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Atlantic Loop no longer part of Nova Scotia plan to hit 2030 renewable energy targets

Atlantic Loop no longer part of Nova Scotia plan to hit 2030 renewable energy targets

HALIFAX — The Atlantic Loop is no longer part of Nova Scotia's plan to hit its 2030 renewable energy targets, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton said Wednesday.
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Nova Scotia plans community of 'tiny homes' to give unhoused people a place to live

Nova Scotia plans community of 'tiny homes' to give unhoused people a place to live

HALIFAX — The government in Nova Scotia is planning an experimental community of so-called tiny homes to house people in Halifax with nowhere to live, according to a news release Wednesday.
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N.S. judge says her rights were violated when chief judge asked about vaccine status

N.S. judge says her rights were violated when chief judge asked about vaccine status

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge is suing the provincial court and its former chief judge, alleging her rights to judicial independence and medical privacy were violated when she was pressured to reveal her COVID-19 vaccination status.
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N.B. RCMP searching for man believed to be armed 'with dangerous intent'

N.B. RCMP searching for man believed to be armed 'with dangerous intent'

MOORES MILLS, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick are searching for an armed man in a community in the province's southwest. Police issued an Alert Ready message at about 9:40 a.m.
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Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Canadians who work with people facing homelessness and hunger say their colleagues are carrying growing emotional burdens as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide.
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P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — Despite growing calls for his resignation, a village councillor in Prince Edward Island allegedly won't step down from council after he displayed a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves. P.E.
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Halifax man who spent nearly eight years in jail freed after jury acquits on murder

Halifax man who spent nearly eight years in jail freed after jury acquits on murder

HALIFAX — A Halifax man who was found not guilty last week in his second-degree murder retrial has been released from custody.
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Newfoundland jail death renews calls for accountability in provincial corrections

Newfoundland jail death renews calls for accountability in provincial corrections

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It was shortly after another death was confirmed at a notoriously harsh Newfoundland jail that Bob Buckingham wrote to his fellow defence lawyers to ask what they could do to better advocate for inmates.
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Philippe will be no Lee, but accumulating weather damage makes Nova Scotia vulnerable

Philippe will be no Lee, but accumulating weather damage makes Nova Scotia vulnerable

HALIFAX — Damage from repeated weather disasters is accumulating in southern Nova Scotia, leaving the region more vulnerable to storms -- even those that aren't much stronger than a regular autumn squall, says a Halifax-area councillor.
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Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

HALIFAX — The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.
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