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HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.

HALIFAX — A landmark legal victory has officially yielded a five-year plan to ensure Nova Scotians with disabilities can move out of large institutions and receive timely access to housing.

HALIFAX — An ongoing war of words erupted into a legal threat Thursday as Nova Scotia’s premier said his government was considering taking Ottawa to court over funding to protect a vital land corridor linking his province and New Brunswick.

HALIFAX — Mi'kmaw elder Daniel Paul, who collected the often painful details of his people's history, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

HALIFAX — The federal and Nova Scotia governments announced on Tuesday an additional $15 million for a new Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, bringing their total contribution to about $50 million.

HALIFAX — A pilot program in Nova Scotia will offer free practical nursing training for 25 continuing care assistants.

HALIFAX — The association for physicians in Nova Scotia says it has reached tentative agreements on new four-year contracts with the provincial Health Department.

HALIFAX — A German man who was among the first customers to successfully descend to the Titanic wreck aboard a submersible destroyed in an implosion one week ago believes the tragedy will put an end to adventure tourism at the site for the foreseeabl

Halifax Regional Police say a 70-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle. Police say the man was hit around 11:20 p.m. Saturday in the area of Main Street and Hartlen Street in Dartmouth.

HALIFAX — A member of the Nova Scotia legislature from Cape Breton says employees who came forward with complaints of financial mismanagement at a local employment agency should have been protected.