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Tories' Twila Grosse wins provincial byelection in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

Tories' Twila Grosse wins provincial byelection in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

HALIFAX — Progressive Conservative Twila Grosse has won a provincial byelection in the Nova Scotia riding of Preston, taking a seat held by the Liberals for most of the last 20 years.
Memorial ceremony Saturday for 14-year-old music lover who died in Nova Scotia floods

Memorial ceremony Saturday for 14-year-old music lover who died in Nova Scotia floods

HALIFAX — The fourth victim of torrential rain and flooding in Nova Scotia will be remembered in a ceremony this weekend.
26-year-old man dead after aggravated assault on Halifax boardwalk: police

26-year-old man dead after aggravated assault on Halifax boardwalk: police

Halifax Regional Police say a 26-year-old man has died following an assault on the city's waterfront over the weekend.
N.S. police board nixes complaints against Truro police in case of missing 3-year-old

N.S. police board nixes complaints against Truro police in case of missing 3-year-old

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Police Review Board has dismissed complaints against the Truro Police Service brought forward by the parents of a three-year-old boy who has been missing since spring 2020.
Nova Scotia court says damage to student rental house like movie 'Animal House'

Nova Scotia court says damage to student rental house like movie 'Animal House'

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — A Nova Scotia small claims adjudicator has likened a dispute over damage to a student rental house as something that could have been included in the 1978 movie “Animal House.
Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

HALIFAX — A byelection set for Tuesday in the Nova Scotia riding of Preston will see the province’s Opposition Liberals try to retain a seat they’ve held for most of the last 20 years.
Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

HALIFAX — Parts of Nova Scotia were soaked with heavy rain that caused localized flooding on Saturday just two weeks after a torrential downpour triggered floods that swept four people to their deaths and washed out several roads and bridges.
Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has come up with a new way to deal with the province's housing crisis, but a group that represents commercial landlords says the program could create new problems. The provincial government announced Friday it will spend $1.
Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Liberal Party says it is receiving unfair treatment from the province's independent elections agency ahead of Tuesday's byelection in the riding of Preston.
Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health officials say a recent outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the New Glasgow area could be connected to bacteria in a cooling tower at a local hospital.