Andrew Sampson

Andrew Sampson is a journalist with CBC in Halifax.

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Municipalities begin to take action with no end in sight to dry spell

Drought-like conditions across Nova Scotia have raised water concerns in some communities. There is no significant rain expected in the province for the foreseeable future.

Missing Annapolis County woman found dead

A missing Annapolis County woman who was last seen on Aug. 2 was found dead Monday morning.

A bookstore that's been a Halifax institution since 1987 is facing closure

John W. Doull, Bookseller, will be forced to close if the business is unable to raise enough money to catch up on rent by Friday.

Kids at Cole Harbour hockey camp get surprise visit from NHL superstar

When Nathan MacKinnon returned to his old stomping grounds at Cole Harbour Place on Friday, he received a hero's welcome.

Unethical or inevitable? Artists question where to draw the line on AI-generated art

A Halifax photographer using ChatGPT to transform her images into illustrations is opening up a conversation about the purpose of art in the age of artificial intelligence.

Suspended Nova Scotia RCMP officer facing another sexual assault charge

A Nova Scotia RCMP officer charged last year with multiple counts of sexual assault is now facing an additional sexual assault charge for an incident that's alleged to have occurred while he was under investigation for previous misconduct.

Dramatic video captures school bus explosion in Hammonds Plains

The bus carrying elementary school students was safely evacuated before it went up in flames Thursday in Hammonds Plains, N.S.

Ski Martock set to change ownership as sale to Cape Smokey group nears completion

As Ski Martock nears its 60th anniversary later this year, a new ownership team is set to take over the popular ski hill near Windsor, N.S.

England is launching a gonorrhea vaccine. Is Canada next?

England will soon begin administering a vaccine to high-risk individuals that may reduce their chances of contracting gonorrhea, but a similar program is not yet in the cards for Canada.

With few leads, search for missing N.S. kids focuses on area where boot print found

Searchers looking for two missing kids in Pictou County on Saturday scoured the area where a boot print was found in a previous search. But searchers concede they have little to go on and have no way of knowing if the boot print is even related to Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4.