Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's new plan to protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of coastline is an abdication of the government's responsibility, the opposition and environmental activists said Monday.

HALIFAX — Striking faculty, librarians and lab instructors at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax are returning to the bargaining table today.

MULGRAVE, N.S. — A crew member has died after an incident on a Clearwater Seafoods vessel in eastern Nova Scotia, the province's Department of Labour confirmed Saturday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility will lose control over who gets access to the power grid under a change the government says is needed to help the province reach its energy goals, including to stop using coal by 2030.

HALIFAX — Chorus Aviation Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell 20 per cent compared with a year ago as its revenue also edged lower. The company says it earned net income of $36.6 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $45.

HALIFAX — One of the Nova Scotia government’s most outspoken Opposition critics did a political about-turn Thursday, crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives — and become a cabinet minister.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s health authority says it is lifting a requirement for its employees and on-site hospital staff to submit proof of COVID-19 immunization, beginning Monday.

HALIFAX — Almost two-thirds of Canadians say they have switched their primary grocery store in the past year to score better deals.

HALIFAX — Outdoor fridges and pantries, often painted in bright, inviting colours, are popping up across Atlantic Canada, and the people regularly stocking them say demand is growing.

HALIFAX — Volunteer firefighters say they're feeling "helpless" as they endure long waits for paramedics to arrive at health emergencies in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.