The Northern Pulp mill in Boat Harbour is scheduled to shut down at the end of the month amid concerns about pollution and environmental racism after decades of effluent treatment. But before 1960, ...

It’s a Thursday morning in March, and the red Toyota Sienna is ready to start on its route from the North End Community Health Centre on Gottingen Street through the streets of Halifax. To most, the ...

caption Lawrencetown Headland, where Highway 207 is set to be realigned. The construction will shift the road by a few hundred metres inland to protect it from storm surges, flooding and erosion.

NDP candidate Rod Wilson has won the Halifax-Armdale riding, securing the district for the NDP for the first time since the Liberals took it over in 2013. Wilson beat incumbent Liberal candidate Ali ...

The first woman in Canada to become dean of a medical school was awarded Nova Scotia’s highest honour on Tuesday. Dr. Noni MacDonald was inducted into the Order of Nova Scotia after an illustrious ...

caption 32% of all food waste is edible and could still be consumed, according to a 2021 study by Second Harvest. Behind every bowl of salad is a pile of greens that were lost or wasted during the ...

Controversy over the proposed sale of coastal Crown land known as Owls Head provincial park in Eastern Shore has prompted Chris Miller to create a website urging people to speak out. Miller, executive ...

caption Nancy Belliveau and Krystol Bell of the Glooscap Curling Club celebrate the announcement of the trials. Curlers and volunteers in Halifax, Liverpool and Wolfville rejoiced as the province ...

caption Calvin McKay tends to four sculptures in his workshop. The finished and standing owl is named Lill after his mother, and he plans on giving the large eagle away to a friend. Lill will join ...

caption Glass high-rises, like this building at Halifax's Nova Centre, are a danger for birds if not designed with protective measures. Last year, for the first time, Lewis, the conservation programs ...

caption University of King's College launched a scholarly inquiry into their historical connections with slavery in Feb. 2018. The results of that inquiry were presented during an information session ...

Canada’s cross-country passenger trains were once the jewels of the country’s transportation system. In the 1870s, the Intercolonial Railway was built between Halifax and Quebec. A decade later, on ...