Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situation is improving.

HALIFAX — Fire destroyed several tents early in the morning at a Halifax-area encampment for homeless people. A spokesman for Halifax Fire and Emergency says there were no injuries after the fire broke out at 6:19 a.m.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Liberal Party says it is dropping a legal challenge about the distribution of Tim Hortons gift cards by the campaign of a Progressive Conservative candidate in last month's provincial election.

HALIFAX — Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage was sworn in Friday as Nova Scotia’s 34th lieutenant-governor during a ceremony at the provincial legislature.

HALIFAX — The Roman Catholic Church in southwestern Nova Scotia has filed a lawsuit against two Acadian groups trying to save a huge, deconsecrated church.

HALIFAX — Pickleball courts in a Halifax suburb are in danger of being shut down by the city after drawing complaints from residents who describe the noise levels as “excessive.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston named an expanded 21-member cabinet Thursday during a ceremony in downtown Halifax that excluded reporters in a departure from a long-standing tradition of open coverage.

HALIFAX — The lawyer for a Mi'kmaq band that has battled Ottawa over its lobster fishing rights says a deal settling the "centuries-old" dispute is nearly complete.

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Co. Ltd. says it earned a second-quarter profit of $173.4 million as its sales edged higher.

HALIFAX — A new report paints a bleak picture of the working conditions for social workers in Nova Scotia's child welfare system, saying they are feeling devalued and burned out.