Frances Willick

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Frances Willick is a journalist with CBC Nova Scotia. Please contact her with feedback, story ideas or tips at frances.willick@cbc.ca

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Driver charged after senior left in bus for more than 7 hours

Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a bus driver with criminal negligence after an 81-year-old was found lying on the floor of an empty bus.

Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic

Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of phytoplankton are responding to climate change.

Concerns raised about N.S. safe house after sex charges against founder's husband

Trauma Recovery for Exploited Youth, a recovery house for survivors of sex trafficking, says Kevin MacLeod is no longer involved with the organization.

Pictou County council votes to ask province to pause uranium plans

At a meeting on Monday night, council also voted to take steps to protect the watershed of the River John area.

Nova Scotia Power says it believes it knows who stole customer data

'We do have a good sense of who the threat actor is,' says CEO Peter Gregg.

Researchers hope tracking zooplankton from space will help endangered whales

Scientists are using satellite data to spot the red pigment in North Atlantic right whale's main food source.

'Very disheartening,' says resident whose property could be explored for uranium

Some Nova Scotians whose properties have been selected for possible uranium exploration say they're stunned to learn their land could be part of the province's push for more natural resource development.

Nova Scotia Power says ransomware hackers have published stolen data

Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it is the victim of a ransomware attack and that the hackers who stole data have published it.

New gold mine near Goldboro passes next hurdle

The provincial government has given NexGold a lease to access Crown land so the company can develop a new gold mine near Goldboro, N.S.

'A total surprise': Municipalities unprepared for uranium exploration in their backyard

The Nova Scotia government announced that it will open three areas of the province to bids for uranium exploration. Municipal leaders in those areas say they have limited knowledge about the issue.