Halifax councillors have heard new details about a proposed hydro energy storage project at a former gold mine in the municipality.

In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to make Canada an 'energy superpower,' Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is floating the idea of dramatically ramping up the province's nascent offshore wind energy industry.

Upper Big Tracadie was first settled by Black Loyalists in 1787. UBT, as it is known locally, was once a vibrant, thriving place with at least 200 residents. These days, only a handful of houses are occupied, with many sitting empty and abandoned. Not one child lives in the aging community. As Portia Clark discovered, there is work being done to revitalize it for future generations.

Police allege the driver's blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash, which occurred in May 2024 in rural Nova Scotia.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality plans to close its composting facility and sell its recycling sorting operation, but will still collect blue bags and green bins at the curb.

Cymon Felix Cormier faces an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. On Dec. 30, 2021, he pushed his way into Insight Optometry and chased Tony Nader around the store, stabbing him.

Researcher Jacquie Gahagan says housing and food security, transportation to and from school, access to technology, and mental health can be impediments to succeeding in higher education.

England will soon begin administering a vaccine to high-risk individuals that may reduce their chances of contracting gonorrhea, but a similar program is not yet in the cards for Canada.

The Quality of Life Index for Persons with Disabilities includes more than 80 indicators that will be used to measure whether the province is making progress on improving the well-being of people with disabilities.

A Halifax search team warned Tuesday that "fraudulent individuals and organizations" are impersonating them and asking for money under the guise of trying to find Lilly and Jack Sullivan, the two Pictou County children who have been missing since May 2.