Nova Scotia News

GRAND LAKE STATION, N.S. — A 23-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Halifax after his car left the highway and went into a ditch.

HALIFAX — The Halifax jury that will decide the fate of William Sandeson, an ex-medical student accused of murder, has concluded its deliberations for the day without reaching a verdict.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia man accused of killing a couple in their Hants County home more than 22 years ago will face a new trial after the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear a Crown appeal.

HALIFAX — Opposition parties in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned the province lacks the housing and health-care resources to support newcomers as immigration to the province reaches new highs.

HALIFAX — The case against a former Dalhousie University medical student accused of killing another student during a drug deal and dismembering his body is now in the hands of a jury.

HALIFAX — William Sandeson was motivated by greed when the former medical student carried out a plan to kill another student during a drug deal in Halifax, a court heard Wednesday.

HALIFAX — Police have charged a young hockey player with assault after he allegedly swung his stick at an opponent after a rough game at a Halifax rink.

HALIFAX — Mi’kmaq regalia kept in an Australian museum for more than 130 years will finally be returned to Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia — close to where the items are believed to have been crafted by a Mi’kmaq artist in the 1800s.

HALIFAX — The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the earthquake that has devastated that country.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has failed to meet its self-imposed deadline of significantly reducing the surgical backlog by February 2023, with 9,500 more people on the wait-list than targeted.