Truro News

City staff spelled out to Halifax Regional Council why a proposed pilot project to install surveillance cameras in the area of the Farrell Street pathway where Chelsie Probert was killed is not recommended to proceed. Amy Siciliano, public safety ...

Chris Farnell thought he had won his battle against second-hand smoke entering his Dartmouth apartment but relief seems to be stalled as he awaits a Department of Environment definition. Farnell’s second-floor, two-level apartment on Killkee ...

No one was hurt but a family lost their home when fire destroyed the two-storey structure in Hammonds Plains on Wednesday morning. Charred roof trusses, interior wall framing and the remnants of an attached garage were all that was left at the ...

Nova Scotia is targeting the European Union for the next step in global trade. Premier Stephen McNeil announced the launch of the province’s Nova Scotia-European Engagement Strategy at the Centre for Ocean Venture and Entrepreneurship in ...

Jazz flight lands safely after hydraulic problem An Air Canada Jazz aircraft with 40 people aboard landed safely at the Halifax Stanfield International airport Tuesday afternoon after declaring an emergency. Manon Stuart, manager of corporate ...

The lawyer for would-be mass murderer Lindsay Souvannarath appealed her life sentence to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The American woman intended to kill multiple people in a mass shooting at the Halifax Shopping Centre on ...

Doug Embree thinks it’s time to go back to having official licence plates on both the front as well as the back of cars in Nova Scotia. The Springhill retiree says it’s one way to deal with potentially offensive novelty plates some ...

A marine electrician who works at the navy dockyards in Halifax is $1 million richer after winning one of the Maxmillion prizes in Friday’s Lotto Max draw. Chris Johnson, of Salmon River, said his head is still spinning after a whirlwind ...

MLA Pat Dunn wants to see drivers who pass a stopped school bus with its flashing lights engaged hit with stiffer penalties. The Pictou County Tory introduced the Safely to School Act on Wednesday afternoon at the provincial ...

Some retirees get a golden watch when they head to the metaphorical pasture. Sarge got a selection of apples, carrots and other treats as he marked the end of his career as an equine officer with the Halifax Regional Police. Police officials held ...