'Hitman' scam targets Halifax cellphones
Halifax Regional Police say several people in the city have received text messages from someone claiming to be a hitman who has been hired to kill them.
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Suspicious package call shuts down Gottingen Street
Halifax Regional Police closed off part of Gottingen Street for several hours on Wednesday after a report of a suspicious package at the Juno Tower on CFB Stadacona.
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Gaps in oversight of foster kids, says auditor general
Nova Scotia's auditor general says children in foster care and the families caring for them are not being adequately monitored.
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Man beaten and robbed in north-end Halifax
Halifax Regional Police are looking for four people after a man said he was assaulted and robbed in north-end Halifax on Tuesday night.
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More safety investigators urged after electrocution
The head of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour is renewing his call for specially trained safety investigators and prosecutors to deal with workplace safety after a 39-year-old worker was electrocuted on the job.
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Cape Breton man receives support after deck vandalism
A Cape Breton man with cerebral palsy says he's overjoyed by the support he's received from people across Nova Scotia after he had part of his property destroyed by vandals.
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Friends fundraising for boy with rare brain cancer
Family and friends of a 20-month-old toddler from Eastern Passage are appealing for help to send the boy to Texas to treat a rare form of brain cancer.
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Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with men
Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy to take effect in the coming weeks.
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Children's mouths allegedly taped shut at N.S. school
An assistant instructor at a school in Bedford, N.S., is under investigation by police after allegedly taping shut the mouths of several students.
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Judge scolds 'flabby, sad generation' for skipping jury duty
The chief justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court is demanding to know why 95 people, or 40 per cent of prospective jurors, were not in court Tuesday for the start of a five-day trial.
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Mooseheads manhandle Knights at Memorial Cup
Martin Frk had a hat trick and an assist and Darcy Ashley also scored twice and had an assist of his own Tuesday as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the London Knights 9-2 in the final round-robin game for both teams at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.
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1/3 of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque, survey suggests
Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday.
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Dartmouth man reports roofers not wearing safety gear
A man who lives in a Dartmouth highrise says he frequently sees roofers without safety gear on as they build a new subdivision nearby.
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Man electrocuted in Halifax industrial accident
Halifax Regional Police say a man has died after being electrocuted while working at a building on Chain Lake Drive.
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Helping Nova Scotian kids stay active
When it comes to being fit, Canadian kids are getting a failing grade from Active Healthy Kids Canada.
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