Stop-work order halts museum renovations at Sydney bank building

by Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith

A stop-work order has halted plans to turn the old Bank of Montreal building into a museum after the group spearheading the project began the renovation, even though it was rejected for a building permit.

Male victim rushed to hospital after stabbing in Halifax

Main Avenue is closed between Titus and Flint streets as police continue to investigate.

Liverpool teen charged with cyberbullying fellow student

by Blair Rhodes

RCMP have charged a 16-year-old Liverpool youth with criminal harassment after a 15-year-old Queens County boy was allegedly targeted.

Stayed sex assault charge speaks to 'hugely flawed' system: victims advocate

by Sherri Borden Colley

The head of the Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services is speaking out after a sexual assault case in Nova Scotia collapsed following lengthy delays.

'People are suffering': Environmental advocates call for provincial bill of rights

by Shaina Luck

The bill would strengthen citizens' ability to take the government to court on environmental issues. It would also create an environmental commissioner to act as a watchdog for the existing Environment Act.

This guy loves hockey so much he travels to another province to play

A Nova Scotia man says a Newfoundland league has allowed him to keep playing competitive, high-level hockey — even if that means travelling back and forth between the two provinces 20 times a season.

Brain injury hasn't stopped Port Hood woman from crafting successful business

by Hal Higgins

Joanne Schmidt was told to give up her Port Hood, N.S., business after a car injury left her with a life-changing brain injury. Schmidt refused and is now being honoured by the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network.

Guysborough officials slammed for 'indulgent' expenses

by Angela MacIvor, Susan Allen

Former warden and current cabinet minister Lloyd Hines among those singled out in a report released Friday by Nova Scotia's ombudsman.

RCMP blamed as sex-assault case collapses against former St. FX lecturer

A Nova Scotia judge has found RCMP delays sending evidence for forensic analysis meant Behrang Foroughi-Mobarakeh's trial would not start until 38 months after his arrest.

Long trips to Halifax frustrating for Yarmouth cancer patients

by Paul Palmeter

A Yarmouth town councillor who is battling cancer is pushing for more cancer support at Yarmouth Regional Hospital.

Province looks at new rules to stop students from skipping school

by Jerri Southcott, Susan Bradley

Action in regard to unexplained absences, such as suspensions, must be a decision by a school-based team and are not to be overturned by the school board, the new draft policy says.

How Ottawa is using a snow crab boom to move quota to First Nations

by Paul Withers

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says it is in the process of telling First Nations which communities will get a piece of the 1,100 tonnes of snow crab from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence that will be given to First Nations in 2017.

2016 storm damage was costliest in a decade, says Nova Scotia Power

by David Burke

Nova Scotia Power was forced to pay out more than $22 million dollars to cover the cost of damage done by high winds last year — the most the utility has had to pay for storm repairs in 10 years.

No one hurt as taxi crashes through lobby doors of downtown Halifax hotel

by Susan Bradley

Halifax police are trying to determine what happened after a taxi cab crashed into the lobby doors of a downtown hotel.

Last person to live in Bedford Highway's round building wants it accessible to all

by Nina Corfu

The last person to live in the Prince's Lodge rotunda off the Bedford Highway shares her stories about life in the building, and her hopes for better public access.

Booming golf business prompts Ottawa company's interest in Cape Breton airport

by Hal Higgins

Signs are good that the small airport in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., could soon see its growth take off, according to a local councillor.

New HRM transit plan shows commuter trains on both sides of harbour

by Pam Berman

The latest draft of a new transportation plan for the Halifax Regional Municipality includes a map with two commuter rail routes — one on each side of the harbour.

The end of ladies and gents? HRM mulls 'universal access' washrooms

by Shaina Luck

Halifax councillors have agreed the municipality should investigate making all its washrooms "universal access." That means washrooms that would be gender neutral, and could accommodate people with physical disabilities, small children, or an attendant.

Video One Nova Scotian's story of dying with 'love and respect and dignity and peace'

by Frances Willick

Sylvia Henshaw's husband Douglas told her years before he became ill that he would not want to live with a chronic disease. When illness hit, he decided to die a peaceful death.

Liberal candidate criticized by Halifax school board after 'photo op'

by Elizabeth Chiu

Edgar Burns, the newly minted Liberal candidate for the riding of Dartmouth East, ruffled feathers at a local school after a teacher complained she felt "duped" into a photo op.

Province buys $7.5M of land in Bayers Lake to build new health centre

by Jean Laroche

Construction on the new facility is slated to start in the winter of 2018, and is expected to be completed in the winter of 2021.

Dal student's murder trial told of marijuana deal between suspect and victim

William Sandeson negotiated a marijuana deal worth tens of thousands of dollars with the fellow student he is accused of killing, a prosecutor told a Halifax jury Thursday.

Safety procedures not followed in 2015 plane accident at Margaree Airport

by Sherri Borden Colley

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that a failure to follow safety procedures caused the partial collapse of landing gear that sent a small plane off the runway at the Cape Breton airport.

Halifax's top bureaucrat publicly apologizes for bizarre text to colleague

by Cassie Williams

The city's chief administrative officer has apologized for a lengthy text message that included foul language and violent imagery that he sent to a colleague earlier this year.

Military chief pledges pension details to be sorted before wounded soldiers released

by Murray Brewster

The new head of military personnel says injured soldiers whose pension and financial paperwork isn't complete won't be released until they're set up to be paid. But officials at DND were unable to provide clear details on the policy.

Heritage committee wants CBC to explain Canada: The Story of Us 'mistakes'

by Haydn Watters

The parliamentary standing committee on Canadian heritage has requested a meeting with CBC to explain the history miniseries' 'mistakes.'

Herald union says it will meet with management in wake of Transcontinental deal

The union representing striking Chronicle Herald workers says it will meet face to face with the president of the newspaper on Friday.

Dog found after going missing in Highway 104 crash

A dog that went missing after a car accident Wednesday afternoon on Highway 104 in Pictou County has been found, RCMP said Friday morning.

Guysborough awards $8.9M tender for new sports and event centre

by Pam Berman

The Municipality of the District of Guysborough, N.S., has awarded an $8.9-million tender to the Marco construction company to build the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex.

'Rescue archeology' needed to save 300-year-old Louisbourg burial ground

by George Mortimer

Archeology students from the University of New Brunswick will be digging up the remains of people from 18th century Louisbourg this summer at a burial ground now threatened by coastal erosion.

Yarmouth residents launch lawsuit against town over water contamination

by Preston Mulligan

A group of property owners in the Yarmouth area has launched a lawsuit which claims the town is responsible for contaminating their water.