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HALIFAX — The newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. navy's fleet arrived this morning in Halifax harbour. The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford is on its first deployment, having left its home port in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 4.

HALIFAX — One of Atlantic Canada's largest infrastructure projects is now on hold after the hospital project’s lone bidder failed to submit its final proposal by today’s Nova Scotia government deadline.

HALIFAX — Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s still waiting for draft proposals from most provinces on administering a $250-million home heating assistance program announced six weeks ago.

HALIFAX — With an additional $28.8 million from the federal government, Halifax’s Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre plans to build a spacious downtown complex to better serve the growing population of urban Indigenous people.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency has laid two assault charges against 52-year-old Lawrence Doucette, a constable with the Cape Breton Regional Police.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ruled a lower court judge went too far last year when he banned protests against COVID-19 measures at a hearing that proceeded without the protesters present.

HALIFAX — One of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is scheduled to visit Halifax this weekend as part of its first deployment. The U.S.

HALIFAX — An affidavit by an RCMP security investigator details how the force obtained recordings of a tense meeting at the centre of allegations of political interference into the Mounties' investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power's decision to "pause" its participation in a proposed megaproject aimed at ending reliance on coal is just a temporary setback, says the federal cabinet minister charged with moving the electrical grid off fossil fuels.

HALIFAX — The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales isn't declining as fast as it was five years ago, but researchers say the latest numbers show the species is still having a tough time surviving and reproducing.