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Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender will have no opposition in her run for the Nova Scotia NDP leadership. The vote is next month. No one else stepped forward before Saturday’s deadline.

Police are notifying residents of road closures for the Blue Nose Marathon in both Halifax and Dartmouth this weekend.

Last week’s wildfire in Yarmouth County was the second largest in the province in half a century. And the risk for more large fires remains high.

The joint federal and provincial inquiry examining the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has released its cost breakdown to date, the first time it has offered insight into how it has spent $25.6 million over the past year and a half. 

Firefighters are responding to a large scrap yard fire north of the MacKay Bridge in Dartmouth, N.S.

The ferry that travels between Yarmouth, N.S., and Maine is operating for the first time since 2018. The Cat had its first crossing from Bar Harbor on Thursday evening.

The Gunn Balderson Memorial Tournament, named after an Acadia student who died in a car accident in 1987, is cancelled because many soccer refs are reluctant to return. An organizer says they’re enjoying the break from angry soccer parents.

The Construction Association of Nova Scotia says fuel prices are affecting every aspect of the construction business.

Just over a month after a double mastectomy, Amber Spurrell of Dartmouth was back on her surfboard. The ocean served as therapy after a diagnosis of stage 2 breast cancer, says the Dartmouth woman.

An Atlantic Canadian biotechnology seafood company says harvest levels have plunged at the southern range of the cold-water seaweed it uses as raw material. Meanwhile, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is being urged to do more research on lobster and climate change.

A news release from the Nova Scotia government says the mask mandate will end on May 24, the first day back after the upcoming long weekend.

Environmentalists say they’re motivated to search for rare lichens in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley because they see it as a way to provide added protection for parts of the woods they believe need a break from logging or should not be subject to cutting in the first place.

Retired staff sergeants Jeff West and Kevin Surette testified Wednesday before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting, when a gunman killed 22 people in the province.

A Dartmouth, N.S., man has been charged with wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group after a 2020 complaint about an offensive sign posted on a rural cabin.

A Canadian research centre based in Halifax is promoting an ambitious observation system for the North Atlantic that would allow nations to invest in ocean observation as a consortium.

A movement called No Mow May has encouraged people to skip the lawnmower this month and let their grass grow long. But many conservationists say there’s more people can do to help pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and moths, get access to nectar year-round. 

When Tona Hennigar was told her great-grandfather’s grave was found in someone’s backyard in Upper Kennetcook, N.S., she was fascinated. His name was already carved on a family headstone about a kilometre away.

Public inquiry documents are shedding light on the internal discussions RCMP officers had about what information they should share with the public about the unfolding active shooter situation in Nova Scotia in 2020. 

Steve Halliday, one of the commanding officers who led the initial RCMP response to Nova Scotia’s mass shooting, is speaking before the Mass Casualty Commission Tuesday.

Residents in Mount Uniacke, N.S., who lost a fight in 2015 to stop the opening of a quarry in their neighbourhood now face an attempt by the owners to expand the site 10-fold.

The sport hockey is growing in popularity in Eskasoni, N.S., with three all-female teams competing out of the community’s rink.

The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners discussed Monday how often police charge certain people for skipping court or breaking their bail conditions.

A person was stabbed early this morning on a Halifax street, and police have blocked off a road as part of the investigation. 

Halifax police are now investigating a homicide in the city after a woman stabbed early this morning died. 

An ongoing ban on landing endangered shortfin mako sharks is likely to mean a majority survive accidental capture in the Canadian longline fishery, according to a federal assessment.

The two candidates for leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party met for their second debate on Monday.

A volunteer firefighter in Cape Breton is concerned that a temporary tire storage site in Richmond County poses as a fire risk.

Two RCMP tactical officers testifying at the inquiry examining the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting say the response was made more challenging by not having an adequately staffed team, overnight air support or the technology to pinpoint locations.

Both a retired Mountie and a criminal defence lawyer involved in the public inquiry say there was “more than enough” evidence for a search warrant given three public complaints about the gunman over three years.

Dr. Greg Hirsch, a cardiologist in Halifax, has voiced concerns about delaying treatment throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now hospitals are seeing the problem first-hand and Hirsch expects surgical wait-lists in some zones to continue growing.

Both a retired Mountie and a criminal defence lawyer involved in the public inquiry say there was “more than enough” evidence for a search warrant given three public complaints about the gunman over three years.

Discrimination based on caste is an issue some people of Indian heritage in Canada say needs to addressed. They say prejudice against the Dalit community persists, and is in some cases is even worse than in India.

Discrimination based on caste is an issue some people of Indian heritage in Canada say needs to addressed. They say prejudice against the Dalit community persists, and is in some cases is even worse than in India.