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HALIFAX — Less than half of the 200 self-contained shelters Nova Scotia bought for unhoused people are open almost a year after the plan was announced. As of Tuesday, 80 of the insulated, 70-square-foot fibreglass shelters made by the U.S.

HALIFAX — The right of Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister to impose a moratorium on new licences for fish buyers and processors has been upheld in a recent court decision.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has been delayed until Oct. 19.

HALIFAX — A 17-year-old boy who stabbed two staff members at a Halifax-area high school last year doesn't need to serve anymore jail time and instead should be given two years of probation, a Nova Scotia youth court judge ruled Friday.

HALIFAX — In what's become a September pattern in Nova Scotia politics, the province's finance minister is again projecting a bigger deficit than estimated in the spring budget.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to France next Thursday to attend the Francophonie summit. The meeting of French-speaking countries, which happens every two years, will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris.

HALIFAX — An offer of additional financial aid to Nova Scotia’s wine industry is still on the table despite being rejected by grape growers earlier this week, say provincial officials.

PICTOU, N.S. — The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says recent disruptions to the ferry service that links the province with eastern Prince Edward Island are posing a real challenge for the town's tourism industry.

HALIFAX — Halifax police have arrested a third person in a homicide case involving a 16-year-old who went missing two years ago. Sixteen-year-old Devon Sinclair Marsman was last seen alive on Feb.

The Nova Scotia government is dedicating almost $22 million for a suite of sustainable development and energy efficiency programs. In its announcement, the province says the funding is to support the net-zero construction sector.