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Halifax man gets house arrest for carrying loaded gun, cocaine trafficking
A 29-year-old Halifax man has escaped a prison sentence for carrying a loaded handgun and trafficking in cocaine. Nathaniel Dominic White has been sentenced by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to two years of house arrest, followed by two years of probation.
Dangerous offender from Nova Scotia once again denied release from prison
The Parole Board of Canada has once again denied a release request from a Nova Scotia man, saying he is still too dangerous to be trusted outside of prison.
Annapolis Valley man convicted of accessory charges in 2020 homicide
An Annapolis Valley man has been found guilty of several charges related to a homicide, but not for the killing itself.
Nova Scotia MLAs getting 29% pay raise
Nova Scotia provincial politicians are getting a pay raise for the first time in more than a decade. The base salaries for MLAs are being increased to $115,000 from $89,234, the first increase since 2013.
Crown withdraws environmental charges in N.S. highway-twinning case
Environmental charges relating to a highway-twinning project on the South Shore have been withdrawn by prosecutors.
2 new schools announced for Dartmouth and Bedford
The Nova Scotia government has announced plans for two new schools that will be built in the fast-growing areas of Dartmouth and Bedford.
We tracked N.S. power outages in 2024. There were unplanned outages nearly every day
There were more than than 4,700 outages across the province last year.
RCMP lay more than 100 additional fraud charges against N.S. woman
A Dartmouth, N.S., woman is facing more than 100 new fraud-related charges, on top of more than 50 charges RCMP laid against her last September.
Man arrested on Highway 102 after attempting to flee from police
A 38-year-old Nova Scotia man who was wanted for multiple offences is being held in jail until next week after being taken into custody Thursday by the RCMP on Highway 102 near Shubenacadie.
Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Halifax mall stabbing case
One of the four teenagers accused of killing Ahmad Al Marrach last spring outside a Halifax shopping mall has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.