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‘Once in a lifetime’: Nova Scotians have close encounter with orca

‘Once in a lifetime’: Nova Scotians have close encounter with orca

People have been flocking to Nova Scotia’s Canso Causeway this weekend to catch a rare sighting of an orca.

July 26, 2026 at 4:30PM EDT

Community baffled by vandalism of previously harmed historic tree in Halifax gardens

Community baffled by vandalism of previously harmed historic tree in Halifax gardens

July 26, 2026 at 4:10PM EDT

Cape Bretoner hopes to represent Canada at Miss Universe competition

Cape Bretoner hopes to represent Canada at Miss Universe competition

July 26, 2026 at 4:03PM EDT

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Spreading her wings: Beloved Cape Breton bald eagle takes first flight

Spreading her wings: Beloved Cape Breton bald eagle takes first flight

July 26, 2026 at 5:00AM EDT

Halifax pottery entrepreneur opens first permanent studio after business outgrows pop-up spaces

Halifax pottery entrepreneur opens first permanent studio after business outgrows pop-up spaces

July 25, 2026 at 4:13PM EDT

Cape Breton community remembers its Boston Marathon champion a century later

Cape Breton community remembers its Boston Marathon champion a century later

July 25, 2026 at 3:30PM EDT

Flames seen shooting from window of apartment building in Halifax’s south end

Flames seen shooting from window of apartment building in Halifax’s south end

July 25, 2026 at 2:32PM EDT

N.S. author pens children’s ghost story set in 1950s Peggy’s Cove

N.S. author pens children’s ghost story set in 1950s Peggy’s Cove

July 25, 2026 at 5:00AM EDT

N.S. Housing Agency setting up engagement meetings with tenants at seniors’ buildings

N.S. Housing Agency setting up engagement meetings with tenants at seniors’ buildings

July 24, 2026 at 5:51PM EDT

Union members reject deal with NS Power, will file strike notice on Monday

Union members reject deal with NS Power, will file strike notice on Monday

July 24, 2026 at 5:05PM EDT

Eastern Passage man charged with arson, mischief: N.S. RCMP

Eastern Passage man charged with arson, mischief: N.S. RCMP

July 24, 2026 at 5:05PM EDT

‘There’s so much love in the air’: Africville community returns for 43rd reunion

‘There’s so much love in the air’: Africville community returns for 43rd reunion

July 24, 2026 at 3:33PM EDT

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N.S. senior officially adopts 74-year-old man she has considered her son for decades

N.S. senior officially adopts 74-year-old man she has considered her son for decades

July 24, 2026 at 9:53AM EDT

Downtown Halifax named in Airbnb’s list of trendiest Canadian neighbourhoods

Downtown Halifax named in Airbnb’s list of trendiest Canadian neighbourhoods

July 24, 2026 at 11:44AM EDT

‘Oh my God!’: Kesha surprises St. John’s hotel bar

‘Oh my God!’: Kesha surprises St. John’s hotel bar

July 23, 2026 at 6:00AM EDT

‘Lily’s Magical Mind’: N.S. author uses children’s book to spread autism awareness

‘Lily’s Magical Mind’: N.S. author uses children’s book to spread autism awareness

July 23, 2026 at 3:53PM EDT

3 people named to this year’s Order of Prince Edward Island

3 people named to this year’s Order of Prince Edward Island

July 23, 2026 at 12:57PM EDT

Tributes pour in for Halifax engineering professor who died after a road accident

Tributes pour in for Halifax engineering professor who died after a road accident

July 21, 2026 at 1:23PM EDT

B.C. couple moves to East Coast to open sober campground

B.C. couple moves to East Coast to open sober campground

July 21, 2026 at 6:38PM EDT

'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens

'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens

July 22, 2026 at 3:53PM EDT

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July 26, 2026 at 8:00AM EDT

Maritimers invited to ‘be a Scot for the weekend’ at Highland Games Festival in Fredericton

New Brunswick couple shows off drumming skills at wedding reception

Division amongst N.B. Progressive Conservatives a challenge, say two leadership contenders

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July 25, 2026 at 6:52PM EDT

Man and woman arrested for alleged drug trafficking in Charlottetown: police

3 people named to this year’s Order of Prince Edward Island

Maritime provinces to explore regional co-operation on electricity systems

Grief in Newfoundland and Labrador for two fishermen found dead after boat sinkingOpens in new window

July 22, 2026 at 5:06PM EDT

N.L. First Nations chief seeking a reversal of fur product ban on Etsy

‘I don’t remember my childhood, I don’t remember anything,’ says teen after devastating e-scooter crash

Assembly of First Nations rejects ‘discredited’ theory of Innu history in Labrador

Up-close images show ghostly Terra Nova wreck, ship of doomed Falcon Scott voyage