She fielded texts from her ex that made her fear he was contemplating “suicide by cop,” according to the investigator. The woman had left the Tophill Road home in Bedford that she had shared with her former boyfriend when he started “texting her ...

Unless there is new funding in the 2024 federal budget, end-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear collection and recycling services are at risk of shutting down across Atlantic Canada, warns the Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada (FGCAC). The ...

Phase one development of a community park in Barrington Passage is expected to be completed by the summer. A natural playground featuring a zipline, a triple-bay slide, a sand kitchen, a swing set, a boulder climb, and a boat-shaped play structure is ...

A Hindu God visited Halifax on Sunday. To music and dancing, hundreds of his devotees took turns pulling Subramanya on a chariot down Cork Street, up around Young and back to the Vedanta Ashram Hindu Temple. “Poor or rich, everyone takes turns ...

Her grocery cart wouldn’t budge. She walked through the first set of automated sliding doors, no problem. Then, Lorraine Young found herself stranded in the vestibule of Tantallon Superstore with $106.35 worth of groceries. “I’m trying to push my ...

Nova Scotia Teachers Union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate just days before negotiations with the province and a conciliator begins. In a provincewide vote Thursday, 98 per cent of public-school teachers voted for strike ...

 Truro will welcome volunteers from across the province to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre (RECC) for the Provincial Volunteer Awards in September. Announced at the community centre on April 12, the 50th annual volunteer appreciation ceremony will ...

The community of Salem is finally on track to receive clean water and improved wastewater infrastructure following an announcement made on April 12 at the West River Fire Hall. Premier Tim Houston and Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane announced that ...

Three men in Annapolis County are facing charges stemming from two assault incidents in Milford on March 23 during which police say one of the victims allegedly fired a gun at his alleged attacker’s vehicle. When Annapolis District RCMP responded to ...

Nova Scotians are often steered toward the Gambling Support Network when seeking help for their gambling habits.   Or at least they were.  The network, launched by the provincial government in 2015, provided counselling through live chat and online ...