The Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency is changing how continuing care is delivered at facilities in Bridgetown, Berwick and Antigonish due to operational changes and complaints by some residents about mandatory costs, according to a spokesperson.

Lawyers for the prosecution and defence argued for sharply different sentences Wednesday in a Kentville, N.S., courtroom for Drake Brown, 23, who was impaired and drove more than 170 kilometres an hour on a back road before a crash that killed two of his friends.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he’s not changing course. A week after his government tabled a budget with $300 million in cuts that sparked multiple protests around the province, including two this week at the legislature, Houston told reporters that he doesn’t expect any changes.

About 2,000 people gathered outside Province House in Halifax to let the Houston government know cuts to arts, tourism, culture and heritage sectors would cause irreparable harm to their industries.

The new program aims to give people the option to shop for what they need instead of only giving out pre-packaged hampers. The CBC's Anna Rak has the story.

The Canadian women's hockey team is back home after winning silver at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games. In an interview with the CBC's Amy Smith, one of the team's leaders shares how she's feeling now that the Games are over and what it was like battling the U.S. for gold.

Today on Commotion, poet El Jones and novelist Stephanie Domet join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to explain what’s on the line, and why the Nova Scotia government should not go ahead with the planned cuts.

People living near the Donkin coal mine say they're not convinced a new study ordered by Nova Scotia's Environment Department will adequately measure a low-frequency tonal sound coming from the idled underground mine's ventilation fans.

As the Nova Scotia RCMP seized cannabis during inspections at five cannabis storefronts on Tuesday, some Mi'kmaw leaders say the raids violate their treaty rights.

A family is speaking out after two masked intruders entered a Halifax-area high school and violently attacked a Grade 9 student, prompting concerns about school safety and security.