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Registered occupational therapist Chelsea Surette (left) and registered physiotherapist Maria Wamback are co-owners of the newly opened Acadian Shores Health Centre. TINA COMEAU

'Community helped make this happen': Acadian Shores Health Centre looking to give back through its services

A new health centre in Yarmouth is feeling its community roots. Not only does it feel like it was helped along by the community in starting up and offering the services it does, but it also hopes to become involved in the community. “We are very ...

Updated Mar. 26, 2024 |6 min read

Tories pushing Antigonish consolidation through with amendments

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

Housing Minister John Lohr announces a five-year housing plan at One Government Place in Halifax on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. - Francis Campbell

Two people charged with drug and weapons offences in Stellarton, N.S.

Updated Mar. 25, 2024 |2 min read

RCMP have laid a third charge in connection to the homicide of Natacha Leroy. CONTRIBUTED

Two bridges in rural P.E.I. closing for construction

Updated 3 minutes ago |2 min read

Suspicious commercial building fire in Digby County sparks RCMP investigation

Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

N.S. apartment dispute boils over into gun threats: 'I should shoot you'

Updated 14 minutes ago |3 min read

Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2024.

UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations

Emma Farge |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery ...

A view of mud and rocks and a tree stump near the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024.

Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

Nia Williams |Updated 11 minutes ago |2 min read

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Municipalities and irrigation districts in the western Canadian province of Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday. Environment ...

Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions

Reuters |Updated 13 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Butler Hall Capital said on Friday it is urging Vanda Pharmaceuticals to form an independent special committee to engage with Future Pak over its takeover offer and run a full sales process. On April 17, Vanda ...

Lobster fishing boats make their way into the Falls Point Wharf in Woods Harbour after a day on the fishing grounds. Kathy Johnson

A multi-million-dollar question: Should the lobster carapace size be increased in southwestern Nova Scotia?

Kathy Johnson |Updated 24 minutes ago |9 min read

Lobster licence holders in Atlantic Canada’s Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) have a lot to consider when it comes to whether or not they follow suit with their American counterparts and increase the minimum lobster carapace size effective Jan. 1, ...

Three California police officers charged in 2021 death of man in custody

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - California prosecutors announced involuntary manslaughter charges against three police officers for the 2021 death of a man in their custody, reversing the outcome of a previous investigation that had cleared the officers. The ...

Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

Impaired driving charges laid after powerline pole destroyed in hit and run

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 34 minutes ago |2 min read

A 22-year-old St. John’s man has been charged with impaired driving following a hit-and-run in Mount Pearl. Just before 1:30 a.m. on April 19, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers received multiple complaints of a white sedan speeding through the ...

U.S. national dies in Russian-controlled Donetsk - Russian journalist

Reuters |Updated 42 minutes ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russell Bentley, a U.S. national, has died in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan, head of Russia's state media outlet RT, wrote on Telegram on Friday. Simonyan said Bentley had been "fighting ...

The Capitol Dome is seen from the inside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.

US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote

Makini Brice, Moira Warburton |Updated 43 minutes ago |2 min read

By Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming ...

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan reacts, as he attends the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, September 28, 2023.

IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique

Andrea Shalal, David Lawder |Updated 43 minutes ago |2 min read

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's steering committee failed to issue a joint communique on Friday amid disagreements over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, opting instead for a statement from the ...

US to launch carbon offset guidelines to boost integrity

Valerie Volcovici |Updated 53 minutes ago |2 min read

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will unveil in the coming days guidelines for the use of carbon offsets inside and outside of government to build confidence in the market and ensure credits reflect real emissions ...