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HALIFAX -- Canada's finance minister says Ottawa is investing in energy infrastructure to create a foundational base for the new technologies that will power the 21st century economy.
Canada's finance minister says Ottawa is investing in energy infrastructure to create a foundational base for the new technologies that will power the 21st century economy. Francois-Philippe Champagne told a group of business people in Halifax this morning that history has shown economies with plenty of energy resources do better in the long run. He said the world is moving...
DARTMOUTH -- American e-commerce giant Amazon held a groundbreaking ceremony in the Halifax area Wednesday for a massive new warehouse that will use robots and more than 1,000 full-time employees to fulfil orders.
HALIFAX -- Living more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn't stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Power Inc. is applying for permission to refinance nearly $1-billion worth of assets, including several coal plants scheduled to close by 2030.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia is replacing its century-old traffic legislation with new rules that it says will better protect vulnerable road users.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner says new rules regarding public access to provincial cabinet records will result in less transparency.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner says new rules regarding public access to provincial cabinet records will result in less transparency.
HALIFAX -- A new poll suggests the approval rating for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's government has partially recovered from the plunge it took following a round of big budget cuts in February.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is launching a new budget consultation process inviting the public to build and submit their own plans for the province's finances.
HALIFAX -- The case against a man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. consulate in Halifax has been delayed until next month.
HALIFAX -- More than 10,000 people have now signed a petition asking the Nova Scotia government to reinstate a ban on uranium mining in the province.
HALIFAX -- The Speaker of the Nova Scotia legislature says she is rescinding a decision to temporarily ban 36 people from the premises for allegedly causing a disruption in the gallery during the spring sitting.
HALIFAX -- Eligible students at five Halifax schools will continue to receive free city bus passes this year despite uncertainty over the provincial government's support for the program.
DARTMOUTH -- When Ace Machining Ltd. president Ron Wallace needed a new piece of equipment for his Dartmouth, N.S., shop, he knew for certain it wouldn't be coming from the United States.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's energy minister has offered an emotional apology after misogynistic rap lyrics he wrote before his time in politics prompted a women's organization to call for his resignation.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Power officials say they don't know why a digital copy of almost three decades worth of customer information that was later stolen in a cyberattack was not automatically deleted as intended.
HALIFAX -- A group representing Nova Scotia's university teachers says it's concerned the government is taking more control over which academic programs get funded.
HALIFAX -- The new commander of the Royal Canadian Navy on the East Coast says training and taking care of his people are among his top priorities.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's attorney general says he wants answers on how an innocent man served 18 months in prison for child exploitation charges after investigators mixed up his online username.
Nova Scotia's Liberals will elect their first woman leader this fall, and while the two challengers say that's a good thing, it's more about picking the right person for the job. Running for the leadership are Becky Druhan, who represents Lunenburg West in the legislature, and Amanda Mombourquette, the deputy warden of Cape Breton's Richmond County. They are both hoping...
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's Liberals will elect their first woman leader this fall, and while the two challengers say that's a good thing, it's more about picking the right person for the job.
HALIFAX -- The organization that has trained and advocated on behalf of Nova Scotia foster parents for five decades says the provincial government plans to cut all its funding next year.
HALIFAX -- A man convicted of hacking into a Nova Scotia government employee's social media account and posting an antisemitic message that led to her firing has launched an appeal.
HALIFAX -- The federal government is funding six organizations across the country in an effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors.
HALIFAX -- The federal government says it will spend $2 billion to recruit and train up to 100,000 more Red Seal trade workers through bilateral deals it plans to strike with the provinces and territories.
Nova Scotia's premier says the province has the infrastructure and people needed to meet the expected demands of hosting a new submarine fleet, but critics say more should be done to address clogged roads and hospitals and increased housing prices. Tim Houston says officials have been investing in housing, health care and skilled trades in anticipation of increased pressures on...
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's premier says the province has the infrastructure and people needed to meet the expected demands of hosting a new submarine fleet, but critics say more should be done to address clogged roads and hospitals and increased housing prices.
HALIFAX -- Irving Shipbuilding officially began the construction of the first of Canada's 15 new River-class destroyers in Halifax today.
HALIFAX -- Bridgewater, N.S. Mayor David Mitchell says first responders in his town were taking action against a fatal fire Wednesday even before the 911 call came in.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government says it's on track to move all people with disabilities out of institutions by the 2028 deadline.
