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N.S. strikes deals with six wind farms to meet energy needs of big consumers
The Nova Scotia government says six new wind farms will add 625 megawatts of renewable energy to the grid by 2028 and be a major stride toward meeting the goal of sourcing 80 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030.
Review into domestic killings in N.S. must be followed by 'radical action,' says advocate
Amid a spike of intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia, a committee tasked with investigating domestic killings and searching for ways to prevent them is nearing the completion of its first report.
In the face of doubts, Nova Scotia remains bullish on green hydrogen
The race to establish Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen plant has thinned out, casting doubt on the industry’s potential, but Nova Scotia’s energy minister is undeterred.
N.S. losing out on health transfers as private medical imaging grows
Over the past two years, Ottawa has clawed back more than $3 million from Nova Scotia because some patients are paying out of pocket for MRI and ultrasound. The clawbacks are likely to grow as private imaging clinics proliferate.
Man who killed girlfriend and her father on New Year's Eve was wanted for nightclub shooting
The man who fatally shot his girlfriend and her father on New Year's Eve in Halifax before killing himself was wanted by Toronto police in relation to a nightclub shooting in 2019.
Tenants fight eviction from Halifax apartment building
For one man, a tenancies officer disallowed his eviction, but not before the landlord had cleared out his Halifax apartment and started renovating.
Speaker of N.S. legislature appoints panel to review MLA pay
The panel will include three long-serving bureaucrats who will review MLA pay, living expenses and office budgets, which have been frozen for nearly a decade.
Nova Scotia quietly advancing pursuit of critical mineral development
The Nova Scotia government has signed two funding agreements with Ottawa to help explore critical mineral potential.
Port Hawkesbury Paper says it shouldn't have to pay for Nova Scotia Power bailout
Nova Scotia Power's largest industrial customer says it shouldn’t be responsible for paying down any part of a $500-million federal bailout recently secured by the utility.
Group files court challenge to Nova Scotia's personal health information law
A group of individuals and the non-profit Nova Scotia Civil Liberties Association are asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to quash recent changes to a law that give the province greater access to personal health records.