On April 17, three mountaineers who attempted to climb the east face of Howse Peak in the Icefields Parkway were reported overdue, Parks Canada said. Continue reading →

“It was definitely the craziest thing I’ve ever done,” the three-time X Games medallist said on Sunday. Continue reading →

Local media report that a 70-year-old Canadian man was found dead in an apartment in the city of Progreso, in Yucatan state, on Friday morning. Continue reading →

At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said. Continue reading →

Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the luxury Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo, he realized something was wrong. Continue reading →

The annual Geequinox event brings fandom lovers from all across the Maritimes to Halifax. Continue reading →

The new report may hint at why so many beaches in the Lake Banook watershed have had to be closed due to the presence of E. Coli and algae blooms. Continue reading →

The province’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Nash Denic, said it is the first alleged grave robbery he’s seen in Newfoundland. Continue reading →

The fire took place overnight at a home at 41 Edward St.  Continue reading →

Police say a man and a woman, both from Halifax, are facing charges under the Nova Scotia Cannabis Control Act. Continue reading →

Police say officers and other first responders were called to the accident scene off Nelson Street in Miramichi, N.B., just after 10:30 p.m. AT.  Continue reading →

The caller told 911 that a man had attacked his truck with an axe and that the man was following him on foot, demanding that he return the axe. Continue reading →

Angela Rehhorn, originally from Orillia, Ont., was among the 157 passengers who died onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed en route to Kenya. Continue reading →

The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle and was not injured in the incident.  Continue reading →

Here’s what’s open and closed in the Halifax area this Easter weekend. Continue reading →

Prince Edward Island Green Party candidate Josh Underhay and his young son have been killed in a “tragic accident” according to a statement issued late Friday night by Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker. Continue reading →

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Joel Teasdale scored twice and Justin Bergeron had three assists as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Rimouski Oceanic 5-1 on Friday in the opener of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League third-round series. Continue reading →

The family used to attend the Al-Barakah Masjid Mosque in Fairview, N.S., and the imam there is in touch with the surviving mother on a daily basis. Continue reading →

After firefighters extinguished the blaze, police say they found a large quantity of cannabis inside. Continue reading →

Canada’s smallest province may be ready to elect its first Green government. Continue reading →

Citizens are advised to ask for credentials of anyone going door to door before making a donation or purchase or entering into a contract of any kind. Continue reading →

Police say that at 9:27 p.m., they responded to reports of a man armed with a knife at the corner of Quinpool Road and Oxford Street.  Continue reading →

Police say Brandon Little, 22, was arrested on Thursday evening without incident after RCMP received a tip.  Continue reading →

Al-Rawi is expected to finish his cross examination on May 23, with additional court dates set aside on May 30 and 31. Continue reading →

A street check ban is the first option recommended in the 186-page Street Check Review report issued by Professor Scot Wortley, a doctor of criminology at the University of Toronto. Continue reading →

Ottawa and the province are spending $1.5-million to revitalize the Big Boat Shed, which was the main boatbuilding facility of the Smith and Rhuland Shipyards, which opened in 1900. Continue reading →

Members of the Ummah Mosque are raising money to upgrade the family rooms in honour of the Barho family, who lost seven children in a house fire earlier this year. Continue reading →

Former Halifax cab driver Bassam Al-Rawi testified for the first time in court Wednesday to defend himself against accusations that he sexually assaulted a female passenger. Continue reading →

In the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Thursday, Justice Michael Wood extended an existing stay of proceedings until June 28, unless the CCAA proceedings are terminated before then. Continue reading →