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Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

HALIFAX — Parts of Nova Scotia were soaked with heavy rain that caused localized flooding on Saturday just two weeks after a torrential downpour triggered floods that swept four people to their deaths and washed out several roads and bridges.
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Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has come up with a new way to deal with the province's housing crisis, but a group that represents commercial landlords says the program could create new problems. The provincial government announced Friday it will spend $1.
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Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Liberal Party says it is receiving unfair treatment from the province's independent elections agency ahead of Tuesday's byelection in the riding of Preston.
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N.S. flood alert to shelter in place faced delays that need review: firefighters

N.S. flood alert to shelter in place faced delays that need review: firefighters

WINDSOR, N.S. — An emergency alert warning people to stay home during recent flooding in Nova Scotia took close to two hours to send, say firefighters who responded to the disaster as bridges fell and roads crumbled.
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NB Power says bringing electricity via Atlantic Loop could be cost-prohibitive

NB Power says bringing electricity via Atlantic Loop could be cost-prohibitive

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's power utility has questioned the viability of the Atlantic Loop energy project because of the potential costs.
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Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health officials say a recent outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the New Glasgow area could be connected to bacteria in a cooling tower at a local hospital.
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As crime increases across Canada, New Brunswick sole province where rates drop

As crime increases across Canada, New Brunswick sole province where rates drop

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick was the only province in Canada to record fewer police-reported crimes in 2022 compared with the prior year, data from Statistics Canada show.
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N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada

N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — As thousands of Nova Scotians linger on a waiting list for a doctor, the provincial government has announced a new physician assistant program at Dalhousie University, the first in Atlantic Canada. The province is giving $5.
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Nova Scotia RCMP called in to help with investigation into byelection allegations

Nova Scotia RCMP called in to help with investigation into byelection allegations

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer has called in the RCMP to help her investigate the provincial Liberal party's conduct in the campaign leading up to a byelection Tuesday.
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As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

WINDSOR, N.S. — On July 22, volunteer firefighter Logan Hope made a heroic rescue as historic flooding hit Nova Scotia, but eight days later — injured and off work — he was struggling to make ends meet. “I’m trying to survive.
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