Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The immediate future of Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine remained murky Thursday following a meeting between company officials and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.

HALIFAX — Two Halifax police officers who fatally shot a man who pointed a fully drawn bow and arrow at them have been cleared of any wrongdoing by Nova Scotia's police watchdog.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the theft of personal information from a file-transfer system used by the provincial government.

HALIFAX — An ambitious plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales has reached a critical phase involving environmental testing — and one of the findings is concerning. The U.S.

HALIFAX — For the second consecutive year, Nova Scotia's auditor general is calling for legislative oversight of spending sprees by the Progressive Conservative government that happen outside of the regular budget process.

HALIFAX — When an anti-racism committee in Lunenburg, N.S.

HALIFAX — The denial of a $1.5-million bid to relaunch oil and gas exploration in waters off Nova Scotia doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be future projects, says federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

BIG BRAS D'OR, N.S. — A second person has been charged in the death of a Cape Breton woman whose remains were found last month in Big Bras d'Or, N.S.

HALIFAX — A public inquiry may be needed to determine whether police in Nova Scotia broke the law when they destroyed evidence in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1999, a justice advocate says.

HALIFAX — Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters and a military tent to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its first significant snowfall of the season overnight Sunday.