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HALIFAX — Immigration ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are committed to welcoming asylum seekers who have entered Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through the Roxham Road crossing in Quebe

NEW WATERFORD, N.S. — An 83-year-old Cape Breton woman says she plans to buy a "new-to-her" Cadillac with the $31-million lottery prize she claimed today. Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, N.S., says the winning ticket for the Jan.

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has announced plans to spend $37 million on a new research institute that will focus on improving the health of rural residents. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Thursday at St.

HALIFAX — A report has found that child poverty numbers in Nova Scotia dropped dramatically in 2020 — an improvement that researchers say was driven by pandemic financial assistance.

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government announced today it will give $15 million to growers of grapes and other fruit whose crops were destroyed in last month’s extreme cold snap.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax are accusing a man of breaking into a woman's home and sexually assauting her as she slept. RCMP say they responded to a 911 call from the Terrance Bay area today at 6 a.m.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's highest court has quashed the fraud conviction of a children's hospital CEO who used her corporate credit card to pay for $47,000 in personal expenses, including flights for family members and Netflix fees.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has failed to meet its self-imposed target of creating 1,500 new daycare spots by the end of 2022, instead adding 400 licensed child-care spaces.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government will invest $58.9 million to develop a new medical school at Cape Breton University by fall 2025.

HALIFAX — RCMP in western Nova Scotia are investigating two incidents involving mannequins found hanging from overpasses, and the Mounties have confirmed one of the cases is likely related to a violent death reported last year.