HALIFAX -- Residents of a Halifax neighbourhood have been cleared to return home after concerns over the stability of a construction crane led to an evacuation Thursday night.
HALIFAX -- A union representing striking long-term care workers in Nova Scotia says talks with the government have broken down and there are no other dates scheduled.
HALIFAX -- Families of long-term care residents were hopeful Wednesday that a deal could be reached as the union representing Nova Scotian long-term care workers met with government officials after more than six weeks on strike.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is shuffling his cabinet and giving up the energy portfolio.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's premier says his government is about to start negotiations with the first company that could frack for natural gas since the province lifted a decade-long ban on the practice.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's premier says his government is about to start negotiations with a company that could frack for natural gas in the province.
Canada's wine sector is worth more than $10 billion a year and the industry says a few tweaks -- like scrapping domestic trade barriers -- could add billions of dollars more to the national economy. A new report from Deloitte, commissioned by the Wine Growers of Canada, says the key is getting Canadians to buy at least 51 per cent...
HALIFAX -- Canada's wine sector is worth more than $10 billion a year and the industry says a few tweaks -- like scrapping domestic trade barriers -- could add billions of dollars more to the national economy.
HALIFAX -- Family of long-term care residents in Nova Scotia say the nearly month-long strike in the sector has meant fewer baths, more falls and dietary adjustments for their loved ones.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia’s premier is crediting a change in federal leadership for renewed traction in the province’s pursuit of offshore oil and gas development.
Nova Scotia's premier is crediting a change in federal leadership for renewed traction in the province's pursuit of offshore oil and gas development. Tim Houston said Thursday morning that former prime minister Justin Trudeau essentially forced the province to shelve an offshore oil and gas exploration project a few years ago, but current Prime Minister Mark Carney is supporting the...
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia is kicking off public consultations on its controversial plan to allow natural gas exploration more than a decade after fracking was first banned in the province.
An eastern Canadian logistics, trucking and courier company with a fleet of more than 200 vehicles says Monday's federal tax break on fuel should provide relief to hard-hit customers. Karanjeet Singh, owner of Dartmouth, N.S.-based NovaExpress, said his company's fuel bill has doubled since the war in Iran began spiking prices. The company previously offered some clients all-in-one rates, but...
HALIFAX -- An eastern Canadian logistics, trucking and courier company with a fleet of more than 200 vehicles says Monday's federal tax break on fuel should provide relief to hard-hit customers.
HALIFAX -- Workers at another Nova Scotia long-term care home have joined a strike, bringing the number of homes facing labour action to 25.
HALIFAX -- Mi'kmaw chiefs in Nova Scotia are demanding a moratorium on RCMP raids on cannabis stores in their communities.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia police say they have arrested an 18-year-old man in a case related to intimate partner violence after he allegedly showed up to a workplace masked and carrying a loaded rifle.
HALIFAX -- The federal government says it will not approve a controversial proposal to infill part of Halifax Harbour in order to facilitate a private development project.
HALIFAX -- International immigration to Canada is slowing but newcomers still helped six Atlantic cities grow more than the national average last year.
HALIFAX -- RCMP say a hacker behind a blackmail attempt on a member of the Nova Scotia legislature was trying to extort bitcoin.
HALIFAX -- One of Nova Scotia's newest Oscar winners says the provincial government's decision to cut funding for arts and culture will not only impact the development of young talent, but will also hurt the economy.
HALIFAX -- A long-awaited economic study of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and Maine says the province's annual subsidy of about $20 million is worth the cost.
HALIFAX -- Atlantic Canada's population boom has ended, with each of the four provinces losing residents at the end of 2025, and economic experts say that's going to make it harder for provincial governments awash in red ink to balance the books.
Staring down a record deficit of $1.3 billion, the New Brunswick government has warned that virtually every service and program risks facing cuts in next month's budget.
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia has found an energy-hungry potential buyer for the electricity the province hopes to produce from a major offshore wind project that is still in the early stages.
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government says it's the first province in Canada to slash the minimum down payment buyers are required to save in order to purchase their first home.
International trade experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canada will hurt his own economy just as much, if not more, than Canada's. They say that means Trump may ultimately look for an off-ramp to avoid the economic damage, similar to walking back threats to impose tariffs on eight European countries last...
HALIFAX -- International trade experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canada will hurt his own economy just as much, if not more, than Canada's.
