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International immigration to Canada is slowing but newcomers still helped six Atlantic cities grow more than the national average last year. 

Police said they’ve been piloting a new traffic enforcement strategy, in which officers disguise themselves as panhandlers at intersections in order to catch distracted drivers.

RCMP are investigating the theft of an iron bell that was displayed outside a Nova Scotia church. 

Snow has led to several school closures along Nova Scotia’s east coast, with some ferry trips scheduled for Monday night also cancelled.

Dashcam video shows the wild scene as a vehicle crashed into two parked cars at a high speed on Shaunslieve Drive in Bedford.

Tina Clyke was struck and killed Monday by a snowplow while walking to work. Her brother said she always put family and community first. 

Chief Don MacLean said the force is joining the program in part due to the province’s high rate of intimate partner violence and to ‘reduce the presence of firearms.’

Less than a year after it was established, Nova Scotia’s new emergency corps of volunteers known as the Nova Scotia Guard already has more than 2,600 members.

The future of the Halifax Forum is in question after the mayor said he wants to push pause on the project due to concerns around costs. 

The pilot program will lower the usual five per cent down payment required when purchasing a home to two per cent for participating first-time buyers.