Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Postmedia Network Inc. has won court approval for its bid to buy Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain, but the company says the acquisition will lead to job cuts.

HALIFAX — Halifax Regional Municipality is developing a code of conduct for people sleeping rough at city-designated homeless encampments, many of which are growing far beyond their stated capacity.

HALIFAX — More than one year after a wildfire ravaged a Halifax suburb, Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton is appealing for the public’s help with an investigation he says has stalled.

HALIFAX — Residents of small communities across Canada are finding creative ways of getting around Facebook's news blackout to share updates about dangerous weather events, but they say it's still tough to get information to people quickly on the pla

HALIFAX — An environmental group says Nova Scotia’s commercial swordfish fleet could generate millions in added revenue by bringing tourists along for fishing trips and using different gear.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge is expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Postmedia's $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.

HALIFAX — The mother of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital with fungal meningitis says her daughter's race may have played a role in the allegedly negligent medical treatment she received.

HALIFAX — Halifax's acting chief of police is being named as the city's new top police officer after 31 years with the force. Don MacLean, who became acting chief a year ago, assumes his permanent role Aug. 12.

HALIFAX — Fighting the "unprecedented" wildfire that erupted last year in a western Halifax suburb and quickly engulfed homes went beyond the city's capabilities, says a report by Halifax's fire department.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog is looking into whether charges will be laid against a Halifax police officer after a woman he took to the ground during an arrest suffered an injury to her liver.