Many schools across Nova Scotia were closed Wednesday as a blast of wintry weather blew through the region, causing slippery driving conditions. CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said snow was to begin Wednesday morning for western areas and then throughout the afternoon for central and eastern areas.

Labour Minister Nolan Young made the declaration in a news release Wednesday, which revealed the rate will increase $1.30 in 2025 through two hikes on April 1 and Oct. 1.

The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs have rejected its portion of a CAD 259 million (USD 180 million, EUR 172 million) offer from the Canadian government to support commercial fisheries access, claiming the funding undermines their treaty rights

This year Nova Scotians will see the largest minimum wage increase in the province’s history, says the provincial government. The rate will increase $1.30 in total this year – first rising to $15.70 per hour on April 1 and then to $16.50 on Oct. 1. The current minimum wage is $15.20.

HALIFAX - A councillor with Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia says a cleanup plan approved by Ottawa further delays the removal of contaminated sludge that his community has

A burgeoning Jonah crab population is proving a challenge for some Nova Scotia lobster fishermen.

Todd Gates of Arlington bought the business, which used to be in North River just outside of Truro, in January 2024. In March, he moved Raging Crow to Canning and officially opened the distillery on New Year’s Eve. It’s now located at 969 Seminary Ave., in the same building as the Valley Credit Union.

HALIFAX - Canada's transport minister is ordering an audit of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. after a season plagued by delays and interruptions.

The Nova Scotia government says a program to bring wind-generated electricity to 11 large customers is keeping the province on track to meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewables by 2030.

Bank of Nova Scotia trades near $74 per share at the time of writing. It was as high as $93 about three years ago before the bank sector went into a pullback on worries that rising interest rates would trigger a recession in Canada and the United States.

After a decline of over 90 per cent in little brown bats and northern long-eared bats in Nova Scotia, researchers are hopeful the bat population is beginning to stabilize.

Bank of Nova Scotia trades near $74 at the time of writing. The stock is up about 20% in the past year but is still way off the $93 it reached three years ago and has underperformed its large Canadian peers over the past five years.