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December 05, 2025
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Houston heads to Boston for meetings, tree lighting

The premier is in Boston on Wednesday for a meeting with the Governor of Massachusetts. Tim Houston’s office says the premier will be discussing trade and energy opportunities with Gov. Maura Healey, alongside the Massachusetts secretary of energy. Houston will also be attending Thursday’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Boston, which will see a white […]

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December 03, 2025
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Heavy rain soaks HRM, snowfall warnings remain for western NS

A late fall nor’easter brought heavy rain to Halifax Regional Municipality Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. A special weather statement remained in effect Wednesday morning as the urban areas of the municipality were expected to see an additional 30 to 40 millimetres of rain before it tapers off Wednesday afternoon. Regions farther inland could […]

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December 03, 2025
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Storm knocks out power to thousands in NS

Wednesday’s storm caused several power outages across Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Power outage map showed just over 19,000 customers without power provincewide as of 6:15 a.m. Within the municipality, a large outage stretching from Portland Estates to Eastern Passage is affecting about 4,800 customers. The utility says the outage is the result of this […]

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December 03, 2025
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Weapons detection system pilot to expand across NS hospitals

Nova Scotia Health is expanding a pilot program that will see AI-powered weapons detection systems installed in hospitals across the province. This comes after an incident in January that saw three staff members stabbed by a patient at the Halifax Infirmary’s emergency department. As a result, the province launched a two-week pilot back in May […]

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December 03, 2025
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Stunting, other driving charges lead to over $4K in fines

One woman is facing over $4,000 in charges after caught stunt driving. Members of the Halifax Regional Police Traffic Unit observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Hwy 102 approaching Bayers Road around 9:25 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police say the officer observed the vehicle’s speed at 112 km/h in a 50 […]

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December 03, 2025
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NS minimum wage to increase twice in 2026

The province has announced increases to minimum wage set for next year. But the official opposition says it doesn’t go far enough to help Nova Scotians deal with the cost of living. Nova Scotia’s minimum wage will increase to $16.75 in April 2026, and then $17 in October. Government says that decision was made on […]

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December 03, 2025
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Man at centre of emergency alert faces multiple weapons charges

One man is facing multiple weapons related charges following an incident that led to an emergency alert over the weekend. On Saturday morning, Mounties responded to a report of a man with a sawed-off shotgun in the 100 block of Oldham Rd. and while enroute, officers learned the man was last seen getting into a […]

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December 03, 2025
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HRM braces for messy drive as rain and snow move in

A special weather statement remains in effect for the Halifax Regional Municipality. 95.7 NewsRadio weather specialist Alistair Aalders says rain and snow developing this afternoon could make for a tricky commute. He says some of the urban areas in HRM are likely to see some snow before it changes to rain. “The mix of rain […]

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December 02, 2025
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New designation will see Registered Psychiatric Nurses practice in N.S.

The provincial government says amendments to nursing regulations will allow Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) to practice in Nova Scotia. The amendments will enable registration and licensing while establishing the scope of care for RPNs. The nurses will be regulated by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing. “This is about expanding the roles that can support […]