Some horse owners in Nova Scotia are calling for changes to deer hunting laws after two horse shooting incidents in the province this week.

Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart is calling on his municipal counterparts in Nova Scotia to end their Bell Aliant contracts in light of the company's decision to close 11 call centres in Atlantic Canada.

Nova Scotia RCMP suspect a horse found dead in South Maitland was shot.

The Halifax Regional Municipality is looking for a new animal shelter service to house rescued and neglected dogs, cats and exotic animals.

Nova Scotia's highest court has ordered a Halifax man to stand trial for a second time on one charge of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, overturning a lower court's finding that a search of his luggage violated his rights.

The province’s H1N1 vaccine priority groups have expanded to include children with chronic illness, women who have just given birth and their partners, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer announced yesterday. According to Dr. Robert Strang, these groups will be eligible to receive the swine flu vaccination effective immediately. People in the first risk group, including pregnant women and health ...

The last cruise ship of the season arrived in Halifax yesterday, capping what port authorities are calling a milestone year for cruise travel in Halifax. The Crystal Symphony, a Crystal Cruise Line vessel en route to Montreal from Boston, came into port yesterday. It’s the last of 118 vessels and over 227,000 visitors to dock in the Halifax harbour this year. The direct impact of cruise travel ...

A new bill that would do away with long-gun registration is already coming under fire from local police. On Wednesday, Parliament voted 164 to 137 in principle for C-391, a private member’s bill to end the decade-old registry of shotguns and rifles. According to the Conservatives, the registry is a billion-dollar waste that targets honest gunowners while doing nothing to fight crime. But ...

Police are reminding bar patrons in the Halifax area to keep a close eye on their drinks after a large quantity of a popular date-rape drug was seized in Upper Sackville yesterday. Halifax RCMP spokesman Cpl. Joe Taplin said officers discovered 44 vials of GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate) at a home on Lylewood Drive. “It’s been a while since we heard about (GHB), but it looks like it’s back out ...

Last year at this time car owners faced a provincewide shortage of snow tires, forcing them to drive in potentially dangerous conditions without the proper equipment. With the first snow of the season forecast for Friday afternoon, there’s no shortage in sight this year. Unlike many others, Wayne Rawding of Hydrostone Auto Repair is excited for the coming snowfall. “People started coming in two ...

Two teens face several charges after breaking into a junior high school early Saturday morning. Police responded to an alarm at Prince Arthur Junior High in Dartmouth around 1 a.m.

Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating the death of a horse by a suspected gunshot. The animal was found dead Friday morning in its pasture in South Maitland.

Canada's premiers say the rollout of the swine flu vaccine could have been better handled across the country. The premiers talked about H1N1 during a conference call yesterday.

A 25-year-old man faces weapons and drug charges after a traffic stop late last night. Police stopped a vehicle on Cranberry Crescent in Dartmouth around 11:45 p.m.

If the Halifax Mooseheads could play the Val-d'Or Foreurs every night, they'd probably have a better record than 2-18-0-1. The Mooseheads one and only win this season came against the Foreur (7-13-2-0) in September.

On November 26 we reveal our critics' top picks for top CDs, DVDs and video games of the year, and we want you to get in on the action! Comment to this post with your picks (for all, or any category), and you will become eligible to win this amazing book (and some boss runner-up prize packs) in our poorly organized, but totally legit contest. Entries must be received by Friday, November 13 at ...

Hall of Fame: Bruce MacKinnon We reserve our Hall of Fame---a special honour that retires both the winner and the category they won in---for the iconic figures, people who have owned their title year in and out, who have made such a mark in Halifax that their names are indelibly linked to the work they do. So, imagine our surprise when longtime Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, well ...

November. Summer days are far behind and endless winter is just around the corner. It’s enough to make a person want to hole up in a nice cozy living room until spring arrives. Well, DaPoPo Theatre is offering a creative and affordable antidote to those blues and blahs: a month long “Live-In” at The Living Room Theatre on Agricola. They’re putting on 14 nights of workshops and play readings (pay ...

live in a time when debauchery was its own excuse. by Carsten Knox Oh, to live in a time when debauchery was its own excuse. Like the 1970s, or fin-de-siecle Paris, where this story---adapted from a pair of books by French novelist Colette---is set. Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton are reunited with star Michelle Pfeiffer, all of whom shone in Dangerous Liaisons in 1988. Pfeiffer's ...

by Lizzy Hill Sin Nombre portrays a fictionalized version of Central America's harsh political reality. El Casper (Édgar Flores), a young romantic and member of the gang La Mara, joins paths with Sayra (Paulina Gaytan), a strong-minded young woman fleeing to the United States via freight train. New director and writer Cary Fukunaga provides no shortage of brutality: grown men beat up a young boy ...

More than 250 Dalhousie students participate in the annual Halloween food drive.

The AUS Men’s Soccer Championships take place at Wickwire Memorial Field this weekend. Dal students can attend matches for free.

The grounds of the University Children's Centre adjacent to the LSC look nicer and they're dryer too.

A cold slab of concrete wall in the Life Sciences Centre now swims with life.

A retrofit is in the works for the Life Sciences Centre.

NEW GLASGOW – Pet owners in Pictou County now have access to a new veterinary technology. East River Animal Hospital veterinarian Dr.

MOUNT WILLIAM – Clothing, hockey gear, even a skateboard – these are a few of the "oddities" found in green bins by Pictou County Solid Waste staff, but nothing is as insidious as plastic.

Pictou Landing – A Colombian couple have made Pictou County their summer home after spending the past several years renovating one of the area’s oldest dwellings.

NEW GLASGOW – Norma Jean DeCoste is a big winter sports fan, just don't ask her to strap on the blades.

SUTHERLANDS RIVER – Two classrooms at the East Pictou Middle School have become a portal to the world.

PORT HASTINGS — The Port Hawkesbury RCMP closed the Canso Causeway Friday night for two hours, as high winds and waves brought debris on the road.

By Laura Jean Grant Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — The weather seemed to change by the minute and depended largely on where you were Friday, as a mix of heavy rain, snow and high winds blew across Cape Breton.

SYDNEY — The provincial and federal governments announced Friday that together they will contribute $30 million to complete the twinning of Highway 125 from Sydney River to Grand Lake Road.

SYDNEY — The stage has been set for strike votes, as conciliation talks have failed in the first attempt to negotiate a contract for all school support staff outside of Halifax.

VICTORIA COUNTY — The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal has issued an advising regarding high-sided vehicles and the Seal Island Bridge.

MLA says many families in the province will benefit from her strength

High tides and high winds stop traffic

Escorted one way traffic

GASHA Gearing up for next week

Man working on 104 in Monastery Area