Nova Scotia News
Nova Scotia government bill would lift ban on fracking, uranium exploration
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government has put forward a bill that would lift blanket bans on uranium exploration and hydraulic fracking of fossil fuels — a move the premier says will make the province more self-reliant in the face of potential U.S.
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Nova Scotia bill would repeal fixed election date, increase politicians' pay
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has introduced legislation to repeal the province's fixed election date, give it the power to fire the auditor general, and increase politicians’ pay.
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Highlights from Nova Scotia's 2025-26 provincial budget
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr has tabled the province's budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which includes tax cuts and measures to protect the economy if U. S.
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Tough grip: Nova Scotians struggle to find salt or sand after icy winter storm
HALIFAX — Nova Scotians are struggling to get their hands on salt and other abrasives to cope with ice after this weekend’s storm turned many driveways into skating rinks.
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Massive blaze damages abandoned school buildings in Halifax’s north end
HALIFAX — A massive overnight blaze caused significant damage to abandoned school buildings in Halifax’s north end that have been described as a “known hazard” for possible fires.
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N.S. government says U.S. tariff threat 'wake-up call' as legislature opens
HALIFAX — The looming threat of tariffs by the United States is a “wake-up call” for the Nova Scotia economy, the provincial government said Friday in a throne speech to open a new sitting of the legislature.
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Sailboat that disappeared with B.C. couple aboard had caught fire off Sable Island
HALIFAX — An investigation has concluded there was a fire aboard a sailboat that disappeared south of Nova Scotia's Sable Island last summer, leading to the deaths of two people — an adventurous couple from British Columbia.
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N.S. woman awarded damages after criminal case dropped against ex who posted sex ad
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia woman who was awarded damages after her ex-boyfriend posted an explicit picture of her alongside a fake online ad for sex work initially went to police to report what she said was a pattern of harassment.
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Nova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province
HALIFAX — The number of new public housing units planned in Nova Scotia is set to double under the province's capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as thousands of people crowd the province's affordable housing wait-list.
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Power to call for parliamentary pause 'not absolute,' challengers tell Federal Court
OTTAWA — Two Nova Scotia men are asking the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reasonable justification" for hitting the pause button.
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