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Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

HALIFAX — An offer of additional financial aid to Nova Scotia’s wine industry is still on the table despite being rejected by grape growers earlier this week, say provincial officials.
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Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

PICTOU, N.S. — The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says recent disruptions to the ferry service that links the province with eastern Prince Edward Island are posing a real challenge for the town's tourism industry.
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Halifax police arrest third person in Devon Sinclair Marsman homicide

Halifax police arrest third person in Devon Sinclair Marsman homicide

HALIFAX — Halifax police have arrested a third person in a homicide case involving a 16-year-old who went missing two years ago. Sixteen-year-old Devon Sinclair Marsman was last seen alive on Feb.
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Nova Scotia puts almost $22 million toward energy efficient housing programs

Nova Scotia puts almost $22 million toward energy efficient housing programs

The Nova Scotia government is dedicating almost $22 million for a suite of sustainable development and energy efficiency programs. In its announcement, the province says the funding is to support the net-zero construction sector.
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Ottawa finalizes $500M bailout to Nova Scotia Power to keep rates in check

Ottawa finalizes $500M bailout to Nova Scotia Power to keep rates in check

HALIFAX — Ottawa has finalized a $500-million bailout to help Nova Scotia Power keep rates from skyrocketing due to delivery delays of Muskrat Falls electricity.
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Nova Scotia wine growers walk away from government aid negotiations for industry

Nova Scotia wine growers walk away from government aid negotiations for industry

HALIFAX — The working group examining support for Nova Scotia’s wine industry has lost its co-chair, who resigned this week calling talks with the provincial government an “enormous disappointment.
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Chorus shareholders vote to approve sale of aircraft leasing business

Chorus shareholders vote to approve sale of aircraft leasing business

HALIFAX — Chorus Aviation Inc. says its shareholders have voted to approve the sale of the company's regional aircraft leasing business to HPS Investment Partners. The Halifax-based company says the $1.9-billion deal was greenlighted by 98.
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Nova Scotia wind project with 17 turbines receives $118-million federal loan

Nova Scotia wind project with 17 turbines receives $118-million federal loan

WENTWORTH, N.S. — A 17-turbine wind farm in central Nova Scotia is receiving a $118-million low-interest loan from a federal Crown corporation.
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Gap between richest and the rest creates a land of disappointed citizens: economist

Gap between richest and the rest creates a land of disappointed citizens: economist

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia economist Lars Osberg's latest book on the widening gap between the very richest and the rest argues the trend is creating disappointed Canadians prone to distrusting one another and their governments.
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Mayoral candidate says Halifax attracts unhoused people, advocates say that's untrue

Mayoral candidate says Halifax attracts unhoused people, advocates say that's untrue

HALIFAX — A candidate for Halifax mayor says the municipality's approach to homeless encampments has encouraged unhoused people from across the country to move to the city to live in tents — a claim housing advocates and city councillors say is untru
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