Nova Scotia News

Yes in my backyard: Halifax volunteers help the homeless as winter nears

HALIFAX — Standing in a homeless encampment on the outskirts of Halifax, Aaron Haynes says food, advice and supplies from volunteers warm his spirits — even as winter's bitter cold draws closer by the day.

Nov 24, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

'Leave this ferry alone': N.S. minister says Ottawa must not redeploy Fundy ferry

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Public Works Minister Kim Masland says the federal government must maintain full ferry service between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., next year because it is crucial to the region.

Nov 23, 2023 1:29 PM Read more >

No government help for customers hit by N.S. fuel company's bankruptcy: premier

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says his government won’t provide financial help for customers out of pocket after a company they prepaid for furnace oil filed for bankruptcy last week.

Nov 23, 2023 12:40 PM Read more >

Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board once again linked lax regulation of vessel stability to fishing deaths off Nova Scotia in a report released Wednesday.

Nov 22, 2023 2:20 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

HALIFAX — Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will soon be given access to a unique type of radiotherapy that health officials believe will transform the level of care of the disease in the province.

Nov 22, 2023 12:01 PM Read more >

Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax Regional Municipality says it is no longer advising all homeless people living in tents in a downtown military parade square to leave. Instead, the municipality says it will enforce a limit of eight tents in the Grand Parade.

Nov 22, 2023 6:44 AM Read more >

People living in tents in Halifax's Grand Parade asked to relocate for safety reasons

HALIFAX — About a month after Halifax designated a downtown square as a tent site for people experiencing homelessness, the city advised those living there to move out because the area will become dangerous when snow-clearing operations begin.

Nov 21, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced on Tuesday plans to build housing on four community college campuses as the province grapples with a crisis that has left students struggling to find apartments.

Nov 21, 2023 11:54 AM Read more >

Transgender Day of Remembrance important amid rising incidents of violence: group

HALIFAX — Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance is especially important this year amid rising incidents of violence and hatred, the founder of a Nova Scotia-based advocacy group said Monday.

Nov 20, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia revises long-term care expansion, adding another 2,200 rooms by 2032

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is expanding its revamp of the long-term care sector, adding thousands more care rooms to address increasing demands from a growing — and aging — population.

Nov 20, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >