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Nova Scotia MLAs getting 29% pay raise
Nova Scotia provincial politicians are getting a pay raise for the first time in more than a decade. The base salaries for MLAs are being increased to $115,000 from $89,234, the first increase since 2013.
Crown withdraws environmental charges in N.S. highway-twinning case
Environmental charges relating to a highway-twinning project on the South Shore have been withdrawn by prosecutors.
2 new schools announced for Dartmouth and Bedford
The Nova Scotia government has announced plans for two new schools that will be built in the fast-growing areas of Dartmouth and Bedford.
We tracked N.S. power outages in 2024. There were unplanned outages nearly every day
There were more than than 4,700 outages across the province last year.
RCMP lay more than 100 additional fraud charges against N.S. woman
A Dartmouth, N.S., woman is facing more than 100 new fraud-related charges, on top of more than 50 charges RCMP laid against her last September.
Man arrested on Highway 102 after attempting to flee from police
A 38-year-old Nova Scotia man who was wanted for multiple offences is being held in jail until next week after being taken into custody Thursday by the RCMP on Highway 102 near Shubenacadie.
Teen pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Halifax mall stabbing case
One of the four teenagers accused of killing Ahmad Al Marrach last spring outside a Halifax shopping mall has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Judge rejects bid to split lawsuit against investment adviser into 78 separate cases
A Nova Scotia judge has rejected a request from an investment adviser to split a lawsuit against him into 78 separate cases.
New clinic aimed at luring foreign-trained doctors to N.S. could soon treat thousands of patients
A new clinic aimed at luring foreign-trained doctors to work in Nova Scotia has begun to recruit patients and could be treating thousands of people by next year. The Halifax-area clinic is called PACE which stands for Physician Assessment Centre of Excellence.
Ahmad Al Marrach's mother tells court she dies a thousand times a day without her son
The mother of Ahmad Al Marrach described a life devoid of joy and affection in the aftermath of her son's death as victim impact statements were read Tuesday in a Halifax courtroom. Al Marrach died last April after being stabbed in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre.