35+ min ago  (565+ words) There's bound to be some traffic disruptions in Yarmouth County as the turbine components for the Wedgeport Wind Farm begin rolling down Highway 103 bound for Black Pond Road in Upper Wedgeport. The first turbine component test load is scheduled for…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1237+ words) Satrajpal Singh Rai, 58, was found guilty of attempted murder following trial in Halifax provincial court A Halifax man who attempted to murder his elderly mother by attacking her with a machete at their apartment in 2024 has been sentenced to 18 years…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (481+ words) Total cost estimate for vessel capital requirements stands at $20. 5 million Halifax Transit is facing a costly midlife crisis with its five-vessel ferry fleet and the accompanying infrastructure. The fleet, which was commissioned between 2014 and 2018, is in a phase that requires…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago  (938+ words) Houston and Armstrong say public safety concerns around unregulated cannabis outweigh lost revenue Cannabis sales in Nova Scotia reached nearly $139 million last year. Despite this, Premier Tim Houston says the province remains focused on the unregulated market, prioritizing health and…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (718+ words) Admiral and White Hills Long Term Care Centres and Bay Side Home employees back on strike Employees from three long-term care homes are back on strike after failing to reach an agreement with their employers on issues surrounding time off…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (382+ words) People who use substances regularly and recreational are being warned about an increased risk of overdose in Cape Breton. A drug test done on some crystal meth found fentanyl to be in it. At a different time, a drug test…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago  (360+ words) June is National Cancer Survivors Month " a time to honour the courage and resilience shown by cancer patients and their families, and to focus on the work ahead. For me, that work includes advocating for earlier colon cancer screening. I…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1321+ words) Living with spina bifida poses challenges, financial demands and plenty of questions, but for these Nova Scotians, there is also hope, determination and inspiration "What is wrong with him?" "How do you deal with it all?" These are some of…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (579+ words) Home and mortgage insurance consumer price index increased by 43 per cent over the past five years Extreme weather has become the major factor in the rise of insurance premiums for Nova Scotians, according to a report released by Statistics Canada....

13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (868+ words) Mc Donald's Cape Breton founder Wayne Kennerknecht continues to be impressed with how the community comes together to help raise the money for local healthcare. "Cape Breton has now been in the top ten (of fundraising total for Mc Happy…...