Nova Scotia

• Work to implement N.S. shooting inquiry recommendations gets underway

  The commission found widespread failures in how the RCMP responded to the shootings and the way the force communicated with the public during and after the killings.

  Crime

  May 31
  
• Global News at 6 Halifax: May 30.

  Global News at 6 Halifax from May 30, 2023.

  Canada

  May 30
  
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• ‘For God’s sake, stop burning’: N.S. premier makes plea, sets new outdoor rules

  Nova Scotia's Tim Houston has banned all travel and activities in the woods due to raging wildfires, and is begging people to not start outdoor blazes or flick cigarettes.

  Fire

  May 30
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• ‘Crazier’ wildfires a growing threat to Canadian communities, experts warn 

  Research suggests that so-called interface fires, which occur where forests and flames meet human development, are on the rise.

  Environment

  May 30
• N.S. deputy sheriff charged with allegedly naming teen suspect in school stabbing

  Police have charged a man for breaching the Youth Criminal Justice Act after identifying information about a teen involved in a school stabbing was allegedly posted online.

  Crime

  May 25
• Ottawa announces plans to spend $6.3 million on Nova Scotia tourism projects

  The money will be spent on 53 new tourism projects throughout the province. Among the recipients will be the Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton, which will receive $500,000.

  Canada

  May 24
• Nova Scotia, Denmark sign memorandum of understanding on health care

  Nova Scotia has signed a health agreement with Denmark, which provides a framework to share information and collaborate 'on areas of shared interest and priority.'

  Canada

  May 24
• Lobster populations remain healthy around the Maritimes, but the numbers are dropping

  The federal Fisheries Department has released a series of reports that indicate lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape.

  Canada

  May 23
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• Nova Scotia lifts COVID-19 health order, no more weekly case reporting

  Nova Scotia is lifting its COVID-related Health Protection Act order and will no longer be reporting cases in its weekly COVID-19 dashboard, the province announced Tuesday.

  Health

  May 23
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• Firefighters pull out of Dartmouth house fire just before roof collapses

  The fire broke out at a home on Castleton Crescent at around 6:30 p.m. There was one resident and three pets, who were able to get out of the home before firefighters arrived.

  Canada

  May 18