Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's plan to double a deed transfer tax for non-resident homebuyers needs to be reconsidered, says the association for the province’s Realtors.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has identified five areas that it deems suitable for the development of offshore wind farms.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a sentence given to an Indigenous man from Nova Scotia who brutally attacked his Indigenous common law partner.

Empire Co. Ltd.'s CEO says the grocer is seeing sales of products from the U.S. "rapidly dropping" as shoppers look to support the Canadian economy and avoid the potential effects of tariffs.

HALIFAX — A series of contentious Nova Scotia government bills — including one that would lift a ban on fracking and uranium mining — come before a legislature committee next week, and the province’s Opposition leader is urging the public to make its

HALIFAX — A 19-year-old woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in downtown Halifax last month has been ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment. Elliott Chorny made an appearance today by video in Nova Scotia provincial court.

Jeremy Dutcher says he's withdrawing his eight nominations from the East Coast Music Awards in solidarity with other musicians boycotting the event.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether the federal government is solely responsible for the dike system that protects the low-lying land corridor linking Nova Scotia with New Brunswick.

HALIFAX — Northern Pulp, the company behind a Nova Scotia mill that shut down four years ago amid environmental shortcomings, says it will cost $2.5 billion to build a new, cutting-edge plant on the province's southwest shore.

HALIFAX — China’s intent to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian seafood products adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry already threatened by U.S. duties, say sector representatives in Atlantic Canada.