Mother of man stabbed 37 times angry his killer out on bail

by Gary Mansfield

A Cape Breton woman is speaking out after the man who stabbed her son to death was granted bail in Calgary pending an appeal of his manslaughter conviction.

Opinion Politicians trapped in 'rhetoric of pretending' they know how to grow economy

by Graham Steele

Graham Steele says after watching Nova Scotia politics for 18 years, he's come to the conclusion that nobody in government has any idea how to develop the economy.

Lyle Howe will not be retried on sexual assault charge

by Blair Rhodes

Halifax defence lawyer Lyle Howe will not be retried on a charge of sexual assault after the complainant in the case decided she does not want to testify again, according to Nova Scotia's public prosecution service.

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Man arrested near courthouse accused of threatening lawyer

by Peggy MacDonald

Halifax Regional Police said the lawyer contacted them and said he had received a threatening email from a man he knows through previous court proceedings.

Last of oil from school site spill eyed for cleanup

by Rachel Ward

More funding to complete the cleanup of oil leftover from a previously contaminated school site in Halifax has received another vote of approval.

Sydney startups get financial boost

by Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith

Two emerging tech companies in Sydney, Orenda Software Solutions and PizzaGo have received a boost from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Canada's navy is filling its supply ship gap with help from Spain

by Paul Withers

A Spanish navy supply ship has arrived in Halifax to provide at-sea replenishment for the Royal Canadian Navy on the East Coast, to fill the hole left last year when the last of the navy's supply vessels were taken out of service.

Milk lizard? N.S. woman gets weird surprise in Carnation milk can

A Nova Scotia woman found something she says looked like "a fish or a lizard" at the bottom of the can of Carnation milk she used to prepare her dinner on Thursday night.

Dave Wilson's NDP leadership campaign fined $100 for breach of rules

by Jean Laroche

Nova Scotia NDP leadership hopeful Dave Wilson has dismissed a volunteer after being fined $100. The volunteer, also a caucus employee, accessed party membership files inappropriately.

Not good enough to hand out parking tickets, but good enough to collect ferry fares?

by Pam Berman

City staff recommend Independent Security Services Atlantic Inc. be given a contract to look after security and fare collection at three ferry terminals. This is the same company whose parking enforcement contract the city declined to renew.

Techlink bankruptcy leaves taxpayers in the lurch

by Joan Weeks

Taxpayers aren't seeing much of the $16.5 million two levels of government invested in Sydney gaming firm.

FORECAST Bundle up — chilly weekend with flurries ahead in Nova Scotia

by Kalin Mitchell

Nova Scotia will see some snow over the weekend with a passing nor'easter, but the heaviest snow and strongest winds will miss us, CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell says.

'The place to start is in peacetime': Dal seeks veterans for child soldier program

by Shaina Luck

A program offered through Dalhousie University this year will help crack down on the use of child soldiers, and it's now accepting applicants.

RCMP officer wades into freezing pond to rescue distressed and soaked dog

RCMP say they were called to Lake Echo early Wednesday morning and found a small dog unable to move.

Halifax Curling Club reopens after 2015 ice storm collapse

by Carsten Knox

The 192-year-old Halifax Curling Club is up and running once again.

Check out what's happening this weekend in Halifax

by Tara Thorne

Tara Thorne has her music, movie and theatre picks.

'Coddled' and 'entitled' high school students get rude awakening in real world

by Angela MacIvor

Complaints that high school students are unable to transition to the workforce or post-secondary education have prompted the province to create a transition task force.

Ché​ticamp economic committee looks to the future, not the past

by Hal Higgins

A community economic development group in Chéticamp that claims to be the only one of its kind in Nova Scotia says it's time to turn the area's fortunes around.

Dartmouth assault leaves man with life-threatening injuries

Police say a man suffered life-threatening injuries in an assault with a weapon in Dartmouth Friday morning.

Gas prices in Nova Scotia are the lowest in 11 years

by Richard Woodbury

Nova Scotia motorists woke up to a pleasant surprise Friday morning as gas prices dropped to levels not seen since 2005.

Nova Scotia highway tolls study should come out in spring

Nova Scotia's transportation minister says a feasibility study on new toll roads should be ready this spring.

Infographic Halifax helps boost Nova Scotia's population, but most regions shrinking

by Jack Julian

The population of Nova Scotia rose slightly last year, numbers from Statistics Canada show, but only because Halifax is growing.

'This has been crushing,' says property owner after losing fuel leak insurance case

by Preston Mulligan

A property owner in Dartmouth has learned the hard way to be very clear about what kind of coverage insurance provides after furnace oil spills.

Teenage violinist from Cuba moving to Halifax to train

by Colleen Jones

A 14-year-old Cuban violinist will soon call Nova Scotia home and she hopes the province's finest violin teachers can help her continue to grow as a musician.

12-year-old girl helps ease chill of winter for Halifax homeless

by Amy Smith

A Halifax girl has started a campaign to help ease the chill of winter for the city's homeless. Maria Fitzgerald, 12, is collecting new men's gloves and boxers, and new or gently used blankets for Shelter Nova Scotia.

Lower Sackville woman charged after assault involving machete

Lower Sackville RCMP say they responded to a call around 5:30 a.m. this morning and a woman, who was taken to hospital, was arrested.

A 'tough hit': Co-op Atlantic pensions could be slashed by as much as 30%

About 1,200 people in Atlantic Canada who work or worked at Co-op Atlantic are facing the possibility of their pensions being reduced as much as 30 per cent, CBC News has learned.

CBC Nova Scotia's Do Crew to help homeless youth centre this month

by Louise Renault

On Feb. 20, CBC's Do Crew will be helping out Ark, a drop-in centre in north-end Halifax for homeless youth.

IWK medical services bring Syrian refugee children to Halifax

by Elizabeth Chiu

The latest Syrian refugee arrivals in Halifax are a family of six redirected here because two of their children need specialized medical treatment at the IWK Health Centre.

It's all downhill from here: Ski Cape Smokey opens for the season

by Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith

The community-run ski hill at Ingonish, Cape Breton, has 40 centimetres of snow, with more in the forecast.