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More than 4,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lose electricity in outage

More than 4,000 Nova Scotia Power customers lose electricity in outage

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power was beginning to restore electricity to customers on the province’s eastern shore Thursday following a transmission outage. The outage began around 10 p.m.
Nova Scotia advocates push for voluntary vulnerable persons registry for emergencies

Nova Scotia advocates push for voluntary vulnerable persons registry for emergencies

HALIFAX — Two advocates for people with disabilities are calling for a provincewide registry of vulnerable persons in Nova Scotia to be included in proposed changes to legislation governing emergency management and 911 service.
Nova Scotia legislation seeks to reduce impact of looming power rate hike

Nova Scotia legislation seeks to reduce impact of looming power rate hike

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s government is attempting to limit a proposed power rate increase sought by the province’s private utility through legislative changes tabled Wednesday.
Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia tabled legislation on Tuesday for an emissions-reduction plan that would replace its cap-and-trade system for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters, but the new bill doesn't lay out how the province will meet its ambitious cl
Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s heavily subsidized ferry that operates between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, will be the subject of an economic impact study, the premier said Tuesday.
P.E.I. electrical utility wants to make power grid more resilient post-Fiona

P.E.I. electrical utility wants to make power grid more resilient post-Fiona

HALIFAX — The CEO of Maritime Electric says budgets for Prince Edward Island's power grid should be increased to help the province better withstand the next major storm, after what critics are calling a "lost decade" of inaction.
University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013

University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013

HALIFAX — A high-profile ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump is at the centre of an academic controversy at the University of New Brunswick, where the administration has promised an independent review of how he received a PhD in 2013.
International students are behind the increase in enrolment at Atlantic universities

International students are behind the increase in enrolment at Atlantic universities

HALIFAX — The Association of Atlantic Universities says international students are the driving force behind the growing enrolment at many universities in the region.
Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 people

Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 people

HALIFAX — The lack of access to primary care in Nova Scotia is "completely outrageous," says one of the more than 116,000 residents on the wait-list for a family doctor, which hit a record high this month.
Federal public safety minister says Ottawa committed to RCMP reform

Federal public safety minister says Ottawa committed to RCMP reform

HALIFAX — Canada’s public safety minister says he recognizes the importance of reforming the RCMP in light of ongoing questions about the future of the services it offers provinces and territories.