Nova Scotia News

Nova Scotia says it will spend $1.6 billion on infrastructure in coming year

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government says it will spend $1.62 billion on its capital plan in the coming year to strengthen health-care infrastructure and respond to the province’s population growth.

Mar 13, 2023 2:52 PM Read more >

Cape Breton Police alert public after shots fired in Sydney Mines, nobody hurt

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton are asking for help after gun shots were fired at a residence this morning in Sydney Mines, N.s., near North Sydney.

Mar 11, 2023 10:33 AM Read more >

Atlantic Canada immigration ministers say they are prepared to welcome asylum seekers

HALIFAX — Immigration ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are committed to welcoming asylum seekers who have entered Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through the Roxham Road crossing in Quebe

Mar 10, 2023 3:56 PM Read more >

Cape Breton woman wins record-breaking $31-million lottery jackpot

NEW WATERFORD, N.S. — An 83-year-old Cape Breton woman says she plans to buy a "new-to-her" Cadillac with the $31-million lottery prize she claimed today. Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, N.S., says the winning ticket for the Jan.

Mar 9, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia government pledges $37 million for rural heath care institute

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has announced plans to spend $37 million on a new research institute that will focus on improving the health of rural residents. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Thursday at St.

Mar 9, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

N.S. child poverty dropped in 2020 due to pandemic-related financial support: report

HALIFAX — A report has found that child poverty numbers in Nova Scotia dropped dramatically in 2020 — an improvement that researchers say was driven by pandemic financial assistance.

Mar 9, 2023 10:15 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia to give $15 million to fruit growers who lost crops in extreme cold snap

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government announced today it will give $15 million to growers of grapes and other fruit whose crops were destroyed in last month’s extreme cold snap.

Mar 9, 2023 9:40 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia man accused of breaking into woman's home and sexually assaulting her

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax are accusing a man of breaking into a woman's home and sexually assauting her as she slept. RCMP say they responded to a 911 call from the Terrance Bay area today at 6 a.m.

Mar 8, 2023 10:58 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia court quashes hospital CEO's conviction for fraud, calls for new trial

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's highest court has quashed the fraud conviction of a children's hospital CEO who used her corporate credit card to pay for $47,000 in personal expenses, including flights for family members and Netflix fees.

Mar 8, 2023 9:51 AM Read more >

N.S. fails to meet pledge of adding 1,500 new daycare spaces by end of 2022

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has failed to meet its self-imposed target of creating 1,500 new daycare spots by the end of 2022, instead adding 400 licensed child-care spaces.

Mar 7, 2023 2:21 PM Read more >