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New Brunswick population decline raises labour concerns

Statistics Canada’s population estimate for New Brunswick has decreased three quarters in a row, down 517 people compared to the second quarter of last year.

2 men charged after officer discovers stolen vehicle in Milburn area: P.E.I. RCMP

Two men are facing multiple charges after a West Prince RCMP officer investigated a suspicious vehicle in the Milburn area of Prince Edward Island Thursday.

N.S. strawberry season off to slow but promising start

Millen Farms in Great Village, N.S., one of the province’s largest strawberry farms, has gotten off to a slow start.

2 drivers arrested in separate impaired driving incidents in Cape Breton: RCMP

Two drivers have been arrested for “impaired-related offences” in two separate incidents in Cape Breton, according to Nova Scotia RCMP.

Canada’s illegal cannabis market leads to national organization suspending operations

A national cannabis lobby group representing licensed producers and processors is suspending operations, citing challenges tied to the unregulated cannabis market.

Halifax police investigate weekend stabbing

Police are investigating a stabbing in downtown Halifax over the weekend.

Three youths facing charges following assault with a weapon: Halifax police

Three youths are facing multiple charges following an assault with a weapon in Halifax.

N.S. RCMP seeks public’s help following shooting in North Preston

Police in Halifax are asking the public for help as they investigate a shooting in North Preston, N.S.

N.B. valedictorian graduates top of her class while battling breast cancer

A New Brunswick valedictorian has graduated at the top of her class while fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer.

‘They keep coming back’: Suspension yoga takes meditation to new heights in Halifax

A yoga studio in Halifax is offering aerial and suspension yoga classes, a practice that's growing in popularity.

Cape Breton could change rules on open-air burning with proposed bylaw

A proposed council motion could rewrite the rules on open-air burning in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).

N.S. man arrested for impaired driving after crashing truck hauling a boat

A man has been arrested for impaired driving after he crashed his truck, which was hauling a boat and trailer, in Hubbards, N.S.

‘First of its kind’: New $100 million cold storage facility opens at Port Saint John

Americold’s new $100 million import-export hub at Port Saint John is ready to stock its shelves.

Power restored in Tatamagouche, Truro areas

Close to 15,000 Nova Scotia Power customers in Cumberland, Colchester and Pictou counties were without power Monday afternoon.

Halifax will need to spend more than $40M on ferries for ‘mid-life overhauls’: report

Halifax Transit’s ferries aren’t as young as they used to be and the mid-life refurbishments for the five vessels and their terminals could tip the scale at more than $40 million.