Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals on Wednesday and issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites the province says have known deposits of the heavy metal.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcohol sales in place by the end of June.

LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP say they have arrested a man who had prompted police to issue a shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County.

OTTAWA — A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislative committee heard disturbing testimony Tuesday from a mother of four who described how her spouse allegedly subjected them to harassment while the police and courts seemed unable to help.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say family members of two missing children are among those identified for formal interviews as police investigate the siblings' disappearance.

HALIFAX — A youth court judge has denied bail for a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges, including firearms offences and uttering threats. Judge Alan Tufts made the decision Tuesday, after listening to evidence for about a day-and-a-half.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government announced Tuesday. Beginning Aug.

HALIFAX — Security experts say the theft of customer data from Nova Scotia's electric utility has the hallmarks of an extortion attempt by cybercriminals.

HALIFAX — A bail hearing will continue for a second consecutive day on Tuesday involving a Halifax teenager facing 33 charges including uttering threats.