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Starting this year, income assistance in N.S. to be pegged to consumer price index

Starting this year, income assistance in N.S. to be pegged to consumer price index

HALIFAX — The head of a non-profit that supplies 140 Nova Scotia food banks says the province's decision to index income assistance to inflation doesn't go far enough.
Shooter kills his partner and her father in Halifax, then dies by gunshot wound

Shooter kills his partner and her father in Halifax, then dies by gunshot wound

HALIFAX — Police say the two people killed in downtown Halifax on New Year's Eve were the victims of intimate partner violence.
Nova Scotia wildlife centre waiting on good weather to release wandering golden eagle

Nova Scotia wildlife centre waiting on good weather to release wandering golden eagle

FREDERICTON — Maybe it was sick. Maybe it was just exhausted. Whatever the reason, a golden eagle flapped down in the middle of a road in central Prince Edward Island one late afternoon in November.
A 73-year-old Nova Scotia man found dead after a house fire in Shubenacadie

A 73-year-old Nova Scotia man found dead after a house fire in Shubenacadie

SHUBENACADIE, N.S. — A 73-year-old man was found dead after a house fire in the small Nova Scotia community of Shubenacadie. RCMP say that at 7:15 a.m.
Nova Scotia judge loses in court once again over COVID-19 vaccination status policy

Nova Scotia judge loses in court once again over COVID-19 vaccination status policy

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia provincial court judge has lost again in court in a case that began over her refusal to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status.
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses

'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses

HALIFAX — For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy.
Debris found at St. John's airport after plane takes off, catches fire on N.S. runway

Debris found at St. John's airport after plane takes off, catches fire on N.S. runway

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is investigating whether debris found on the runway of an airport in St. John's is connected to the plane that caught fire over the weekend after it landed on a Halifax runway.
Theodore, William and Jack most popular baby names in 2024 in Nova Scotia

Theodore, William and Jack most popular baby names in 2024 in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The most popular name for a baby born in Nova Scotia this year was Theodore. Service Nova Scotia says other names in the top ten are William, Jack, Noah, Charlotte, and Amelia.
TSB investigating rough plane landing in Halifax, passenger says flames were visible

TSB investigating rough plane landing in Halifax, passenger says flames were visible

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks and flames shot from under the wing of a plane that landed hard in Halifax.
Flights temporarily suspended at Halifax airport after airplane landing incident

Flights temporarily suspended at Halifax airport after airplane landing incident

HALIFAX — An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night. Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase says at approximately 9:30 p.m.