Lobster fishermen in northern Cape Breton got an up-close glimpse of a pod of killer whales this week, a sighting that a marine biologist says is on the rise.

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Nova Scotians dying from influenza exceeds that of COVID-19.

Andy Fillmore said the move is in response to frustration among residents and business owners over 'worsening traffic congestion' and the escalating project costs associated with the bicycle network.

This weekend, CBC News will present a special all about Antarctica. Watch Amy Smith's interview with CBC's international climate correspondent, Susan Ormiston, who led a news team on a month-long assignment to the region.

The man most likely remembered as the leading voice in the fight to clean up the toxic waste left over from Cape Breton's steel industry died from cancer this week. He was 75.

Lori Cogswell-Phillips, the mother of fisher Aaron Cogswell, said in an interview Friday the federal government and the fishing industry are putting crews at risk by not acting more quickly on the recommendation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

A Halifax-area man has been charged with child luring after police received a tip from the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Statistics released by Nova Scotia Health show the province’s waitlist as of April 1 of this year was 15,769 people. That’s down from 17,369 people the same time the year before, and 19,917 people as of April 1, 2023.

RCMP investigators returned to Greenwood, N.S., this week to resume the search for the remains of Esther Jones, a 55-year-old woman who was killed last August. A man has been charged with first-degree murder. But Jones's body has not been located.

It's patio season — the time of year most Halifax restaurants hope for good weather. But for the past 11 weekends, it has rained. Giuliana Grillo went down to the waterfront to ask businesses how they're dealing with the gloomy weekends.