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.
Hundreds of people in Nova Scotia have received the H1N1 vaccination while those in priority groups are still waiting for their shot. Of those given the shot include 100 at Farmers Dairy in Truro.
As Quebec starts its second winter with mandatory snow tires on cars, there still no sign of the legislation heading east. Transportation Minister Bill Estabrooks says it's not something he is recommending to cabinet at this time.
A report says one of the most picturesque post offices in Nova Scotia has been shut down by Canada Post. CBC News says a decade's old post office inside the Peggy's Cove lighthouse was moved to a local gift shop after it was damaged in a storm and mould was discovered inside.
The people in charge of keeping the power on and the streets clear, say they were ready for this morning's storm. There were a couple complaints to our newsroom about a lack of plows on Highway 102 this morning.
As tire shops around the city scramble to get winter tires on cars, some of those shops have a tougher policy when it comes to putting those tires on.
The unemployment rate went up two-tenths of a percentage point in both Halifax and nationally, while the province's rate went down by the same amount.
Rapidly-deteriorating conditions turned light rainshowers into heavy, wet snow Friday morning. The precipitation changed to snow around around 4 a.m., and reduced visibility and made roads very slippery.
After 35 days in the legislature, Nova Scotia's opposition leaders are voicing their discontent with the fall session. Liberal leader Stephen McNeil says he's disappointed with the NDP government's first round - and so are Nova Scotians.
The following is a list of power outages and other consequences of the early winter storm. This information is updated as it is received. Power outages: - South End Halifax, including SMU, Halterm. Power went out at 8 a.m., expected to be restored by 10 a.m. Caused by bad weather.
The province now says there is enough H1N1 vaccine coming that the high risk groups can be expanded. Pregnant women and kids under five were the target for the vaccines in Nova Scotia through the beginning of this week.
Officials say another two coyotes have been killed in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, including one believed to be involved in the mauling death of a young woman.
TRURO, N.S. - The band manager of the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia has received a conditional sentence after changing his plea to guilty on various drug and weapons charges.
The province says it's ready, if Friday's Nor'easter comes in as forecast. The official beginning of the "winter season" for the department of transportation used to be December 1.
The city's integrated drug squad had an unusual find at a Middle Sackville home Thursday morning. A raid on a home on Lylewood Drive at six in the morning produced a significant quantity of date rape drugs.
Get your shovels and boots ready - all signs point to a nor'easter blowing our way late tonight. Snow, rain and snow mixed with rain are all in the forecast, and the Friday morning commute may be messy.