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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Halifax Mooseheads clinch berth in Memorial Cup final
The Halifax Mooseheads have clinched a berth directly into Sunday's final at the Memorial Cup tournament, courtesy of the Portland Winterhawks' win over the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night.
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Man charged with drunk driving 2 days in a row
A 62-year-old Lower Sackville man has been charged two days in a row with driving drunk, say RCMP.
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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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Deep Panuke gas production 'on track' for June
The Dutch company hired to build, commission and operate the Deep Panuke offshore natural gas production facility says the project is "on track" to produce its first natural gas before the end of June.
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Grieving father warns of scam citing N.S. lottery winners
A grieving father in Connecticut is warning others to be cautious after he was the target of scammers claiming to be members of a Nova Scotia family who gave away most of their huge lottery winnings.
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Rothesay man charged with 2nd-degree murder
Adam Prest, 39, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his common-law wife Tanya Shand in Rothesay on Wednesday.
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Needed: New approaches to defuse 'suicide contagion' among teens
Mental health experts say we need to find new ways to refer to and discuss suicide, particularly now that a large medical study has confirmed that teens are more susceptible to the idea if they know a schoolmate who died that way.
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Allegation that students' mouths were taped shut probed by police
The Halifax Regional School Board says a second assistant instructor has been sent home on paid leave following complaints that an after-school monitor taped shut the mouths of several Nova Scotia students last week as a punishment.
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Electrocution victim remembered by fire chief
The 39-year-old man who was electrocuted in a Halifax industrial accident is being remembered as a dedicated family man and loyal firefighter.
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Senate scandal draws sharp words from N.S. PC leader
Nova Scotia's top Tory politician says it's time the prime minister changed the rules to help clean up the "mess" that's going on in Ottawa around Senator Mike Duffy.
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Dog survives fall down deep sinkhole in Sydney Mines
People in Sydney Mines are calling for someone to fill a large sinkhole on a property after a dog fell down it one week ago.
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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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'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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Gaps in oversight of foster kids, says auditor general
Foster children and other kids in care are not being adequately monitored and investigations into alleged abuse are taking too long and are slow to start, Nova Scotia's auditor general said in a report that highlights failings in the province's child welfare system.
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