CBC Nova Scotia News

Joe Stewart's first marathon attempt this weekend in Fredericton ended in first place, while Sarah Mulcahy set a women's course record.

The Digby-Saint John ferry service is set to resume on Monday after a mechanism failure at the dock in Saint John, N.B. The service has been suspended since Tuesday.

Tanya Brooks, a mother of five, was 36 when her body was found in the window well of a high school in Halifax's north end on May 11, 2009. The case remains unsolved.

RCMP say a 77-year-old Delhaven, N.S., man is dead after a Saturday morning crash on Highway 101 near Wolfville, N.S.

A 49-year-old Sydney, N.S., man will be charged with manslaughter in the death of a 51-year-old man, say Cape Breton Regional Police.

A 22-year-old Mi'kmaw water and land defender nearing graduation from law school at Dalhousie University is featured in a new documentary series, Warrior Up! The series features Indigenous youth from across Canada who are passionate about transforming their lands and communities.

Nova Scotia’s health authority is “digging into” the problem of long waits in the emergency department, and says even if wait times don’t budge, new measures should improve patients’ experiences at the ER.

Newcomers to Canada from cultures where extended and multi-generational families are the norm find the loss of family support to be a major challenge. They say it adds to the stress of adjusting to a new society.

A new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 marks 25 years since Kosovar refugees fleeing war arrived in Canada.

The northern lights made a rare appearance across Nova Scotia and most of Atlantic Canada on Friday night. Normally restricted to more northern regions, the phenomenon could be seen in the skies across Canada on Friday.