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New Animal Resource Centre strives to keep animals with their loving families

Considering spreading the love this year by donating to your local animal shelter. That donation may just allow a furry companion to stay with their loved ones. Recognizing a growing cost of living...

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Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin to return for quarterfinal against Germany

Canada has its captain back. Marie-Philip Poulin will return from injury for Saturday's Olympic women's hockey quarterfinal against Germany, head coach Troy Ryan said, per Claire Hanna of CBC Olympics. Ryan...

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Police search for additional victims in historic sexual assault case

Halifax police are continuing to investigate a historical sexual assault and believe there may be additional victims. In October 2022, RCMP say a woman provided a statement disclosing a sexual assault...

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Former N.S. PC campaign co-chair appointed provincial court judge

Nova Scotia's opposition parties are raising concerns around judicial independence over the appointment of a former PC party campaign co-chair as a provincial court judge. On Friday, the province announced...

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No charges in fatal snowplow crash in Truro

Police in Truro say they've concluded the investigation into a deadly crash in the community earlier this month, and no charges will be laid. Emergency crews responded to a car dealership parking lot...

February 13, 2026 1:59 pm AST AST

Gas and diesel see a jump at the pump in N.S.

Motorists in Nova Scotia will be paying a bit more for gas and diesel as of Friday morning. In its weekly adjustment, the Nova Scotia Energy Board raised self-serve regular gas prices to 138 cents per...

February 13, 2026 11:06 am AST AST

Blake, Phillips lift Mooseheads to shootout win over Cataractes

The Halifax Mooseheads were back in action Thursday night as they hosted the Shawinigan Cataractes in a goalie duel at Scotiabank Centre. Shawinigan opened the scoring in the second period when Vince...

February 13, 2026 11:04 am AST AST

'Favourite problem': Adoptions at Dartmouth animal shelter skyrocket

Usually, animal shelters face issues with not having enough people to adopt pets, but for one organization in Dartmouth, it's the opposite. "It is probably our favourite problem to have," Sam Cole,...

February 12, 2026 1:43 pm AST AST

Imitation handgun used as youth robbed on Halifax Transit bus, police say

The RCMP says a youth has been arrested after an armed robbery on public transit in Cole Harbour this week. Police say officers responded to the incident around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. "Officers learned...

February 13, 2026 10:42 am AST AST

Police chase stolen vehicle through Halifax laying a slew of charges

Regional police recovered a stolen vehicle over the weekend following a pursuit. On Sunday night, police responded to a report of a theft of a Volkswagen Jetta in a parking lot on Windsor Street. According...

February 11, 2026 2:03 pm AST AST