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Halifax hoax: police say suspicious package designed to look like explosive device

HALIFAX — Some streets in downtown Halifax were closed for more than an hour this morning after police were alerted to a suspicious package near city hall that turned out to be part of some kind of hoax.

Mar 26, 2025 10:51 AM Read more >

P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tariff threats.

Mar 25, 2025 5:12 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia's education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s education minister said Tuesday he will make it clear to schools on the province’s South Shore that they are expected to resume flying flags representing diverse communities.

Mar 25, 2025 4:29 PM Read more >

Three people injured after shooting in Dartmouth: Halifax police

HALIFAX — Halifax Regional Police say they don’t believe the shooting of three people in Dartmouth was a random act. Police spokesman Const. Martin Cromwell says none of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries on Monday.

Mar 25, 2025 12:16 PM Read more >

Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica

HALIFAX — Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths.

Mar 25, 2025 10:37 AM Read more >

Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia's South Shore

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia centre for education has issued a directive allowing only Canada and Nova Scotia flags to fly outside South Shore schools — a move the provincial teachers union calls concerning and confusing.

Mar 24, 2025 6:56 PM Read more >

Liberals, Tories promise to cut tolls on Confederation Bridge, ferry: P.E.I. premier

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's premier says both the federal Liberals and the Conservatives have promised to remove the tolls on the Confederation Bridge, which links the province with mainland Canada.

Mar 24, 2025 11:24 AM Read more >

Canada's Homan beats Switzerland's Tirinzoni to defend women's world curling title

UIJEONGBU-SI — It was a successful title defence for Canada's Rachel Homan. Homan captured a second straight world women's curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni.

Mar 23, 2025 10:05 AM Read more >

Researchers share lessons on science, friendship on Nova Scotia's wild Sable Island

HALIFAX — On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling – and jarring – experiences.

Mar 23, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Mercier scores in OT, Wildcats topple Titan 6-5

BATHURST, N.B. — Alex Mercier's 30th goal of the season, scored 67 seconds into overtime, lifted the visiting Moncton Wildcats to a 6-5 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

Mar 22, 2025 7:17 PM Read more >