Wednesday marks the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — an annual commemoration honouring the children who died while attending residential schools and the survivors, families and commun...

Trail is working with nine landowners to secure sites to harvest medicinal plants

Halifax Regional Police (HRP) responded to 869 calls for service this weekend. The two big events that occupied officers’ time were the Magnetic World Music Festival and Dalhousie University’s homecom...

Kori Cheverie, coach of the Montreal Victoire and one of the longtime assistant coaches of the national women's hockey team, will take on the head coaching role for the 2026-27 season, according to Ho...

The MacKay bridge enhancement was one of three projects the province brought to the Canada Investment Summit.

It's similar to surfing, but you're on your belly instead of your feet. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton boogied her way down to Lawrencetown Beach to give it a try.

A nine-day festival celebrating Indigenous artists and artists of colour is set to kick off in Halifax this Saturday.

The Tatamagouche Centre in Nova Scotia is being returned to Wabanaki women by the United Church of Canada, as part of its commitment to reconciliation.

Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River, N.S. — population 1,000 — in July. Members say the prices, the quality of the produce and the convenience are a breath of fresh air.

Dalhousie University’s Black and African Diaspora Studies program teamed up with Yaya’s Kitchen to dish out a five-course meal with a side of history. Vernon Ramesar tells us the story.

A group of fishers spotted a shark off Lawrencetown Beach in Nova Scotia.

Watch Mahone Bay Waterfront transforms for the annual Scarecrow Festival Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Nova Scotia’s new tax on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids comes into effect Oct. 1, but traditional hybrids — ones that aren't plugged in — are exempt.

Danyelle Miles says she took action after seeing a video of all the trash left behind at Polletts Cove in Inverness County, N.S. She says the hike to get to Polletts Cove can take between two and six ...

The hospital is celebrating its 50th birthday. Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation president and CEO Stephen Harding says the hospital is raising money for more robotic technology, a new photon-coun...

Progress is underway on an affordable public housing project in Eastern Passage, N.S.

Mandy Rennehan has spent her entire career renovating, restoring and transforming older properties. Now she’s gifted one of them, a multi-unit rental property, to a non-profit organization in her home...

EverWind Fuels, the company that’s been pursuing hundreds of wind turbines and a green hydrogen production facility in Nova Scotia, has added a data centre to its list of projects.

Halifax Regional Municipality is entering autumn as leaves begin to change and the air gets crisp. On the first full day of fall, Environment Canada issued a frost advisory as temperatures are expecte...

The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, along with other Atlantic federal ministers, will join business, government and community leaders, as the Atlantic Economic Panel unveils its final report and recommendations for our region’s economic future.

Proponents behind a 13-year-old bid to build a shipping container port in Cape Breton say they’re now focused on developing a terminal to support the offshore wind sector.

Halifax Transit users will now be able to tap and ride thanks to a new feature in the HFXGO mobile fare payment app.

People who use the Baille Ard Trails in Sydney, N.S., are keeping an eye out after two reported sightings of a black bear in the wooded area in recent days.

The Dory Shop was established in 1917. The shop is currently running a two-week course with five students which will see them build an entire dory from scratch. This particular dory could then be sold...

Nova Scotians are eager to enjoy the sights and sounds of fall.

Terry Thomas of East Preston, N.S. was told he wasn't allowed to operate a horse-drawn carriage in Halifax. He thought that didn't sound quite right so he did some research and found a supporting arg...

Construction of the new Mi'kmaw Native friendship Centre is starting to take shape at its new location along Gottingen Street in central Halifax.

With Lyme disease concerns growing in Nova Scotia, a team of researchers has found that pharmacist prescriptions have cut tick bite-related ER visits in half.

A ceremony to commemorate the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held Sunday at 12 Wing Shearwater.

A unique Guinness World Record holder is a young man from Annapolis Royal, N.S.

Friendlier, an Ontario-based reusable container company, is getting $150,000 from Divert N.S. to expand its packaging program to more schools taking part in Nova Scotia’s School Lunch Program.

It’s been a long time since swimming was encouraged in the Bedford Basin, but that didn’t stop one shark from making a prolonged — and very rare — visit to the water on Friday night.

The price of diesel continues to rise in the Maritimes, while there was a slight decrease in New Brunswick gas prices overnight.

A Nova Scotia business hopes to build European trade partnerships amid EU talks.

Cape Breton University (CBU) is adding another health-care diploma to its list of educational programs.

A black bear rehabilitation centre in Cape Breton is still in the works, though it faces several delays related to obtaining provincial and municipal approval.

As the price to play Canada's game continues to climb, kids in Glace Bay received a large donation of hockey gear. As the CBC's Kyle Moore reports, it's making it easier and more affordable for them t...

Today, Jaimie Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, joined Nova Scotia Pow...

This week, animal shelters are highlighting special animals that take a bit longer to get adopted.

Halifax's men's soccer team wants to build a permanent stadium on public land. Moshe Lander, a sports economist at Concordia University, says he thinks the deal makes sense.

The agency is warning of coyotes’ “aggressive behaviour.” As Kyle Moore reports, a manager at the Fortress of Louisbourg says that if you encounter one, you ought to be aggressive back.

Nova Scotia’s harvest promises to be strong this year.

Three years into the province’s Action for Housing plan, the Nova Scotia government offered an update, saying it’s exceeding its key targets.