Halifax Latest News

• Nova Scotia premier defends budget cuts, calls it ‘sad reality’ of finances

  Premier Tim Houston was back in Nova Scotia facing tough questions from the opposition parties and protesters over budget cuts.

  Politics

  Mar 4
• Tensions grow between N.S., First Nations as police announce new cannabis raids

  Nova Scotia RCMP have announced they seized illegal cannabis from five storefronts Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• Gas prices highest in B.C., P.E.I. with oil costs ‘supercharged’ due to Iran war

  The five-day-old Iran war has 'supercharged' oil prices that Canadian motorists are already seeing reflected at the pumps, one analyst says.

  Consumer

  Mar 4
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• Protesters rally outside N.S. legislature as tensions rise inside during debate

  Hundreds of protesters made their voices heard outside the Nova Scotia legislature to protest the government's cuts to cultural programs and resource extraction policies.

  Politics

  Mar 3
• EverWind lands more than $240M in financing for N.S. wind and hydrogen projects

  A wind energy company in Nova Scotia has secured $240 million in financing to construct onshore wind farms and an associated green hydrogen project.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Stepfather of missing Nova Scotia children appears in court on sexual assault charges

  Daniel Martell was arraigned in Pictou provincial court on one count of assault, one count of sexual assault and one count of unlawful confinement involving an adult woman.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• Ontario, N.S. sign agreement to sell alcohol across provincial borders

  The new deal flows from a broader framework agreed to by several provinces last year to try to reduce or do away with internal Canadian trade barriers altogether.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• ‘Blood moon’ visible across Canada overnight, early morning: NASA

  A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. When that happens, a gigantic shadow is cast across the lunar surface, creating the 'blood moon.'

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Nova Scotia budget backlash: Tim Houston’s government getting booed, criticized

  Nova Scotia’s 2026-27 budget reduces or eliminates more than 280 grants across multiple government departments.

  Politics

  Mar 2
• Nova Scotia RCMP will not charge two accused of sexual assault after hockey hazing

  The police force says its investigation is continuing, but did not explain why there would be no charges against the other boys arrested earlier this month.

  Crime

  Feb 27
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• First Nation chiefs say Nova Scotia budget cuts appear targeted at Mi’kmaw programs

  The chiefs say 21 programs related to Mi’kmaw education, early childhood development, language, health and economic development were cut earlier this week by 50 to 100 per cent.

  Politics

  Feb 27
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• ‘No violations’ found in 2024 Walmart oven death, N.S. workplace investigation finds

  The province says a workplace safety investigation into the death of a Halifax Walmart worker who died in a bakery oven 16 months ago found no safety violations. 

  Canada

  Feb 27
• ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith to stand trial for sexual assault

  Nova Scotia actor, Mike Smith, who is best known for playing Bubbles on the television show, 'Trailer Park Boys,' has pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• N.S. book publishers slammed by provincial government’s cuts to the creative sector

  A Nova Scotian book publisher says the provincial government’s cuts are “soul-crushing” when sales have already been decimated by uncertainty in the U.S. market. 

  Canada

  Feb 26
• N.S. to create a new protected Acadian electoral riding in Cape Breton

  The Nova Scotia government is creating a new electoral riding for a predominantly Acadian community in Cape Breton and promising a byelection to fill the seat within months.  

  Politics

  Feb 26
• ‘It’s not fair’: Nova Scotia family who lost baby says health-care system failed them

  A Halifax-area family is speaking out, saying an emergency ultrasound could have saved their daughter's life. They allege their referral was lost at the IWK Health Centre.

  Health

  Feb 26
• ‘Really short-sighted’: Nova Scotia budget cuts funding to Halifax student transit pass program

  As part of the budget, the province will be reducing grants to organizations to the tune of $130.4 million — including the bus pass program.

  Politics

  Feb 25
• Mental health funding tied to 2020 mass shooting part of Nova Scotia budget cuts

  The cuts are part of a $130-million reduction in government grants to non-profits and community groups in the provincial budget tabled Monday with a $1.2-billion deficit.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• Youth hockey ref ends N.S. game after ‘hate-motivated’ comment, RCMP say

  A youth hockey referee in Nova Scotia ended a game early after a 'hate-motivated' incident occurred earlier this month, the RCMP say.

  Crime

  Feb 25
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• Nova Scotia bill increases fines, strengthens enforcement as part of illegal cannabis crackdown

  Nova Scotia's justice minister says government is 'strengthening' the Cannabis Control Act as the province continues to crackdown on illegal dispensaries. 

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• Student group calls on Nova Scotia post-secondary students to stage weeklong strike

  The Canadian Federation of Students is calling on post-secondary students to stage a weeklong, provincewide strike to protest provincial budget cuts and demand affordable tuition.

  Education

  Feb 25
• As Ukraine marks 4 years of Russian war, Ukrainians in Canada remember

  Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine that he called a 'special operation' on Feb. 24, 2022. It has been four years since the war began.

  Canada

  Feb 24
• Two youths formally charged with sexual assault in Nova Scotia after hockey hazing

  The charges include two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault with a weapon.

  Canada

  Feb 24
• Premier defends Nova Scotia budget as critics continue to speak out

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is defending his province's newly unveiled budget as critics voice concerns about cuts to public service and a $1.2 billion deficit. 

  Politics

  Feb 24
• Tensions high as Halifax mayor, councillors battle over how to balance books

  The mayor recently brought up the idea of reducing municipal wages over the next three years by seven per cent. One councillor is calling the budget process "chaotic."

  Politics

  Feb 24