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VANCOUVER — A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. The agreement…
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging…
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OTTAWA — It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions targets. And it was supposed to remain a major part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legacy, both at home and…
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The RCMP says a Middle Sackville man stole a car, used it to hit three people and then drove from Beaver Bank to Sydney in an incident early on Thursday morning. According to police, officers were called…
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton has died in hospital following an attack by another inmate in prison.
OTTAWA — Several senior officials convened quietly in the Privy Council committee room on a Wednesday afternoon in August 1961 to discuss a troublesome issue. The group was considering a planned research…
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As magic mushroom stores pop up around the province, there’s a constitutional challenge at Ontario court that seeks to remove psilocybin from the list of controlled substances. Xiao Li reports.
Breakfast Television spoke with former Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion following the baseball club’s launch of its new Nike City Connect jerseys. Caryn Ceolin has more.
$56 million is being given by the federal government to the University of Manitoba for new multidisciplinary projects which will help Canada be more prepared for future health emergencies. Alex Karpa reports.
CityNews’ Sports Reporter Lindsay Dunn spoke with Philip Kim about Breaking making its debut at the Paris Olympic Games and how he is favoured to win it all.
More Ontario school boards and two private schools are joining a multi-billions dollar lawsuit against social media giants meta, TikTok and Snapchat. Erica Natividad with their claims and why the province isn’t supporting the action.
A stabbing in Dartmouth on Friday morning sent a man to the hospital. At around 7:15 a.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a scene in the 200 block of Portland Street. According to police, a…
The Nova Scotia Government has announced funding for a new community centre in Portapique. Premier Tim Houston announced the funding to the Portaupique Community Centre, which is set to open its doors…
HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports of gear tampering in lobster fishing areas in eastern Nova Scotia. The department issued a statement late Thursday saying Indigenous…
Nova Scotians saw a decrease in the price of fuel overnight. At midnight, the provincial regulator dropped the price of regular self serve gasoline by 1.6 cents per litre to 174.8. Diesel will also…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence…
The provincial government says as of June 3, people living with diabetes can apply for help with the cost of some equipment. The Sensor-based Glucose Monitoring Program is income-tested, so households…
No one was hurt after a fire significantly damaged a house in Halifax on Thursday morning. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews responded to the fire on Hunter St. around 10:30 a.m. “On arrival,…
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Education Minister Becky Druhan says the province’s school lunch program will use a “pay what you can” model when it is rolled out in October. Druhan told reporters following…
OTTAWA — Deputy Speaker Chris d’Entremont says he did not approve an advertisement for a Conservative party event that led the NDP to accuse him of partisanship. The NDP said an advertisement for a…
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A new healthcare clinic in Bedford is now open as it looks to serve military veterans and RCMP members. In a release, Echelon Wellness said it is designed to be a one-stop solution to care for the veteran…
The residents of some areas are still waiting for a second escape route a year after the Upper Tantallon wildfire burned through thousands of hectares and 151 homes. On May 28, 2023, the fire that started…
It took a second ballot but members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) have picked their new president. Peter Day has been elected to the top job after receiving 60.6 per cent of the vote in…
Regional police have charged a man in connection to a homicide that took place in Dartmouth earlier this year. Police said at roughly 7 a.m. on March 25, police received a report of a disturbance in…
As women’s basketball continues to gain popularity in Atlantic Canada, a leader in the sport says the WNBA’s expansion with a team in Toronto is only going to grow the game here in Nova Scotia. Last…
Last week, the competition bureau revealed it was investigating the parent companies of two of the country’s largest grocers in relation to controls they have applied to their lease agreements. The bureau…
Lunenburg RCMP is investigating a fatal ATV crash that claimed the life of an infant. On Monday evening, Mounties responded to a report of a side-by-side crash on a logging road near Forties Road where…
HALIFAX — Organizations representing Acadians in Atlantic Canada are proposing the Chignecto Isthmus, which links New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, be turned into a national park. The proposal is contained…
Is it time to let people as young as 16 vote in federal elections? The Vote16 Summit is being held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday as part of a renewed push to try and lower Canada’s voting…
No injuries were reported after a residential fire in Clayton Park Tuesday afternoon. Halifax Fire was called to the scene in the 0-100 block of Willowbend Court just after 4 p.m. to find smoke inside…