Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general accused the provincial government Tuesday of lacking accountability and transparency, saying the province is unique in Canada when it comes to approving extra spending when departments have blown their budgets.

HALIFAX — News this week of arrests in connection with copper wire thefts in New Brunswick was welcomed Tuesday by a telecommunications official, who says challenges remain in battling a persistent and costly problem.

HALIFAX — A program announced Monday will fund projects to remove barriers preventing qualified new Canadians from working in health care, the federal immigration minister said.

HALIFAX — A new report says Nova Scotia will face more frequent and intense storms, rising sea levels, more rainfall and higher temperatures over the next 80 years if further action isn’t taken on climate change.

YARMOUTH, N.S. — The lobster season opened today in southwestern Nova Scotia for one of the country's most lucrative fisheries, after stormy seas held up earlier attempts to start the harvest.

HALIFAX — Canadians won't escape food inflation any time soon. Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecast to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Environment Department has renewed the industrial approval for the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton for the next seven years.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say two 19-year-old men are to appear in court on assault charges after a massive weekend street party near Dalhousie University in October.

HALIFAX — An environmental charity and the Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton are partnering to create electric lobster boats on the East Coast, saying it's the way of the future if Canada is to meet its zero-emission targets.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax are warning the public about a telephone scam that involves fraudsters persuading seniors that a relative is in trouble and urgently needs money.