Canadian Hurricane Centre set to release 2013 forecast
Canadian forecasters are poised to offer their predictions today for the 2013 hurricane season, a day after forecasters in the U.S. warned of another busy season this year.
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Man crashes car, climbs Dartmouth transmission tower
More than 4,000 Nova Scotia Power customers in Dartmouth were without power early Friday morning after a man climbed a transmission tower and had to be talked down by Halifax Regional Police.
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Maritime Link rejection urged by consumer advocate
Nova Scotia's consumer advocate is asking the Utility and Review Board to reject the Maritime Link deal as currently proposed by Nova Scotia Power's parent company, Emera Inc.
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Bats may be wiped out by deadly fungus: researchers
A Nova Scotia biologist says he and others in the scientific community are perplexed that the federal government has not declared bats an endangered species.
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Prom dress donations pour in for grads on a budget
A community group in Sydney Mines gathering prom dresses for graduates in need says it's been overwhelmed with donations.
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Nova Scotia high school creates all-hockey curriculum
A high school in Cole Harbour, N.S., hometown of Sidney Crosby, creates a curriculum where every subject, from physics to dance, centres on hockey.
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Chained-teen's mom wants man who pleaded guilty 'to suffer'
The mother of a teen who was chained up and sexually assaulted at a Nova Scotia home said after David James Leblanc pleaded guilty to some charges that she wants him "to suffer."
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Jury duty no-shows lead to crackdown by 2nd N.S. judge
A judge in Nova Scotia Supreme Court has ordered sheriffs to round up more people who didn't show up in court after being summoned for jury duty.
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RCMP find 850 marijuana plants in Annapolis Valley
Two people are in custody after police found hundreds of marijuana plants in two homes on Wednesday.
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Student survey shows 'concerning' mental health numbers
A new survey says Nova Scotia students in four selected grades who attend junior and senior high schools were most likely to try alcohol over drugs last year.
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Beer, wine should be sold in grocery stores: Tories
Nova Scotia's Finance Minister says she has no plans to change the province's liquor laws after the Progressive Conservatives called for the sale of alcohol in grocery stores.
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Fever medicine for infants, children under recall
Quality concerns with a Chinese producer of acetaminophen have prompted a recall of four fever medications meant for infants and children.
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Canada Post campaigns against 'no flyers' mailbox signs
Canada Post has been mailing more than 900,000 letters across the country to people to try to convince them to remove "no flyer" signs from their mailboxes.
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Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be busy
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting is busier than average Atlantic hurricane season with up to 20 named storms, including as many as six major hurricanes.
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Halifax Mooseheads mania in Saskatoon
The CBC's Michael Dick is in Saskatoon, where the Halifax Mooseheads have clinched a berth in Sunday night's Memorial Cup final.
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