Nova Scotia News

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 >

Nova Scotia Tories propose provincial role in fast tracking Halifax development

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is inserting itself into the process of approving residential developments in Halifax, saying it needs to create a fast-track system to deal with housing shortages.

Oct 12, 2023 3:09 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia moves to firm up support for proposed opioid class-action lawsuit

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has introduced updated legislation that it says will hold opioid manufacturers more accountable for their actions.

Oct 12, 2023 1:34 PM Read more >

Atlantic Loop no longer part of Nova Scotia plan to hit 2030 renewable energy targets

HALIFAX — The Atlantic Loop is no longer part of Nova Scotia's plan to hit its 2030 renewable energy targets, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton said Wednesday.

Oct 11, 2023 2:57 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia plans community of 'tiny homes' to give unhoused people a place to live

HALIFAX — The government in Nova Scotia is planning an experimental community of so-called tiny homes to house people in Halifax with nowhere to live, according to a news release Wednesday.

Oct 11, 2023 2:14 PM Read more >

N.S. judge says her rights were violated when chief judge asked about vaccine status

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge is suing the provincial court and its former chief judge, alleging her rights to judicial independence and medical privacy were violated when she was pressured to reveal her COVID-19 vaccination status.

Oct 11, 2023 1:14 PM Read more >

Halifax man who spent nearly eight years in jail freed after jury acquits on murder

HALIFAX — A Halifax man who was found not guilty last week in his second-degree murder retrial has been released from custody.

Oct 10, 2023 9:42 AM Read more >

Philippe will be no Lee, but accumulating weather damage makes Nova Scotia vulnerable

HALIFAX — Damage from repeated weather disasters is accumulating in southern Nova Scotia, leaving the region more vulnerable to storms -- even those that aren't much stronger than a regular autumn squall, says a Halifax-area councillor.

Oct 7, 2023 1:10 PM Read more >

Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

HALIFAX — The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.

Oct 7, 2023 9:39 AM Read more >