Three days after a controversial comment led to the resignation of Nova Scotia's justice minister, Premier Tim Houston has named a replacement.  Eastern Passage MLA Barbara Adams will serve as the new attorney general and justice minister. And she'll ...

The Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia reported drops in all types of workplace fatalities in 2023. But WCB says the 18 deaths at or because of work are still a "sobering reminder of the human impact of workplace tragedy, and a reminder ...

It’s been nine months since West Hants experienced a deadly torrential storm that devastated infrastructure and put the skills of emergency first responders to the test. Several daring rescues occurred during the early morning hours of July 22, 2023, ...

A byelection in the provincial riding of Pictou West will be held May 21. On Sunday, Elections Nova Scotia announced the byelection for the seat, which was vacated by Progressive Conservative MLA Karla McFarlane on April 12. First elected in 2013, ...

A Nova Scotia Health Authority employee at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish has been fired for illegally accessing patients' personal health information. The health authority issued a statement Friday,  saying 2,690 people had their ...

Mounties used a Taser to subdue a man who was allegedly threatening them with a knife during a disturbance in Elmsdale on Thursday night. East Hants RCMP received a report just after 9 p.m. of a man with a knife at an apartment complex. When they ...

Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns resigned from cabinet Friday, a day after denying gender-based violence is an epidemic.  Premier Tim Houston issued a statement Friday evening saying that he'd accepted Johns's resignation.  "Domestic violence ...

Natasha Hines knows something about gender-based violence. She’s a nurse and chair of Wellness Within, a reproductive rights group. In those two roles she sees first-hand evidence that gender-based violence is an epidemic. “All organizations that ...

Nova Scotia’s Immigration Department announced this week that it would immediately stop accepting immigration applications from the food services and accommodation sectors. Jennifer L’Esperance, the department's senior executive director for ...

When Karla MacFarlane posted on social media on April 5 announcing that she was retiring from politics, a seat became available for a new representative for Pictou West. Two men with a shared passion for putting the community first stepped up to the ...