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How Halifax Water communicated major boil-water order leaves 'serious questions to answer,' says councillor
When Halifax Water wanted to notify 200,000 customers about a boil-water order, one of the resources it turned to was the city's emergency notifications platform, hfxALERT. However, only about 40,000 of Halifax's 500,000 residents were signed up.
Ground search for missing Pictou County kids ends, for now
The ground search for two missing Pictou County siblings is over, at least for now. The RCMP say they will assess search results from this weekend to determine what comes next.
How basketball prepared this Grammy-nominated N.S. musician for the biggest stages
Musician Laura Roy has performed in front of crowds of as many as tens of thousands of people, but it's the hardwood basketball courts of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley that helped ready her for those moments.
Fiona fallout: Insurance dispute has kept N.S. single mom, son out of their home for 2½ years
In 2022, post-tropical storm Fiona set in motion a chain of events that has kept Claudia Sheehy and her son out of their home because of problems with the insurance claim. Sheehy has racked up roughly $60,000 in credit card debt to keep afloat.
Stepfather of missing Pictou County children calls on public to help
With the search for two missing Pictou County children in its third day, an RCMP officer said wet weather Sunday afternoon proved challenging.
A terrifying childhood encounter forever changed Jason Eisener's filmmaking career
Filmmaker Jason Eisener is known for movies such as Hobo with a Shotgun and Kids vs. Aliens, but the Dartmouth, N.S., native turned a childhood fascination and love of wrestling into the long-running television series Dark Side of the Ring, now in its sixth season.
Longtime Maritime meteorologist Peter Coade dead at 82
A Nova Scotia meteorologist who was a comforting presence to Maritimers on television and radio for more than five decades died early Saturday. Peter Coade, 82, had dementia and was hospitalized at the Hants Community Hospital since November, his son told CBC News.
How a Nova Scotia town quietly decided to stop fluoridating its water
CBC News obtained records through a freedom-of-information request that provide insight into how and why the Town of New Glasgow, N.S., decided to stop community water fluoridation, a public health intervention it had been doing since 1975.
No goulash? Some parents lukewarm to N.S. school lunch program
CBC News obtained hundreds of submissions parents filed with the Education Department about the school lunch program. Food quality and safety, the ingredients used in the dishes and whether the meals cater to specific diets were frequent topics.
'We're making some noise': Scrappy Mooseheads a win away from major playoff upset
The defending-champion Drummondville Voltigeurs were expected to easily beat a youthful Halifax Mooseheads team that barely made the QMJHL playoffs. But the Mooseheads, up 3-2 in their first-round series, may have actually benefited from their inexperience.