Provincial
Gas prices go up several cents overnight in Cape Breton
Bail review set for young man charged in Feb. 19 Dartmouth shooting
A young man who faces 17 charges from a shooting in north-end Dartmouth this winter says a provincial court judge made an error in law when she denied him bail last month. Trequawn Alvontra Smith, 23, of North Preston was arrested in a vehicle a few ...
Preliminary hearing waived on drug offences; Cape Breton court report for April 17, 2024
Two people charged with drug offences have waived their right to a preliminary hearing and have re-elected back to provincial court. Stephen William Murrin, 31, and Cynthia Jean Kaiser, 34, both of Sydney, are charged with possession for the purpose ...
3.0-magnitude earthquake detected off Cape Breton coast Saturday
SYDNEY, N.S. — If you felt any shaking on Saturday night, you may not have been alone. That’s because an earthquake had struck just off the coast of Cape Breton. On April 13 at 11:13 p.m., Earthquakes Canada detected a quake in the Atlantic Ocean 53 ...
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Accelerating housing in HRM and what that means for heritage properties
New development rules will send waves of housing changes throughout the Halifax area. Heritage properties and districts are not immune. At HRM’s heritage committee meeting Wednesday, staff went through the proposed changes to planning strategies and ...
'It's a form of discrimination they live with every day': Activists speak out on lack of non-state torture laws during House of Commons meeting
Truro residents Linda MacDonald and Jeanne Sarson sat before the Standing Committee on Health at the House of Commons with one goal in mind — to speak out about non-state torture and its lack of codification in the Canada Criminal Code. On the panel ...
TINA COMEAU: My tears and disappointment when people laugh about drug addiction
YARMOUTH, NS – My emotions swayed between disappointment and resolve. I was at an event in Halifax. The person speaking was talking about a fellow she knew as a kid. She said as a young man he went on to become a really good baseball player. Then she ...
Four charged in 2022 Annapolis County homicide appear in court
Four people charged in the 2022 killing of Barry Albert, a Bridgewater man whose remains were found in Springfield, Annapolis County, almost two months after he went missing, made brief court appearances Wednesday. Derrick Wayne Charles Robar, 32, of ...
No spring bear hunt in Nova Scotia, province decides
The Nova Scotia government has changed its mind about allowing a spring bear hunt in the province. Citing “careful consideration of feedback from Nova Scotians,” a government news release Wednesday said results of a public consultation from Jan.
Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni
ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...
Unhoused Halifax residents find out protecting property not easy
Alex Quinn grew up in the Annapolis Valley and moved to Halifax in 2008. He lost his job in January and has been unhoused ever since. Quinn has cut the fence at Lower Flinn Park on Quinpool Road and set up his tent behind it in a restricted area.