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Ottawa delays meetings for unpopular plan to redistribute baby eel quotas
After a barrage of criticism over a plan to transfer baby eel quotas away from longtime licence holders, the federal Fisheries Department is delaying information sessions on the pilot project.
Maud Lewis artwork valued at more than $30K stolen from Halifax home, say police
Three framed Christmas cards by the celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist were reported stolen on Nov. 25, 2024, from a home on Cambridge Street in Halifax.
Woman killed by husband in Mahone Bay described as well-loved, funny
Family members of a 60-year-old Nova Scotia woman killed by her partner say she was an "effortlessly funny" person who could also be lovingly honest and direct.
Advocate says Halifax goals for safety unmet after pedestrian killed
Halifax safety advocates are calling for government action to reduce the number of pedestrians injured or killed by cars, after the death of a senior who was hit while walking on a marked crosswalk earlier this week.
Concerns raised about enforcement in baby eel fishery if licences redistributed
Fishers are raising questions about how federal enforcement officers will cope if a proposal to increase the number of people licensed to net baby eels in the Maritimes goes ahead next year.
Intimidation now 'commonplace' in N.S. lobster industry, says buyer whose home was shot at
Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia’s largest fishery.
Nova Scotia, still dependent on fossil fuels, drops in rankings for energy efficiency
A new study on energy efficiency has Nova Scotia tumbling from second place in 2022 to fifth this year, while Prince Edward Island is now tied with Quebec for second place, and New Brunswick has moved ahead to fourth spot.
N.S. lobster buyer calls for heightened policing after shot fired into Meteghan home
Geoffrey Jobert, owner of the family-run Lobster Hub Inc., said Tuesday he believes the attack is the latest example of intimidation against some buyers and processors by organized criminals with links to illegal lobster purchasing in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Early voter turnout down compared to 2021 as Nova Scotia campaign enters last week
Elections Nova Scotia says that as of Monday, a total of 64,000 early votes had been cast, which is 11,367 fewer than the 75,367 votes cast at the same point in 2021's summer campaign.
NDP election platform promises affordability and better access to housing, health care
Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.