The Latest Breaking News from Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has scuttled a bid by the province's private electric utility to charge fees to customers who sell renewable power back to the electricity grid. 

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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's recreational facilities will likely need more short-term government support once the latest wave of COVID-19 subsides, a legislature committee was told Tuesday.

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — Classes at Acadia University in Nova Scotia were cancelled Tuesday after faculty members went on strike.

HALIFAX — The commissioners of the mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia say they've sought to balance the desire of victims' families to keep public hearings on schedule and requests of unspecified "other participants" for more time to prepare.

HALIFAX — The head of Nova Scotia's electrical utility is defending a proposal to charge fees to customers who sell renewable power back to the grid, a plan critics say will gut the province's burgeoning solar industry.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Results and standings Thursday from the 2022  Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, held Jan. 28-Feb. 6 at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont. (all times Eastern):

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HALIFAX — A ban on landlords ending apartment leases for the purpose of renovations has been extended by the Nova Scotia government.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia issued a directive Friday aimed at prohibiting those protesting against COVID-19 measures from blocking the Trans-Canada Highway near the New Brunswick boundary.

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