'Pick up the phone,' schizophrenia support group urges caregivers

by David Irish

Organizers of a national conference about schizophrenia held in Halifax want frustrated caregivers and families to know there's help.

Cheques on the way to Cape Bretoners who lost homes in flood

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality will be giving out cheques this weekend to owners of homes severely damaged by the Thanksgiving Day flood.

Saturday October 29, 2016

Video Boy with cerebral palsy wins top prize at Hal-Con parade

Ewan Marshall, who has cerebral palsy, won the hearts of many people on Saturday when he attended Hal-Con's parade with Star Wars-inspired transportation.

5 fun things to do this Halloween weekend

Trick or treating may have to wait until Monday but Halloween activities are in full swing across the province.

Christmas tree for Boston to come from Cape Breton for 1st time

The province says it has picked its 2016 tree, which will come for the first time from Cape Breton and be sent off with a distinct Mi'kmaq flavour.

No special treatment for big donors in Nova Scotia, say party leaders

by Michael Gorman

Nova Scotia's political party leaders say their respective fundraising arms are free of the controversy plaguing the federal Liberals.

Halifax women's shelter gets 'fresh start' with new building, funding

by Keith Doucette

An aging women's shelter in Nova Scotia will be replaced with a new building through a federal program that will provide up to $3 million to help with construction.

As season ends, Glenora Inn and Distillery drinks to a 'banner year'

by Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith

Business thrives with the publicity surrounding new golf courses in the area, the Cape Breton If Trump Wins tourism campaign and the Chase the Ace contest in nearby Inverness.

This Halifax event asks you to gaze into a stranger's eyes

by Colleen Jones

Halifax is one of 160 cities around the world taking part in the World's Biggest Eye Contact Experiment on Saturday.

Jeep funeral for little boy who 'loved getting muddy'

by Anjuli Patil

It was a fitting sendoff for Jacob Stern — the four-year-old loved cars. His life was cut short by cancer this week.

Summer drought hits hay crop hard, forces farmer to sell cattle

by Natalie Dobbin

Stephen Rand of Port Williams, N.S., said he's already cut his herd from 120 cows down to 45, and more will soon be out the door.

Sisters who've lived together 38 years want same benefits as common-law couples

by Cassie Williams

For 38 years, Betty Wilsack has shared her Caribou Island, N.S., home with her sister Margaret Renouf. The pair are both now in their 70s. But when one of them dies, the other won't be entitled to the survivor's pension.

Former Sipekne'katik finance manager handed 2 years in prison for $342K fraud

by Jack Julian

Leaders of the Sipekne'katik Band say they're satisfied with the fraud sentence handed down against their band's former financial manager, Jeffery Cecil Hayes.

Man charged in Shubie Park attack unfit to stand trial

by Blair Rhodes

Shawn Howard Timmons, 39, was accused of forcible confinement, assault and choking related to an incident on June 7 in Shubie Park.

$200K paid to former Sydney container terminal firm, but no record of work done

by Paul Withers

Consultants were paid nearly $200,000 in 2012 and 2013 to promote a proposed container terminal for Sydney, but the Cape Breton Regional Municipality — which paid the bill — has no record of what they did for the money.

Animal cruelty cases popping up in court but legal action last resort: SPCA

by Susan Bradley

There have been a number of animal cruelty cases before Nova Scotia courts lately, but the SPCA says the agency offers support as well as prosecution.

RCMP investigating fatal shooting on Big Tancook Island

RCMP are investigating a fatal shooting on Big Tancook Island, where a 50-year-old man has died.

FORECAST Expect a rainy, windy weekend for most of Nova Scotia

by Kalin Mitchell

​A low pressure system will slowly move past the province's coastline on Friday and into Saturday morning. The weather system is expected to bring a steady rain and gusty winds.

Summit meets to tackle 'striking' number of opioid-related deaths

by Elizabeth Chiu

A summit bringing together health and justice government officials, police forces, and professional associations for doctors, nurses, and paramedics met today to develop Nova Scotia's first comprehensive response to the opioid problem.

Paramedics union pushes for action on search for new LifeFlight chopper

by Susan Bradley

Nova Scotia appears to be striking out in its efforts to find an air ambulance that meets Transport Canada's requirements to land on hospital landing pads.

Program offers 1 year of free university to Nova Scotians on social assistance

by Jean Laroche

The Department of Community Services is changing the rules to its Career Seek Program to try to help more people on social assistance to get a post-secondary education.

Opposition chops away at Liberals' forestry approach

by Michael Gorman

The NDP's natural resources critic says the minister is rolling over for bureaucrats in his department rather than standing up for good forestry management.

McNeil lukewarm to conciliation board in teacher labour dispute

by Jean Laroche

Premier Stephen McNeil has neither rejected, nor accepted, a request by the teachers union to return to the bargaining table. He wants a list of items to be discussed first.

Opiate overdoses biggest health crisis facing Canada, says Halifax doctor

by Moira Donovan

A Nova Scotia doctor says opiate overdoses are Canada's greatest public health crisis — and the situation is no less severe in Nova Scotia than other parts of the country.

Search & rescue may need saving, and the Senate hopes to throw a lifeline

by Brett Ruskin

A group of Canadian senators toured the East Coast this week as part of a major study looking into the country's search and rescue service. The committee will make recommendations on how to maintain or improve the service.

'It's an exciting time for black women,' as East Preston celebrates Senate appointment

by Paul Palmeter

The tiny community of East Preston is bursting with pride after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Wanda Thomas Bernard to the Senate Thursday.

Clearcut land that's 'just a jumble of stumps' designated a nature reserve

by Moira Donovan, Phlis McGregor

A Nova Scotia landowner is frustrated by the province's strategy of conserving forested land after they gave a nature reserve designation to a clearcut area only after all the trees were gone.

Is Richmond County the only municipality that's 'off the rails'?

by Pam Berman

Nova Scotia's municipal affairs minister says the Richmond County expense scandal is not indicative of a bigger problem in the province, but a resident of another rural municipality where spending has been questioned is skeptical.

Province will foot bill to relocate flooded out CBRM residents

by Anjuli Patil

CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke says the cost of relocating two dozen homes recently flooded in Sydney is now estimated at $4.5 million and that the province will foot the bill.

Halifax water main break that caused dirty water, closed Dal campuses, fixed

by Haydn Watters

Halifax Water crews have repaired a water main break near Carlton and Summer Streets, close to the Public Gardens.

Ultra-marathoner running for Indigenous women gets warm welcome in Nova Scotia

by Colleen Jones

His 7,400-kilometre run began on Mother's Day in British Columbia, and he still has one thousand kilometres to go.

CAO at centre of Richmond County expense scandal resigns

by Joan Weeks

Richmond County Warden Victor David says CAO Warren Olsen has resigned. The resignation is due to take effect on Oct. 31.

What happened to Catie Miller? The terrible details of her death

A Halifax man and his girlfriend have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Dartmouth's Catie Miller. Here is what happened to Miller, based on the agreed statement of facts presented in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

Halifax professor, Cape Breton First Nation leader among 9 new senators

by Cassie Williams

A Halifax professor and an Indigenous leader from Cape Breton are among Canada's nine non-partisan senators named today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.