Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area man faces an impersonation charge in connection with a social media post characterized as antisemitic that led to the firing of a Nova Scotia political staffer last fall.

HALIFAX — Capital spending in Nova Scotia remains at a record level, although provincial Finance Minister Allan MacMaster says he doesn’t envision the government’s funding allocation growing larger in the future.

HALIFAX — Winter storm warnings remain in effect for parts of Nova Scotia and much of Newfoundland and Labrador as a large snowstorm continues to trudge across Atlantic Canada.

HALIFAX — Canada's fisheries minister says she wants to shut down this year's lucrative baby eel fishery with only weeks to go before the season opens in the Maritimes.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general is calling the province’s $34.5-million purchase of an unfinished hotel to convert it into a health facility an “unusual arrangement” that lacked appropriate due diligence.

Halifax's long-serving mayor says he won't run in the municipal election this fall, explaining that he wants to depart the job while he's still capable of winning at the ballot box.

HALIFAX — Another nor'easter is headed for Atlantic Canada, bringing a second big dump of snow in less than two weeks.

HALIFAX — The son of a Cape Breton woman injured last week in a propane explosion caused by sliding snow says his mother has died.

HALIFAX — About 160 faculty, librarians and lab instructors at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax have gone on strike. The university's faculty association said the workers walked out at noon on Monday.

HALIFAX — Carolyn Naylor usually enjoys strolling the streets of downtown Halifax with her guide dog Earl by her side.