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Woman, 68, dies and driver airlifted to hospital in rural Nova Scotia car collision

Woman, 68, dies and driver airlifted to hospital in rural Nova Scotia car collision

HALIFAX 鈥 A 68-year-old woman has died and a 68-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a car collision in Nova Scotia.
N.S. man's letters indicate suicide risk as short-staffed jail kept inmates in cells

N.S. man's letters indicate suicide risk as short-staffed jail kept inmates in cells

HALIFAX 鈥 For days on end, Richard Murray barely left his jail cell, trapped by staffing shortages that forced officials to lock down inmates. "This is total cruelty and I only exist in these four walls of hell ....
'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross

'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross

HALIFAX 鈥 Against a backdrop of unimaginable racism and hardship, William Hall's courage on the battlefield in 1857 led him to become the first Black person awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military decoration.
Nova Scotia town fined $100K by Environment Canada for spilling raw sewage into brook

Nova Scotia town fined $100K by Environment Canada for spilling raw sewage into brook

PICTOU, N.S. 鈥 A town in central Nova Scotia has been fined $100,000 by the federal Environment Department for spilling raw sewage into a brook.
Man charged after allegedly impersonating N.S. staffer in racist social media post

Man charged after allegedly impersonating N.S. staffer in racist social media post

HALIFAX 鈥 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.
Nova Scotia to spend $1.6 billion on hospitals, schools and roads in 2024-25

Nova Scotia to spend $1.6 billion on hospitals, schools and roads in 2024-25

HALIFAX 鈥 Capital spending in Nova Scotia remains at a record level, although provincial Finance Minister Allan MacMaster says he doesn鈥檛 envision the government鈥檚 funding allocation growing larger in the future.
Huge snowstorm sweeps across Atlantic Canada forcing closures and cancellations

Huge snowstorm sweeps across Atlantic Canada forcing closures and cancellations

HALIFAX 鈥 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.
Fisheries minister leaning toward suspending this year's Maritime baby eel fishery

Fisheries minister leaning toward suspending this year's Maritime baby eel fishery

HALIFAX 鈥 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.
Nova Scotia auditor critical of province's $34.5-million purchase of unfinished hotel

Nova Scotia auditor critical of province's $34.5-million purchase of unfinished hotel

HALIFAX 鈥 Nova Scotia鈥檚 auditor general is calling the province鈥檚 $34.5-million purchase of an unfinished hotel to convert it into a health facility an 鈥渦nusual arrangement鈥 that lacked appropriate due diligence.
Long-serving Halifax mayor, Mike Savage, announces won't run again next election

Long-serving Halifax mayor, Mike Savage, announces won't run again next election

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.
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