News957 Staff

HALIFAX — The new commander of the Royal Canadian Navy on the East Coast says training and taking care of his people are among his top priorities.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is changing how residents on income assistance receive employment support, in a shift that will impact as many as 85 provincial positions and result in some layoffs.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP have accused a man of attempting to kill a woman known to him before he was arrested on the weekend in a wooded area in suburban Halifax.

HALIFAX — The chief clerk of the Nova Scotia legislature says it has temporarily banned 36 people from setting foot in the building for allegedly causing a disruption during the last session.

A New York jury has found a 46-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his nine-year-old daughter from Montreal. Luciano Frattolin was also convicted of concealing his daughter's...

HALIFAX — RCMP in northern and central Nova Scotia are investigating recent thefts of copper wire that have caused phone and internet outages, as well as significant property damage.

HALIFAX — Municipal workers in Halifax have removed an unauthorized sign that asked those visiting a local park to make sure their children “use their indoor voices.”

ST. PETER'S — Residents of a Cape Breton community at the southern end of Bras d’Or Lake have reported spotting a beluga whale near a local marina, a rare sighting in the Maritimes.

Police are coming forward with details about a 10-month investigation spanning Calgary and Edmonton and leading to a multi-million drug bust in which weapons and a large stash of money were also seized. Authorities...