Time capsule to be 'a snapshot' of the Halifax Explosion

by Rachel Ward

Ninety-nine years after the Halifax Explosion, with "virtually no survivors left," historian Janet Kitz wants people to bring forward their stories about the wartime accident that changed the city forever.

Feature Meet the 'Raccoon Whisperer' of Pictou County

by Jon Tattrie

When Jim Blackwood's doorbell rings at 10:45 p.m. on a Friday and he sees a masked bandit staring through the glass, he shuffles over to the bucket of peanut butter sandwiches and opens the door.

Meat robbery at Halifax Sobeys goes bad

Two men tried to steal a couple of hundred dollars worth of meat from Sobeys at knife point on Saturday.

CBC Investigates Downtown Vancouver ER is ground zero of opioid overdose crisis

by Natalie Clancy

Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer held a press conference on Friday to announce the city's opioid crisis had become even more alarming: Nine people died of drug overdoses the night before. CBC News recently spent a shift in the emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital to observe the crisis first-hand.

Cashless Christmas and help booking winter getaway: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

The holidays are a busy time, so here are the consumer stories you may have missed this week.

Judge rules dogs should not be treated like kids

by Geoff Leo

In a ruling that references butter knives, euthanasia and cats named Slimey and Oinky, a Saskatoon judge made an impassioned defence of the notion that, when it comes to the law, dogs should not be treated as though they were children.

Two hospitals flooded after frozen pipes burst

Patients in the mental health unit at the Yarmouth hospital had to be moved due to the flooding. No inpatient areas at Queens General hospital were damaged.

Halifax airport adds cargo space to keep up with lucrative lobster exports

Halifax's airport has upgraded its facilities to help speed the growing shipments of live lobsters exported around the world.

Forecast Brace for that freeze-thaw cycle! Snowy weekend will turn wet and foggy

by Kalin Mitchell

Nova Scotia kicks off the weekend with a round of snow Saturday, ending up in rain, drizzle, and fog by Sunday.

N.S. scientist analyzing evidence of Canada's northern boundary limits

Researchers have wrapped up a three-year mission to map the limits of the Arctic continental shelf and scientifically prove Canada's claim to the resource-rich area.

St. Anns Bank will be largest marine-protected area off Nova Scotia

by Anjuli Patil

Environmental groups are praising the federal government for planning to make St. Ann's Bank, east of Scaterie Island, N.S. a marine-protected area.

North Preston dance hopes to unite HRM youth

by Kyah Sparks

Kardeisha Provo of North Preston says she feels distant from other communities. The 16-year-old is hopeful an all-ages dance next week will bring young people together from across the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Syrian quitting school is a sign more English help needed in rural Nova Scotia, group says

by Moira Donovan

While refugee families are receiving support for housing, transportation and food, the chair of the Cumberland County Refugee Networking Group argues there are too few language training resources in schools outside the metro Halifax area.

Schools of dead herring continue to wash up on Nova Scotia beaches

by Michael MacDonald

Schools of dead herring keep washing ashore along the rocky beaches of western Nova Scotia, prompting a retired scientist to enlist the help of local naturalists and bird watchers as he continues to gather data about the mysterious phenomenon.

Halifax police test 'drugalyzers' before pot legalization

by Elizabeth Chiu

Canadian police forces may soon be armed with a new tool to nab suspected impaired drivers. "Drugalyzers" test drivers' saliva for cannabis, opioids and other drugs.

Nova Scotia ski hills 'just pounding out the snow' for early openings

by Holly Conners

Cold temperatures and early snow storms mean some skiers and snowboarders are already enjoying mid-winter conditions.

New CBC meteorologist Brennan Allen replaces retired Peter Coade

by Susan Bradley

New CBC meteorologist Brennan Allen says Nova Scotia can look forward to a white Christmas with snow falling a few days before.

Nova Scotia government and civil servants to restart contract talks

by Rachel Ward

The Nova Scotia government and the union that represents more than 7,300 civil servants will return to the bargaining table Monday, according to the union.

Young Halifax woman lived fully because she 'didn't have time to waste'

by Susan Bradley

At the time her death, Sarah Leslie Dubé had achievements that would be amazing for people double or triple her age.

Funding levels for street paving prompt concerns at council

by Shaina Luck

Halifax council wants to take a closer look at money available for road paving after some raised concerns with a budget that reduces the funding for the work over the next few years.

Campaign figures show some Halifax councillors still take funds from developers

by Pam Berman

Campaign finance figures from the 2016 Halifax municipal elections show councillors still differ on whether to take donations from developers.

These bhangra dancers know how to deal with Canadian winters

by Jennifer MacMillan

If only we could all shovel snow like this!

24 students, 2 Heads earn Dartmouth school national song award

by Paul Palmeter

A Dartmouth school's take on Canadian artist Coleman Hell's hit song 2 Heads has earned it national honours and $5,000 in recording equipment.

Shell Canada asks regulator to leave huge pipe on sea floor off Nova Scotia

by Susan Bradley

Shell Canada has asked the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board for permission to abandon a fallen pipe, about the weight of 250 school buses, on the sea floor off Nova Scotia.

Multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 102 near Stewiacke

by Natalie Dobbin

RCMP are at the scene of a multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 102 near Stewiacke, N.S., involving about 10 cars that crashed in the southbound lanes.

Q&A; Asbestos ban 'too little, too late' for woman whose father died from exposure

The federal government announced last week it is committing to a comprehensive asbestos ban by 2018. Charmaine Salter, who lost her own father to an illness caused by asbestos, says too many Canadians are unaware of the risks.

CBC Investigates Methadone or job? Halifax woman says she was given impossible choice

by Angela MacIvor

Krista Miller says she is being kicked out of the provincially run Dartmouth methadone program because she has to work during the two-hour window the clinic is open.

More than 12 vehicles damaged in Highway 125 crash in Sydney

by Cassie Williams, Elizabeth McMillan

More than a dozen vehicles had to be taken away by tow trucks after a series of pileups in "total whiteout conditions" Friday morning on Highway 125 in Sydney, Cape Breton.

Woman, 52, dies in crash near Port Hawkesbury

by Cassie Williams

A 52-year-old woman is dead after a two-car crash on Highway 104 in Evanston this morning.

Man who admitted killing mother and grandparents to learn fate in new year

by Blair Rhodes

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice has reserved his decision in the case of Codey Hennigar, 32, who’s admitted to killing his mother and maternal grandparents. The bodies of Bill and Ida Ward and their daughter Ann were found in the burned-out remains of the elder Wards’ home on the Old Guysborough Road in Goffs on Jan. 7, 2015.

Having the Christmas blues — and being OK with that

A yearly Christmas service at a Halifax blues club will once again bring people together who aren't feeling all that merry and bright — an event that has a personal resonance for featured performer Erika Kulnys.

Teachers told not to discuss work-to-rule in the classroom

by Michael Gorman

The education minister and teachers union president are both reminding teachers that work-to-rule is a subject that has no place in the classroom following several reports from parents.