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Heavy snow and blustery conditions to hit Nova Scotia through the weekend

Heavy snow and blustery conditions to hit Nova Scotia through the weekend

HALIFAX — Motorists in Nova Scotia were being urged to stay home Saturday as heavy, windswept snow from a storm expected to last through the weekend blanketed roads while limiting visibility for drivers.
Nova Scotia RCMP investigating alleged sexual assaults at elementary school

Nova Scotia RCMP investigating alleged sexual assaults at elementary school

LUNENBURG, N.S. — Nova Scotia police say they are investigating alleged sexual offences at an elementary school on the province's South Shore. Lunenburg District RCMP say they received a report on Oct.
N.S. universities given new funding model with conditions to increase accountability

N.S. universities given new funding model with conditions to increase accountability

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s universities are getting one-year conditional funding agreements as part of an abrupt government policy change that caught school presidents off guard.
Nova Scotia church fined $5,000 for violating COVID-19 gathering rules in 2021

Nova Scotia church fined $5,000 for violating COVID-19 gathering rules in 2021

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia court has fined a church in the Annapolis Valley $5,000 for violating provincial restrictions on faith gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weston Christian Fellowship Church in Berwick, N.S.
'Historic' single-year spike in N.S. child poverty between 2020 and 2021: report

'Historic' single-year spike in N.S. child poverty between 2020 and 2021: report

HALIFAX — A new report says child poverty in Nova Scotia spiked when governments ended their pandemic-related financial assistance.
Desmond inquiry: 'Desperately needed' care absent in months before N.S. killings

Desmond inquiry: 'Desperately needed' care absent in months before N.S. killings

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S.
Halifax-area man faces charges after hate-motivated threats: RCMP

Halifax-area man faces charges after hate-motivated threats: RCMP

Halifax-area RCMP say a 39-year-old man faces charges after he allegedly made hate-motivated threats at a business in Lower Sackville. The Mounties say they received a report on Jan.

Key recommendations from Lionel Desmond inquiry, seven years after N.S. killings

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia provincial court Judge Paul Scovil makes 25 recommendations in his final report following a public inquiry into why Lionel Desmond, a former soldier, killed three family members and himself in 2017.
N.S. pilot project gives 12,000 patients access to medical records through mobile app

N.S. pilot project gives 12,000 patients access to medical records through mobile app

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia pilot project that gives residents access to their medical records through a mobile application will improve the quality of health care for patients, the premier said Tuesday.
Group for Atlantic offshore redfish fleet says details scarce on fishery reopening

Group for Atlantic offshore redfish fleet says details scarce on fishery reopening

HALIFAX — Ottawa’s lifting of a decades-long moratorium on the redfish fishery has left Atlantic Canada’s offshore fleet wondering what the ramifications will be for the large-boat operations that helped develop the fishery.