Dalhousie student wants swimming spot in Halifax Harbour

by Emma Davie

Anika Riopel has started Jump In, a project aiming to create a designated swimming area near Bishop's Landing, equipped with docks, ladders and a jumping platform.

Joseph Cameron's killer met him hours before death, judge finds

by Ian Munroe

A teenager convicted of murdering Joseph Douglas Cameron only met the 20-year-old hours before gunning him down on a Dartmouth sidewalk in March 2016, a judge determined.

Tank that brings ocean to eye level draws hundreds in Dartmouth

by Anjuli Patil

A catch-and-release touch tank set up in a kiosk at Alderney Landing on weekends its celebrated 1,000th visitor Saturday in Dartmouth.

Tractors and butterflies: Hundreds learn about work at Kentville research centre

by Emma Davie

About 750 people came to the Kentville Research and Development Centre's open house on Saturday to see some of the projects underway there - including a scientist working to save the monarch butterflies.

Meet the former CFL player turned Halifax police officer

by Richard Woodbury

Being a police officer is no easy job, but for Halifax Regional Police Const. Justin Palardy, it may be less stressful than his former career as a professional football player.

Snowbird catches fire on runway after Nova Scotia airshow

There were no injuries after a small fire broke out on one of the planes flown by the Snowbirds aerobatic team as it landed in Greenwood, N.S., on Saturday.

Nova Scotia director of Logic video up for MTV award

by Anjuli Patil

Andy Hines wrote and directed Logic's Black SpiderMan music video. He won an MTV award in 2015 for directing Big Sean's One Man Can Change the World.

Battle against food insecurity expands in Halifax, Dartmouth

by David Irish

Remember Square Roots and their initiative to offer affordable food in Halifax? The service is expanding to four new locations in the municipality.

Beloved RCMP officer competing in Mi'kmaw Summer Games

Even though Const. Darren Sylvester has swapped his uniform for shorts and sneakers, he says it's all part of the job as an Indigenous officer.

Man dragged, another arrested after apparent hit-and-run in Truro

The man who was struck received minor injuries and was treated at Colchester Regional Hospital, police said.

Nova Scotia man completes 2,700-km kayak journey along Labrador's coast

by Elizabeth McMillan

A father and son spent 12 days kayaking along Labrador's coast, part of Richard Learning's 15-year, 2,700-kilometre journey from Nain, N.L. to the Quebec border.

Mail withheld from inmates because of suspected drug delivery

by Sherri Borden Colley

No mail was delivered for four days to inmates at a Nova Scotia jail last week because guards suspected a drug was in one piece of mail at the facility.

Not 'a slam dunk': Mike Duffy faces uphill battle for $8M in damages, experts say

by John Paul Tasker

Sen. Mike Duffy is hoping to extract a lofty sum from the Senate and the RCMP, arguing they unfairly subjected him to a witch hunt that resulted in gross Charter violations and salary loss that now demand some form of compensation. Experts say it won't be easy.

Parks Canada to look at divesting highways, bridges, dams

by Dean Beeby

Parks Canada is considering whether to give up as much as $8.3 billion of its infrastructure.

Teen awaiting trial for Stewiacke murder released from custody

by Blair Rhodes

A 17-year-old boy accused of second-degree murder is heading home following a lengthy court hearing.

Premiers, governors to discuss cross-border trade at Charlottetown meeting

by Kevin Bissett

Eastern Canadian premiers are stressing the need to make Canada's case on cross-border trade at every opportunity in the Donald Trump era.

As U.S. and Canada try to solve whale deaths, some ships in gulf break speed limit

by Sarah Betts

Just two weeks after imposing a mandatory speed limit to protect right whales in parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Transport Canada says not all ships are heeding it.

Cape Breton thief steals thousands worth of colourful, vintage bills

Police have asked Canadians to be on the lookout for old money, after thousands of dollars in vintage bills dating back to the 1950s were stolen from a Cape Breton home.

Decades worth of duck poop to be removed from Halifax Public Gardens pond

by Frances Willick

The municipality plans to excavate the pond this winter to remove about a metre of guano.

Lunenburg offering temporary solution to businessman who sparked rally

by Emma Davie

Farley Blackman says the temporary power line will help him finish a project on Montague Street, but that some of his other projects are still up in the air.

Increased demand leads to global shortage of diabetes equipment component

by Cassie Williams

A global shortage of a component used in conjunction with a popular brand of insulin pump has left some people resorting to older methods to test their blood sugar.

Marijuana dispensary raids of Tasty Budds lead to 69 charges

RCMP arrested 10 people after searching four homes and five Tasty Budds marijuana dispensaries in Nova Scotia.

Parker Street food bank in dire need of school supplies

by Jerri Southcott

The Halifax charity currently doesn't have anywhere near enough school supplies to meet demand for students in need this year.

'Godfather of land conservation' in Nova Scotia, Rudy Haase, dies at 95

by Paul Palmeter

"He was a remarkable, remarkable champion for the natural world," said Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May.

Ocean temperatures around Nova Scotia hit record highs: DFO report

by Paul Withers

Ocean temperatures in the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of St. Lawrence reached record or near-record highs in 2016, according to a federal report on Atlantic Canada's marine ecosystem.

'Data is the new oil': Your personal information is now the world's most valuable commodity

by Ramona Pringle

Data has surpassed oil as the world's most valuable resource, much of it controlled by just five mega-companies — and jurisdictions are struggling with how to contain, regulate and protect all those ones and zeros.

Globe's retreat from Maritimes 'sign of the times,' says former editor

by Emma Smith

Edward Greenspon, who served as The Globe and Mail's editor in chief for seven years, said while he's sad to see the national paper pull out of the Maritimes, he's also not surprised.

'Schools are free': Daycares worried about impact of new pre-primary program

by Joan Weeks

Many daycares in Nova Scotia say the province's new pre-primary program that is scheduled to start schools this fall could lead to staff shortages and daycare closures.

Canadians will soon be able to ID gender as 'X' on their passports

by Peter Zimonjic, Bonnie Allen

Canadians will soon have a third option to identify their gender on passports under new rules that will come into effect by the end of the month.

U.S. launches investigation into spate of right whale deaths

The U.S. government is launching an investigation into the recent deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Halifax's chief planner no longer working for city, reason why unclear

by Emma Davie

Bob Bjerke had his final day on Tuesday, but neither he nor the city will say whether Bjerke was fired.

Province approves aggregate quarry expansion in Colchester County

by Frances Willick

The Irving-owned quarry in Glenholme, N.S., is authorized to grow from 4 to 30 hectares.

Union cries foul over limited constitutional review of wage package deal

by Ian Munroe

The union that represents civil servants is criticizing the province for excluding sections of the legislation from a constitutional review by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

Former IWK CEO has not repaid all expenses deemed personal

by Michael Gorman

An independent review of the IWK Health Centre's financial policies and processes is almost complete and results and recommendations will be made public. The hospital's CEO resigned on Wednesday.

'Thank goodness for Halifax,' says musician after Good Samaritans save the day

by Cassie Williams

A Halifax musician Don Ross had a really bad day earlier this week, but a few Good Samaritans turned things around for him.