Nova Scotia News

Fraction of Nova Scotia's Green Fund spent on climate change programs: auditor

HALIFAX — Only a fraction of a Nova Scotia government fund established to combat climate change has been spent on solving the problem, the province's auditor general revealed in an audit released Tuesday.

Feb 28, 2023 11:39 AM Read more >

N.S. social workers call out government's plan to offer one free therapy session

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's offer for a free, one-hour counselling session for residents is not enough, say the province’s college of social workers and the official Opposition.

Feb 27, 2023 3:07 PM Read more >

Environment Canada issues snowfall, extreme cold warnings for two Atlantic provinces

HALIFAX — Storm warnings are blanketing pockets of Atlantic Canada as wintry weather continues to grip the region.

Feb 26, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Convicted Nova Scotia murderer's stash of bitcoin at centre of wrongful death lawsuit

HALIFAX — A legal battle is brewing in Nova Scotia over access to bitcoin owned by an ex-medical student recently convicted of fatally shooting a fellow student during a drug deal.

Feb 24, 2023 1:56 PM Read more >

Director of Canada's drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down

HALIFAX — The executive director of Canada's drug pricing regulator is stepping down — just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the independent body's work.

Feb 24, 2023 1:24 PM Read more >

Atlantic provinces sign on to bilateral health-care funding deals with Ottawa

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says she has no problem with Ottawa holding the province accountable for how it will spend additional health-care money it will receive through a bilateral side deal announced Friday.

Feb 23, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

N.S. researcher identifies first recorded case of an orca caring for pilot whale baby

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based biologist who helped to document the first recorded case of an orca caring for the offspring of another species says the finding sheds light on a complex animal relationship.

Feb 23, 2023 2:09 PM Read more >

Ottawa will help Atlantic provinces that want to welcome asylum seekers: Trudeau

HALIFAX — Atlantic provinces that are willing to welcome some of the thousands of asylum seekers who have entered the country outside official ports of entry will get help from Ottawa to shoulder the cost, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

Feb 23, 2023 2:08 PM Read more >

Family of N.S. woman who died in hospital after seven-hour wait sues health authority

HALIFAX — The family of a 37-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died in hospital on New Year's Eve after a seven-hour wait to see a doctor is suing the province's health authority, alleging that negligence is to blame.

Feb 22, 2023 2:22 PM Read more >

Former N.S. Liberal politician Hugh MacKay fined for impaired driving

HALIFAX — A former Liberal member of the Nova Scotia legislature has received a one-year licence suspension and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of impaired driving. Hugh MacKay, the former member for Chester-St.

Feb 22, 2023 1:43 PM Read more >