Dexter Nova Alliance was officially awarded the public-private partnership contract for the Highway 104 twinning project.

The provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has ordered the area cleared out.

The province’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced Monday that it was determined a short-term fix is the “quickest and safest way to temporarily restore this transportation link.”

The Mounties say Highway 12 between Butler Road and New Ross, N.S., is closed in both directions as they investigate the crash.

Motorists became trapped on the Cobequid Pass highway during the snowfall when trucks spun off the slick road in a hilly portion of the route.

The evictions started Friday morning but were originally delayed, as the province owns part of the land where people were illegally staying at the corner of High and Park streets.

On Wednesday the Department of Municipal Affairs renewed the localized state of emergency for another 14 days.

The provincial government says it is moving the project forward "in the interest of public safety." 

Motorist blows three tires on "unavoidable" pothole, blames province for poor reporting and repair protocols.

The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium (NARWC) says that by the end of 2017 there were only 411 North Atlantic right whales left.