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Rainfall warning issued for parts of Cape Breton: Aug. 23, 2026

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of Cape Breton for Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.

Cases of mistaken identity are common

For years now, probably since Google and other search engines have made it easy to find the email addresses of any business around the world, ou…

P.E.I. man and woman sentenced for drug dealing hydromorphone and meth

Two people involved in a drug dealing operation who had large amounts of crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone intercepted by police prior t…

Plane crashes near Paddy's Pond Saturday night, two occupants rescued

Two men were rescued Saturday evening Aug. 22, 2026 following a plane crash just outside St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Lucasville locals ask for pause on 311-unit development

The proposed development is in its infancy and hasn't applied for building permits yet

Halifax neighbours of U.S. consulate suspect say newcomers should leave political troubles behind

'Protesting here is not going to improve the situation there — trust me,' said one of Ali Assakereh's neighbours.

N.S. seafood companies get $2.2 million to cut energy costs, emissions

Twenty seafood and aquaculture companies across Nova Scotia received a share of $2.22 million in provincial funding to reduce their use of fossi…

Police arrest man on the run in Cape Breton

A man who evaded police for around three weeks in northern Cape Breton has been arrested.

Indian culture fills Wentworth Park with sound and colour

"We are proud of where we come from, while we also contribute positively to the communities we now call home," - Paarth Mehla

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Inverness and Victoria counties

Environment Canada has issued a pair of severe thunderstorm warnings for two counties in Cape Breton.

Cape Breton Pride's Drag Storytime 2026

Drag king Bruce Vain, left, addressed the children and adults before reading a book during Drag Storytime on Friday behind the Cape Breton Regio…

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay was cut from a rare timber

Most of the tributes written these past couple of weeks belong to Nova Scotia. Pictou County is claiming its own, and it should. But for five ye…

Shorter sentences are coming for Indigenous offenders: does that mean less justice for their victims?

At the heart of a clutch of friends and family outside an old courthouse in Antigonish, Samantha Julian shook her head and looked down at the co…

Heat warning continues for Cape Breton

Environment Canada is warning people in Cape Breton to be careful as the heat wave continues through Friday.

Letter: Preserving Victorian homes not the solution to housing in Halifax

Allowing as‑of‑right conversions across the peninsula means owners can keep roofs over more Haligonians' heads

Copper wire theft on the rise in Nova Scotia

A recent theft led to 3,600 customers in Burnside losing power

IN PHOTOS: P.E.I. marks Emancipation Day

The Black Cultural Society of P.E.I. used this year’s Emancipation Day celebration in Charlottetown to reflect on the province’s history, celebr…

Lucy Maud Montgomery story coming to Wolfville stage

Scrappy Lady Productions is about to make its Wolfville debut.