Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department is remaining silent while it reviews last week’s court ruling that affirms Ottawa’s decision to transfer part of the lucrative Maritimes elver fishery quota in 2022 to First Nations fishers.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia inquiry that investigated why former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond fatally shot three family members and himself in 2017 is set to resume for at least one day of hearings next week.

TIDNISH, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia are searching for a 64-year-old man who went boating and hasn't returned. Police say the man took his boat on the Tidnish River on Saturday. Cumberland County RCMP began looking for him on Sunday morning.

INDIAN HARBOUR, N.S. — Paul Service can still remember the smell of jet fuel wafting through the air after the deadly crash of Swissair Flight 111. Service was one of hundreds of first responders who took part in the recovery mission in St.

HALIFAX — Premier Tim Houston is marking 25 years since the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia claimed the lives of 229 passengers and crew. The MD-11 passenger jet plunged into the waters near Peggy's Cove on Sept.

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says two people from Nova Scotia were arrested this week in New Brunswick following the seizure of thousands of lobsters.

HALIFAX — The Federal Court has affirmed Ottawa’s move in 2022 to transfer part of the lucrative elver fishery quota in the Maritimes to First Nations fishers. In a written decision dated Aug.

HALIFAX — The RCMP has yet to provide a substantive response about its widely criticized handling of Nova Scotia’s April 2020 mass shooting, says a lawyer whose firm represents a majority of the families affected by the tragedy.

Halifax police say a 17-year-old male is facing a manslaughter charge following a homicide earlier this month on the city’s waterfront. Police say they received a report of a disturbance on Aug. 6 in the area of Lower Water Street.

HALIFAX — A small group of Black politicians from Atlantic Canada promised Wednesday to do more to encourage racialized communities to overcome their distrust of the political system.