invasion and robbery in Gaetz Brook. Police say a man was operating an excavator on a property in the community on Friday when another man appeared and pointed a gun at him.

HALIFAX — Environment Canada says residents in New Brunswick and some parts of Nova Scotia should prepare for icy, slippery conditions as freezing rain turns to snow.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have released the provinces’ top baby names for 2023, and Henry, Theodore, Olivia and Liam are at the top of the lists.

HALIFAX — A 14-year-old in Halifax is facing charges after he allegedly stole a car and crashed it into a bus shelter during a police chase.

HALIFAX — A Cape Breton coal mine that has been under a stop-work order after two roof falls in July can resume production, the Nova Scotia government said Wednesday.

WHITESIDE, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say they are investigating a two-vehicle collision that left three adults and four children with serious to life-threatening injuries.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Nova Scotia police say two people have died in a New Glasgow house fire. New Glasgow Regional Police say they responded to a report of blaze on Pleasant Street on Saturday around 1 p.m., and found the home full of fire and smoke.