Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers
HALIFAX -- A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province.
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Nova Scotia Power executive believes Russia-based actor was behind cyberattack
HALIFAX -- The president and chief executive officer of Nova Scotia Power says a Russia-based actor is likely behind a cybersecurity breach that targeted the utility's customers in April.
Canadian farmers to lobby federal government to cap profits of major grocers
HALIFAX -- Canadian farmers plan to lobby the federal government to implement a guaranteed annual income and a cap on the profits of the major grocery store chains in the country.
Justice minister says lack of respect causing issues for global unity
HALIFAX -- Justice Minister Sean Fraser hammered home the message of strength through global unity and respect at the Halifax International Security Forum.
Mayors of Halifax and Boston celebrate ties despite Canada-U.S. trade conflict
HALIFAX -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was in Halifax today ahead of Wednesday's tree-cutting ceremony.
N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong
HALIFAX -- The heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadian politicians called the practice wrong.
N.S. patients waited for more than 70 hours in the ER for hospital admission
HALIFAX -- An NDP member of the Nova Scotia legislature says some patients at a hospital waited more than 70 hours in the emergency room before they were admitted.
N.S. opposes Supreme Court ruling to strike minimum sentences for child porn possession
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's justice minister says he has "grave concerns" about a federal Supreme Court decision to strike down mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography.
Halifax firefighters call for new leadership, say department ignored reported abuse
HALIFAX -- The president of the Halifax firefighters union is calling for a complete leadership change at the municipal firefighting department, following years of what he says are failures in the response to allegations of abuse within the fire service.
New Brunswick ends fiscal year with $104.4-million deficit as health-care costs rise
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's finance minister says the province finished the 2024-25 fiscal year with a $104.4-million deficit, instead of the $40.9-million surplus they had budgeted for.