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Former N.S. privacy commissioner wants office to gain resources, more powers
Nova Scotia's recently departed privacy commissioner says she hopes the provincial government will give her successor the power and resources they need to ensure citizens can access public records.
An inmate's 'chilling' memory of a Halifax jail death raises questions on cell checks
"Richard Murray was a nice guy. I looked out for him. It was heartbreaking."
N.S. information commissioner says government bill threatens right to access records
Nova Scotia's freedom of information commissioner is calling on the governing party to withdraw legislation that she says weakens the public's right to access government records and documents.
Mental health care for Black people in rural N.S. lacking year after Desmond report
While the province says some recommendations from the Desmond inquiry have been fulfilled, some say there's still work to be done.
Ottawa delays meetings for unpopular plan to redistribute baby eel quotas
After a barrage of criticism over a plan to transfer baby eel quotas away from longtime licence holders, the federal Fisheries Department is delaying information sessions on the pilot project.
Maud Lewis artwork valued at more than $30K stolen from Halifax home, say police
Three framed Christmas cards by the celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist were reported stolen on Nov. 25, 2024, from a home on Cambridge Street in Halifax.
Woman killed by husband in Mahone Bay described as well-loved, funny
Family members of a 60-year-old Nova Scotia woman killed by her partner say she was an "effortlessly funny" person who could also be lovingly honest and direct.
Advocate says Halifax goals for safety unmet after pedestrian killed
Halifax safety advocates are calling for government action to reduce the number of pedestrians injured or killed by cars, after the death of a senior who was hit while walking on a marked crosswalk earlier this week.
Concerns raised about enforcement in baby eel fishery if licences redistributed
Fishers are raising questions about how federal enforcement officers will cope if a proposal to increase the number of people licensed to net baby eels in the Maritimes goes ahead next year.
Intimidation now 'commonplace' in N.S. lobster industry, says buyer whose home was shot at
Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia’s largest fishery.