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Canada Post resists pitch to move Halifax sorting plant to allow for housing

Canada Post resists pitch to move Halifax sorting plant to allow for housing

HALIFAX — The Liberal member of Parliament for Halifax is pushing for Canada Post to unload a prime plot of land in the city core to be redeveloped as housing, but the Crown corporation is resisting.
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P.E.I. kiteboarder who lost leg in shark attack faces long road to recovery

P.E.I. kiteboarder who lost leg in shark attack faces long road to recovery

A professional kiteboarder from Prince Edward Island faces a long road to recovery after he lost his leg in a shark attack while snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands in late May.
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Harsh winters put an end to Halifax palm tree experiment begun in 2018

Harsh winters put an end to Halifax palm tree experiment begun in 2018

HALIFAX — An unlikely experiment undertaken six years ago to see if palm trees could survive the fickle weather of Halifax came to an end this spring when the last two surviving trees failed to bloom.
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Speak out about rising anti-LGBTQ+ hate, says Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

Speak out about rising anti-LGBTQ+ hate, says Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's human rights watchdog says it is "deeply concerned" about increasing levels of hate toward the LGBTQ+ community in the province and across the country.
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N.S. man charged with murder after calling police to report he had killed woman, 74

N.S. man charged with murder after calling police to report he had killed woman, 74

COLE HARBOUR, N.S. — Halifax RCMP have charged a 76-year-old man with murder after he called police to report that he had killed a 74-year-old woman inside his residence. In a statement today, police say that around 4:15 p.m.
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Newfoundland woman was 'living in fear' in a for-profit shelter. She was killed there

Newfoundland woman was 'living in fear' in a for-profit shelter. She was killed there

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rayna Dove kept careful notes about her attempts to move out of the shelter in downtown St. John's, N.L., where her mother says she was "living in fear." On Dec. 27, 2021, Dove's fears came true.
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Historic sawmill and sawmill museum in southwestern N.S. destroyed in weekend blaze

Historic sawmill and sawmill museum in southwestern N.S. destroyed in weekend blaze

METEGHAN, N.S. — A historic sawmill and museum in southwestern Nova Scotia has been destroyed by a weekend fire.
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Navy ship pays tribute to Cape Breton soldier who died in Afghanistan

Navy ship pays tribute to Cape Breton soldier who died in Afghanistan

GLACE BAY, N.S. — The crew of a Halifax-based Royal Canadian Navy ship is formally honouring the memory of a soldier from Cape Breton who died in Afghanistan nearly 14 years ago. Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil of Glace Bay, N.S.
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Conservation group, some fishers question redfish quota in Gulf of St. Lawrence

Conservation group, some fishers question redfish quota in Gulf of St. Lawrence

HALIFAX — Following a decades-long moratorium on redfish, East Coast fishers are expected to begin harvesting the distinctive reddish-orange colored species later this month in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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N.B. legislature wraps up before election with tense exchanges and emotional speeches

N.B. legislature wraps up before election with tense exchanges and emotional speeches

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick legislature wrapped up its work on Friday for what was expected to be the last time before the provincial election, with campaign-style statements from party leaders offering a taste of what's to come in the weeks and
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