Frances Willick

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Frances Willick is a journalist with CBC Nova Scotia. Please contact her with feedback, story ideas or tips at [email protected]

Latest from Frances Willick

Government failings exacerbated 2023 breach, says N.S. privacy commissioner

Nova Scotia's privacy commissioner has filed her report into the 2023 MOVEit file transfer service cybersecurity attack.

Future uncertain for 'totally destroyed' Bloomfield building

The inside of a north-end Halifax building that caught fire early Sunday morning is essentially gone, and the exterior walls were in danger of collapsing before they were demolished Wednesday.

Digging into Nova Scotia's uranium ban — and what may come next

Nova Scotia has had a ban on uranium exploration and mining for almost 45 years, but that could end soon. How did we get here? And what's next?

Australian owner of N.S. gold projects seeks to sell operations

St Barbara says separating its Nova Scotia operations from the company would "unlock the full value potential."

Province, mining company in court battle over contaminated land in Sheet Harbour

Invest Nova Scotia and a mining company are fighting a court battle over contaminated land in the Port of Sheet Harbour.

HRM must implement Sackville rivers floodplain zoning, advocate says

The former president of the Sackville Rivers Association is urging the government to take action to mitigate the effects of future flooding around rivers in the area, after the historic rainfall last weekend.

Nova Scotians describe harrowing encounters, damage from historic floods

Nova Scotians are taking stock of their experiences in a historic storm this weekend — and the aftermath they must now deal with.

Nova Scotia's population is suddenly booming. Can the province handle it?

Nova Scotia's population shift has been relatively sudden and somewhat surprising after about two decades of stagnant or even decreasing numbers and dire warnings about the province being on the brink of an extended period of decline.

EverWind green hydrogen project to develop 3 new wind farms

The company behind a proposal to create green hydrogen and ammonia in Point Tupper, N.S., is planning three new wind farms to power the project.

Housing advocates press province for better data collection

Advocates say gaps in the province's collection of data make it difficult to understand the full scope of the housing crisis.